NHL
Panthers win after overtime and lead in playoffs
Carolina’s Paul Stastny (26) tries to get past Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72). photo
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Again it goes into overtime between the Florida Panthers and the Carolina Hurricanes, again Matthew Tkachuk scores to win – but this time faster than the first success.
The Florida Panthers also won their second away game at the Carolina Hurricanes in the NHL playoffs and took a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Panthers clinched a 2-1 victory after extra time, but this time they didn’t have to worry for quite as long as they did when they opened the game two days earlier. The game went into overtime four times and only ended shortly before 2 a.m. (local time). Again Matthew Tkachuk scored the decisive goal for the Panthers, who can now already decide the series in the two upcoming home games.