Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings
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Matthew Tkachuk scores, Brad Marchand injured in Panthers' 2-1 win over Kings
Marchand was hurt after taking a stick to the face from Kings defenseman Brandt Clarke with 52.6 seconds remaining. The high-stick caused Marchand to twist around and collide with the right post before his left leg bent back in an awkward way.
Sam Bennett found a trailing Tkachuk in the left circle with 8:40 remaining to settle things in regulation after their first three games of the season all went to overtime. Bennett had an assist for the third straight game, and Tkachuk has two goals and an assist in the same span.
Seth Jones also scored and Jacob Markstrom made 19 saves for Florida.
Alex Laferriere scored, Darcy Kuemper made 26 saves, and the Kings dropped their home opener to remain winless through three games.
Despite being on the back foot for most of the first period, the Kings took a lead into the first intermission when Laferriere put in Erik Haula’s cross-slot pass with a minute remaining.
The Panthers responded by killing an extended power play, including 1:21 at five-on-three, before Jones tied it up at 3:49 of the second period seconds after getting back to even strength.
Kings: At the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday.
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Regular Season SeriesFLA leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 19:00 | Alex Laferriere Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Haula (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:49 | Seth Jones Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Lars Eller (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:20 | Matthew Tkachuk Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (3) |
Statistics
 FLA |
 LA |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 33 | Hits | 13 |
| 2 | Takeaways | 6 |
| 30 | Shots | 20 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 6 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 27 | Faceoffs Won | 32 |
| 45.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 54.2 |
| 15 | Giveaways | 27 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 6 |
| 15 | Penalty Minutes | 17 |
Los Angeles Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Turcotte, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Mats Zuccarello, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Jakub Dvorak, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 24 |
| Jan Jenik, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 24 |
| Kevin Fiala, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 17 |
Florida Panthers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Radko Gudas, D | Out | Oct 15 |
| Brad Marchand, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Aleksander Barkov, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 6 |
| Jonah Gadjovich, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 17 |
Game Information
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:
