Florida Panthers at San Jose Sharks
· National Hockey League
Luca Cagnoni scores in OT in the Sharks' season-opening victory over the Panthers
Florida overcame a three-goal deficit to force overtime, with Eetu Luostarinen scoring twice and Matthew Tkachuk pulling the Panthers even at 5:18 of the third. Luostarinen and Tkachuk scored in a 17-second span.
Mason Marchment opened the scoring for San Jose with 5:40 to go in the first period. Will Smith scored twice in the second period, the first short-handed and the second on a power play, both off assists from Macklin Celebrini. Smith and Celebrini each had three-point nights.
Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov made 23 saves.
Schmid stopped 28 shots.
Multiple scuffles broke out throughout the game, highlighted by Tkachuk and Jacob Trouba squaring off in the center of the rink.
Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov left in the second period after his left knee appeared to buckle during a scrum with Sharks defender Darnell Nurse and forward Zack Ostapchuk along the boards.
Barkov immediately left the ice, throwing his glove on the ground as he headed into the tunnel.
Barkov missed all of last season after tearing his ACL and MCL during training camp. The 31-year-old Finn was playing his second game this season.
Sharks: Host Los Angeles on Saturday night.
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Regular Season SeriesSJ leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 14:20 | Mason Marchment Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:52 | Will Smith Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:37 | Will Smith Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Macklin Celebrini (2), Luca Cagnoni (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:10 | Eetu Luostarinen Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Lars Eller (1), Aaron Ekblad (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:01 | Eetu Luostarinen Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Dmitry Kulikov (1), Anton Lundell (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 5:18 | Matthew Tkachuk Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (1) |
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Goal | 4th Period 3:14 | Luca Cagnoni Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Will Smith (1), Macklin Celebrini (3) |
Statistics
 FLA |
 SJ |
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Blocked Shots | 21 |
| 41 | Hits | 24 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 9 |
| 26 | Shots | 32 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 6 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 16.7 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 31 | Faceoffs Won | 23 |
| 57.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 42.6 |
| 15 | Giveaways | 20 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 7 |
| 18 | Penalty Minutes | 22 |
San Jose Sharks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Quentin Musty, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
| Kyle Keyser, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
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
SAP Center at San Jose
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 17,435 | Capacity:
