SUNRISE, Fla. -- Spencer Knight made 29 saves, helping the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 shootout win against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Amerant Bank Arena on Friday.

Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored in the shootout, and the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night.

The Penguins lost 3-2 in shootout to the Panthers but continued to play the respectable brand of hockey we've seen of late.

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Once Tkachuk was finally free from the box with 13:03 left in regulation and the game tied against the Pittsburgh Penguins, he made his mark known. He scored on his first shift back, tipping in a Carter Verhaeghe shot on the power play to help Florida to a 3-2 shootout win on Friday at Amerant Bank Arena.

The Panthers took the lead with 11:12 left in regulation on a Matthew Tkachuk power-play goal on his first shift after spending 12 minutes in the penalty box due to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and a 10-minute misconduct stemming from a scrum in the Panthers’ offensive zone late in the second period.

In the first game of 2025, the Pittsburgh Penguins took the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers, to the limit, forcing overtime in the final minute before losing in a shootout.

Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored in the shootout, and the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night.Matthew Tkachuk got a power-play goal midway through the third ...

Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored in the shootout as the Florida Panthers defeated the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night in Sunrise.