Bennett scores twice, Panthers open their title defense by getting past rival Bruins 6-4

— Sam Bennett scored twice, Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues each had a goal and an assist, and the Florida Panthers opened defense of their Stanley Cup championship by topping the Boston...
Oct 9, 2024, 06:09 am - AP
123T
Bruins1124
Panthers4116
1st PeriodBOSFLA
6:27Sam Bennett (1)
Assists: Evan Rodrigues (1)
01
7:31Eetu Luostarinen (1)
Assists: Anton Lundell (1), Sam Reinhart (1)
02
15:33Pavel Zacha (1) (Shorthanded)
Assists: Elias Lindholm (1), Andrew Peeke (1)
12
18:34Sam Reinhart (1) (Shorthanded)
Assists: Aleksander Barkov (1)
13
19:34Sam Bennett (2)
Assists: A.J. Greer (1)
14
2nd PeriodBOSFLA
9:12Jonah Gadjovich (1)
Assists: Jesper Boqvist (1), Uvis Balinskis (1)
15
12:32Charlie McAvoy (1)
Assists: John Beecher (1), Hampus Lindholm (1)
25
3rd PeriodBOSFLA
6:26Evan Rodrigues (1)
Assists: Matthew Tkachuk (1), Aaron Ekblad (1)
26
16:51Trent Frederic (1)
Assists: Justin Brazeau (1)
36
18:15David Pastrnak (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Charlie McAvoy (1)
46

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Max Jones
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Trent Frederic
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Evan Rodrigues hit Andrew Peeke
  • Sam Bennett hit Charlie Coyle
  • Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Jesper Boqvist hit John Beecher
  • A.J. Greer hit John Beecher
  • Jonah Gadjovich hit Mark Kastelic
  • Carter Verhaeghe hit Brandon Carlo
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Charlie McAvoy
  • Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Giveaway by Matthew Tkachuk
  • Hampus Lindholm shot blocked by Aleksander Barkov
  • Carter Verhaeghe hit Charlie McAvoy
  • Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Sam Reinhart Slap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • A.J. Greer Fighting against Mark Kastelic
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Sam Bennett Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Evan Rodrigues (1)
  • Anton Lundell hit Nikita Zadorov
  • Adam Boqvist Slap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Eetu Luostarinen Goal (1) Poke, assists: Anton Lundell (1), Sam Reinhart (1)
  • Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Sam Bennett hit Charlie McAvoy
  • Adam Boqvist Slap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Eetu Luostarinen Snap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Gustav Forsling Slap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Jesper Boqvist hit Mark Kastelic
  • Jesper Boqvist faceoff won against John Beecher
  • Carter Verhaeghe Batted Off Crossbar
  • Carter Verhaeghe faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Sam Reinhart Tip-In Wide Left
  • A.J. Greer Hooking against David Pastrnak
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Niko Mikkola hit Brad Marchand
  • Sam Reinhart Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Aleksander Barkov (1)
  • Sam Bennett Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: A.J. Greer (1)
  • Jonah Gadjovich hit Cole Koepke
  • Takeaway by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Sam Bennett hit Morgan Geekie
  • Nikita Zadorov shot blocked by Sam Bennett
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Aaron Ekblad Slap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • A.J. Greer hit Hampus Lindholm
  • Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • A.J. Greer hit Elias Lindholm
  • Eetu Luostarinen faceoff won against Justin Brazeau
  • Takeaway by Mackie Samoskevich
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Matthew Tkachuk Tip-In Wide Left
  • Sam Reinhart hit Charlie McAvoy
  • Brandon Carlo shot blocked by Anton Lundell
  • Jesper Boqvist faceoff won against Morgan Geekie
  • Jesper Boqvist faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
  • Justin Brazeau shot blocked by Evan Rodrigues
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Brandon Carlo
  • Jonah Gadjovich Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Boqvist (1), Uvis Balinskis (1)
  • Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Aleksander Barkov Backhand Wide Right
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jonah Gadjovich hit Mason Lohrei
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Sam Bennett
  • Sam Bennett hit Charlie Coyle
  • Jonah Gadjovich hit Hampus Lindholm
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
  • Giveaway by Sam Reinhart
  • David Pastrnak shot blocked by Aleksander Barkov
  • Sam Bennett Deflected Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Uvis Balinskis
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Sam Reinhart Slap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Anton Lundell faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  • Anton Lundell High-sticking against Brad Marchand
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  • A.J. Greer Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad
  • Takeaway by Gustav Forsling
  • Eetu Luostarinen Snap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Sam Bennett faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  • Giveaway by Eetu Luostarinen
  • Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Evan Rodrigues Backhand Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues
  • Matthew Tkachuk Backhand Wide Left
  • Aleksander Barkov Poke Wide Right
  • A.J. Greer hit Andrew Peeke
  • Evan Rodrigues Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (1), Aaron Ekblad (1)
  • Sam Bennett Roughing against Joonas Korpisalo
  • Matthew Tkachuk Roughing against Trent Frederic
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Charlie Coyle
  • Charlie Coyle shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
  • Eetu Luostarinen Backhand saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Mackie Samoskevich Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  • Eetu Luostarinen hit Mason Lohrei
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
  • Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Gustav Forsling Snap Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Anton Lundell Backhand Wide Right
  • Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
  • Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Nikita Zadorov shot blocked by Sam Bennett
  • Sam Bennett Backhand saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Mackie Samoskevich Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
  • Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
  • Anton Lundell Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • A.J. Greer hit Trent Frederic
  • Anton Lundell hit Mason Lohrei
  • Uvis Balinskis Tripping against Mark Kastelic
  • Nikita Zadorov shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
  • A.J. Greer Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Takeaway by Charlie Coyle
  • Goalie Stopped
  • John Beecher faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Mark Kastelic hit Uvis Balinskis
  • Charlie McAvoy hit Jonah Gadjovich
  • Giveaway by David Pastrnak
  • Nikita Zadorov hit Aleksander Barkov
  • Charlie McAvoy shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
  • Brandon Carlo Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Pavel Zacha hit Aaron Ekblad
  • Takeaway by Pavel Zacha
  • Elias Lindholm Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm
  • Mark Kastelic hit Jesper Boqvist
  • Mark Kastelic Fighting against A.J. Greer
  • Nikita Zadorov Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Andrew Peeke hit Uvis Balinskis
  • Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm
  • Giveaway by Pavel Zacha
  • Giveaway by Brandon Carlo
  • John Beecher hit Matthew Tkachuk
  • Giveaway by Mason Lohrei
  • John Beecher hit Sam Bennett
  • Puck in Netting
  • On-Ice Official
  • Trent Frederic Unsportsmanlike conduct against Matthew Tkachuk
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Aaron Ekblad shot blocked by Brad Marchand
  • Puck in Netting
  • John Beecher faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by John Beecher
  • Anton Lundell shot blocked by Mason Lohrei
  • Pavel Zacha Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • David Pastrnak Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • Elias Lindholm Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Elias Lindholm hit Carter Verhaeghe
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Puck in Benches
  • Mark Kastelic hit Uvis Balinskis
  • Niko Mikkola shot blocked by Brandon Carlo
  • Mark Kastelic hit Jesper Boqvist
  • Niko Mikkola shot blocked by John Beecher
  • Dmitry Kulikov shot blocked by Hampus Lindholm
  • Nikita Zadorov Cross-checking against Matthew Tkachuk
  • TV Timeout
  • Hampus Lindholm Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • On-Ice Official
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Pavel Zacha Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Elias Lindholm (1), Andrew Peeke (1)
  • Evan Rodrigues shot blocked by Mason Lohrei
  • Puck in Netting
  • Morgan Geekie faceoff won against Eetu Luostarinen
  • Giveaway by Nikita Zadorov
  • Charlie McAvoy Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Brad Marchand Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Elias Lindholm Batted saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Pavel Zacha Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by David Pastrnak
  • Brad Marchand Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Mason Lohrei Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Trent Frederic Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • A.J. Greer shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
  • Nikita Zadorov hit Jesper Boqvist
  • Jesper Boqvist shot blocked by Brandon Carlo
  • Icing
  • Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Trent Frederic hit Eetu Luostarinen
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues
  • Off-side
  • Takeaway by Charlie Coyle
  • Andrew Peeke Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Morgan Geekie Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Morgan Geekie Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Morgan Geekie
  • Giveaway by Morgan Geekie
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • A.J. Greer shot blocked by Elias Lindholm
  • Off-side
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Off-side
  • Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Cole Koepke hit Uvis Balinskis
  • Giveaway by Nikita Zadorov
  • Cole Koepke Hooking against Jonah Gadjovich
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov
  • Charlie Coyle Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Nikita Zadorov
  • Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Nikita Zadorov
  • Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Trent Frederic
  • Icing
  • Morgan Geekie hit A.J. Greer
  • Icing
  • Charlie Coyle hit Dmitry Kulikov
  • Mark Kastelic Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Hampus Lindholm
  • Charlie McAvoy Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Giveaway by Brandon Carlo
  • Giveaway by Hampus Lindholm
  • John Beecher Deflected Wide Left
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by Brad Marchand
  • Icing
  • Niko Mikkola shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
  • John Beecher Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Charlie McAvoy Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: John Beecher (1), Hampus Lindholm (1)
  • Nikita Zadorov hit Evan Rodrigues
  • David Pastrnak Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Giveaway by David Pastrnak
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by Andrew Peeke
  • Puck in Netting
  • Max Jones Unsportsmanlike conduct
  • Takeaway by John Beecher
  • Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Brandon Carlo
  • Charlie Coyle hit Sam Reinhart
  • Off-side
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by Elias Lindholm
  • Nikita Zadorov hit Evan Rodrigues
  • David Pastrnak Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Giveaway by David Pastrnak
  • David Pastrnak Wrap-around Wide Right
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • High Stick
  • Off-side
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Giveaway by Brandon Carlo
  • Andrew Peeke hit A.J. Greer
  • Charlie McAvoy hit Evan Rodrigues
  • Icing
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Elias Lindholm Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Dmitry Kulikov shot blocked by Mark Kastelic
  • Mark Kastelic hit A.J. Greer
  • Trent Frederic Roughing against Matthew Tkachuk
  • Pavel Zacha Backhand Short
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Hampus Lindholm Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Mason Lohrei hit Sam Reinhart
  • Mason Lohrei Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Mark Kastelic Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • John Beecher Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • John Beecher Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Cole Koepke Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Nikita Zadorov hit Jesper Boqvist
  • Mark Kastelic hit Aaron Ekblad
  • Nikita Zadorov hit Anton Lundell
  • Max Jones Roughing against Anton Lundell
  • TV Timeout
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Morgan Geekie faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Morgan Geekie Slap Shot Off Crossbar
  • Puck in Netting
  • Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
  • David Pastrnak Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Giveaway by Charlie McAvoy
  • Charlie McAvoy hit Sam Reinhart
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mark Kastelic faceoff won against A.J. Greer
  • Cole Koepke Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Puck in Benches
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Sam Bennett
  • Giveaway by Andrew Peeke
  • Nikita Zadorov Slashing against Sam Bennett
  • TV Timeout
  • Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Brandon Carlo
  • Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by John Beecher
  • Puck in Netting
  • Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • Sam Bennett shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
  • Off-side
  • Trent Frederic faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
  • Trent Frederic Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Justin Brazeau (1)
  • Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Anton Lundell
  • David Pastrnak Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Charlie McAvoy (1)
  • David Pastrnak Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • David Pastrnak Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Elias Lindholm Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Elias Lindholm
  • Nikita Zadorov Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Trent Frederic faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
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