"Tobias Bjönfot lit the lamp twice and Mackie Samoskevich also ended a long scoring drought to help the Florida Panthers finish a perfect three-game road trip with a 5-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center. After a scoreless first period, Bjönfot registered his first goal since 2021 by beating former Panther Spencer Knight for a wrap-around goal after Cole Schwindt won an offensive zone draw back to him at the left point with 4:27 left in the second."
"The Blackhawks would quickly counter to tie the tilt with 30 seconds left in the frame. After making a great hold at the blue line, Wyatt Kaiser crossed to Ilya Mikheyev, who sent the puck in front to Tyler Bertuzzi, who went backhand-to-forehand to get the puck past Daniil Tarasov. Florida would regain the lead 5:20 into the third. Samoskevich collected Gustav Forsling's dump-in along the boards and skated into the right circle"
"With Knight back between the pipes, Bjönfot would notch his second of the night with 22 ticks left on the clock by joining the rush and firing the puck over Knight's blocker after receiving a pass from Verhaeghe. The secondary asist on the game's final marker went to Anton Lundell, his 21st assist of the season. Props to the Panthers, who after playing an overtime game in St. Paul the night before, had enough left in the tank"
Tobias Bjönfot scored twice and Mackie Samoskevich ended a long scoring drought to lead the Florida Panthers to a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center. Bjönfot opened his Panthers account and scored his first goal since 2021 on a wrap-around late in the second period. Chicago briefly tied before Samoskevich restored the lead early in the third. Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart added goals, with Reinhart converting an empty-netter. Key assists came from Gustav Forsling, Evan Rodrigues, Eetu Luostarinen and Anton Lundell. The Panthers completed a perfect three-game road trip, scoring four times in the third after an overnight trip.
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