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Florida Panthers vs Calgary Flames Wrap - Calgary Wins 6-5

The Panthers came up short Thursday against the Flames, falling 6-5 in a shootout.

Bettors who backed the Flames were rewarded as -134 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.

Calgary got goals from Matthew Tkachuk(2), Mark Giordano, Sam Bennett, and Austin Czarnik in the victory. Czarnik opened the scoring at 11:43 of the first period.

David Rittich stopped 18 of 23 Florida shots in the victory.

Evgenii Dadonov, MacKenzie Weegar, Mark Pysyk, Jonathan Huberdeau, and Josh Brown scored for the Panthers, finding the net behind David Rittich.

Florida got a 19-stop effort from Sergei Bobrovsky in the loss.

On the power play, Calgary went 1-for-3, while the Panthers were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Calgary outshot Florida 24-23 in the game.

Calgary heads into a battle against the Jets. Florida, meanwhile, will have their next action against Edmonton.