nhl Game Recap
Florida Skates Past Anaheim 5-4 - Recap
Florida got a pair of goals from Brett Connolly as the Panthers skated to a 5-4 victory over Anaheim on Thursday at BB&T Center.
Florida won as a -170 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Brett Connolly(2), Aaron Ekblad(2), and Dominic Toninato each scored for the Panthers in the victory. Connolly opened the scoring for Florida.
Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 28-save effort for the Panthers.
Anaheim got goals from Rickard Rakell, Ondrej Kase, Nick Ritchie, and Max Jones in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Anaheim got a 23-stop effort from John Gibson in the loss.
Florida scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Anaheim went 1-for-1 with the man advantage.
Anaheim outshot Florida 32-28 in the game.
Florida heads into a battle against the Hurricanes. Anaheim, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tampa Bay.