nhl Game Recap
Florida Ices New Jersey 7-6 - Recap
Aleksander Barkov was the difference, potting a pair for Florida on Saturday as the Panthers skated off with a 7-6 victory over the Devils at Prudential Center.
Florida was favored by -196 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 7.0.
Aleksander Barkov(2), Gustav Forsling(2), Radko Gudas, Ben Chiarot, and Brandon Montour each scored for the Panthers in the victory. Chiarot opened the scoring for Florida.
Spencer Knight turned in a 6-save effort for the Panthers.
New Jersey got goals from Yegor Sharangovich(3), Jack Hughes, Janne Kuokkanen, and Andreas Johnsson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
New Jersey got a 34-stop effort from Andrew Hammond in the loss.
On the power play, Florida went 0-for-3, while the Devils were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 41-31.
Florida looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Sabres. The Devils will aim to get back on the winning track vs. New York.