Panthers Rule Sam Reinhart Out for Game 3. His Replacement, Jesper Boqvist, Gets a Big Goal Instead
- Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice announced that Sam Reinhart will not participate in Saturday night's third matchup of the conference final series against the Hurricanes in Fort Lauderdale.
- Reinhart suffered a left knee injury Thursday after an unpenalized hip check by Sebastian Aho and was listed as day-to-day ahead of the game.
- Jesper Boqvist replaced Reinhart on the first line and scored the opening goal of a five-goal, nine-minute outburst in the third period that helped Florida win 6-2.
- Boqvist finished with one goal, two assists, and a plus-four rating, while coach Maurice described Reinhart as a "significant player out of our lineup, for sure."
- Although Reinhart was sidelined, the Panthers extended their series lead to 3-0 and are now positioned just one victory short of reaching the Stanley Cup Final for the third year in a row.
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Panthers rule Sam Reinhart out for Game 3. His replacement, Jesper Boqvist, gets a big goal instead
Sam Reinhart did not play for the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals against Carolina on Saturday night because of a left knee injury, one that happened Thursday when he was skated into by the Hurricanes’…
Panthers star Sam Reinhart ruled out for Game 3 vs. Hurricanes
FORT LAUDERDALE — Florida’s Sam Reinhart will not be on the ice for Saturday’s Game 3 vs. Carolina after missing most of the Panthers’ Game 2 win with a lower-body injury, coach Paul Maurice said. “Sam won’t play tonight,” Maurice said Saturday morning. “We’ll list him as day-to-day.” Reinhart suffered the injury on a low hip check by Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho, which went unpenalized. Jesper Boqvist will fill Reinhart’s spot on th…
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