US EditionTuesday's NHL: Cup Champ Panthers Edge Hawks on Banner-Raising Night
Jesper Boqvist’s go-ahead goal secured the Panthers’ 3-2 win over the Blackhawks despite injuries to star forwards, continuing their reign as two-time Stanley Cup champions.
- On Tuesday, Jesper Boqvist scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third to lift the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Sunrise as they opened defense of their title after raising a second straight Stanley Cup banner.
- With key forwards sidelined, the Panthers required a grind-it-out victory with Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk out with injuries, while Chicago still generated late pressure after Florida took the lead.
- A chipped pass from Mackie Samoskevich set up Jesper Boqvist, who knocked it out of the air for the lead with 10:20 left, and Samoskevich finished with two assists.
- Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves for Florida while Frank Nazar had a goal and an assist and Spencer Knight made 34 saves for Chicago, keeping the game close.
- New Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill made his debut after seven seasons in Detroit, and Chicago heads to Boston on Thursday for the Hawks' next six games.
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NEW YORK. Some of the big stars may be missing, but the reigning champions still have Jesper Boqvist – and therefore still win. The 26-year-old mason decided Fl
Dave Hyde: A ‘goose-bumps’ Panthers night as banner goes up, new season starts with win
SUNRISE — This never gets old. Never. It even felt better in the repeating late Tuesday afternoon as the “Stanley Cup Champions” banner rose slowly to the rafters, Florida Panthers players watched on the ice with arms locked around each other and the sold-out crowd applauded. “Goose-bumps,” said Panthers forward Jesper Boqvist. Yes, this scene never gets old, no matter how many times it might happen, and the fans already were counting ahead. “We…
The two-time Stanley Cup champions defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Tuesday night.
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The Rink LivePanthers pick up where they left off, nab late winner to beat Blackhawks
Jesper Boqvist batted in the go-ahead goal with 10:20 left in the third period as the Florida Panthers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Tuesday night in the season opener for both teams in Sunrise, Fla.
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