US EditionWill Smith Scores as the Sharks Spoil Matthew Tkachuk's Return by Beating the Panthers 4-1
Sharks goalie Alex Nedeljkovic made 36 saves and the team scored four goals including an empty-netter to defeat the two-time defending champion Panthers.
- On Monday, the San Jose Sharks defeated the Florida Panthers 4-1 in a game highlighted by a rare goalie fight between Alex Nedeljkovic and Sergei Bobrovsky.
- The second meeting since Nov. 8 grew increasingly chippy, with pushing, shoving and punches after whistles escalating tensions.
- Defensive scoring and goaltending figures decided the game as Sharks defensemen Vincent Desharnais and Mario Ferraro scored and Alex Nedeljkovic made 36 saves.
- Immediate effects included roster signaling from Mike Grier, who signaled the Sharks are `going for it` after acquiring Kiefer Sherwood, while San Jose wraps up its road trip Tuesday at Tampa Bay and Florida opens a trip Thursday at Winnipeg.
- Will Smith scored in his second straight game after missing a month, and Matthew Tkachuk, Florida winger, skated just under 21 minutes with three shots in his season debut Monday.
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Will Smith scores as the Sharks spoil Matthew Tkachuk's return by beating the Panthers 4-1
Will Smith scored in his second consecutive game after missing a month because of injury, and the San Jose Sharks spoiled Matthew Tkachuk’s season debut by beating the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers 4-1 in a game highlighted by a rare goalie fight.
Panthers star F Matthew Tkachuk set for season debut vs. Sharks
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NHL saw something unexpected: a goalie fight
National Hockey League, or NHL, has posted an unusual video clip on X, as reported by Finnish YLE: a brutal fist fight between two goalies. Florida Panthers was in their home turf facing San Jose Sharks. Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk was tackled by San Jose's Vincent Desharnais. Later during the first period Matthew Tkachuk attacked Vincent Desharnais... and a bigger fight soon escalated. But something unexpected happened during the third period. …
Panthers get bitten 4-1 by visiting Sharks
An utterly shite start to the second period cost the Florida Panthers dearly in a 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks at Amerant Bank Arena. The Panthers gave up three goals, all on rebounds, in a 5:22 span to spoil the long-awaited return of Matthew Tkachuk to lineup. After the goaltenders ruled the first period, Will Smith opened the scoring fifty seconds into the middle frame. Smith… Source
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