nhl Game Recap< BACK

San Jose Sharks vs Florida Panthers Wrap - Florida Wins 3-1

Matthew Tkachuk scored a pair of goals against the Sharks as Florida handed San Jose a 3-1 defeat on Saturday at Amerant Bank Arena.

Bettors who backed the Panthers were rewarded as -380 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.

Florida got goals from Matthew Tkachuk(2), and Aleksander Barkov in the victory. Tkachuk opened the scoring at 0:23 of the first period.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 of 29 San Jose shots in the victory.

Tyler Toffoli scored for the Sharks, finding the net behind Sergei Bobrovsky.

MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 50 of 53 shots for the Sharks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Florida scored 1 times on 5 chances on the power play, while San Jose went 1-for-7 with the man advantage.

San Jose lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 53-29.

Florida heads into a battle against the Kraken. San Jose, meanwhile, will have their next action against Carolina.