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Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves to improve to
12-1-2 this season.
The Panthers got goals from Patric Hornqvist, Sam Bennett and
Sam Reinhart. Hornqvist and Reinhart each added one assist as
the Panthers became the first team in the NHL to reach 40 points
this season.
Florida has at least one point in five straight games.
Phil Kessel scored a power-play goal for the Coyotes, who got 20
saves from Scott Wedgewood. Florida beat Wedgewood with three
high shots in the first period.
The Coyotes, who fell to 2-8-1 at home, have lost four straight
games overall.
Florida again played without two of its top six forwards,
Aleksander Barkov and Anthony Duclair, out with injuries.
The Panthers, who have the league's best home record at 14-1-0,
improved to 4-3-4 on the road.
Hornqvist opened the scoring with 9:05 gone in the first. Using
Ryan Lomberg as a decoy, Hornqvist unleashed a blast from the
right circle.
Ten seconds later, Florida made it 2-0 as Bennett whipped a shot
from the high slot.
After Hornqvist was called for tripping Lawson Crouse, Arizona
cut its deficit to 2-1. Kessel got the goal from the right
circle, ripping a shot under Bobrovsky's blocker.
But the Panthers increased their lead to 3-1 with just 25
seconds left in the first on Reinhart's power-play goal from the
high slot. Bennett did not get an assist, but he kept the play
alive on the boards as the Panthers made Arizona's Nick Schmaltz
pay for his hooking penalty on Brandon Montour.
The Panthers allowed just two even-strength shots on goal in the
third.
Arizona pulled Wedgewood with 3:15 left in the third, but the
Coyotes could not take advantage of the extra skater.
--Field Level Media
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