Bennett, Barkov Lift Panthers Over Golden Knights 4-1
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) - Sam Bennett scored two goals to lift the Florida Panthers over the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Thursday night.
Aleksander Barkov scored his 200th NHL goal and 500th NHL point, and had an assist, and Mason Marchment had an empty-net goal. Spencer Knight made 24 saves for the Panthers, who improved to 22-3-0 at home.
Zach Whitecloud had the lone goal for Vegas, which had a three-game point streak come to an end. Robin Lehner stopped 28 shots.
Whitecloud gave Vegas a 1-0 lead when he fired the puck from the right circle over Knight's right shoulder at 7:51 of the first.
Barkov tied the score at 1 on his shorthanded goal, a shot from the right circle that got past Lehner.
Bennett put the Panthers ahead 2-1 with a wrister from above the left circle that bounced off Lehner's shoulder and into the net 1:18 into the second. The goal was the 19th this season for Bennett, a career high.
Marchment added an empty-net goal with 53.9 seconds left to make the score 3-1, and Bennett's second goal came with an empty net with 28.3 left to stretch the lead to 4-1.
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