Steven Stamkos and Brandon Hagel scored twice for the winners, and Brayden Point and Nick Paul scored another goal each. Forward Nikita Kucherov scored three assists and defender Mikhail Sergachev made one. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevsky stopped 22 of 25 shots.
The Panthers got goals from Carter Verage, Sam Rinehart and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Goalkeeper Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves. Dmitry Kulikov and Vladimir Tarasenko did not score any points.
The series score became 3-1 in favor of Florida. The next match is scheduled for April 29.
- Kucherov took third place in the ranking of the best active NHL hockey players in terms of points scored in a season.
Source: Sport
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