By TIM REYNOLDS
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 photographs, Sam Reinhart scored within the opening interval and the Florida Panthers beat the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Thursday night time.
It was Florida’s first 1-0 regulation win within the common season since Dec. 23, 2017, towards Ottawa. The Panthers had a 1-0 extra time win at Columbus final season.
Bobrovsky has 51 shutouts, tied for twenty eighth in NHL historical past. The Devils have been blanked for the primary time this season, losing a 23-save effort from Jake Allen.
Reinhart collected the puck across the blue line, bought round New Jersey’s Luke Hughes earlier than beating Allen over the shoulder. It was Reinhart’s eleventh objective of the season, and Bobrovsky made it rise up — staving off a flurry within the last minute to seal the win.
It marked the second time this season New Jersey did not get a standings level in back-to-back video games. The Devils misplaced at Tampa Bay on Tuesday; in addition they had consecutive regulation losses in Colorado and San Jose on Oct. 28 and 30.
The Panthers celebrated defenseman Jeff Petry’s 1,000th recreation — a milestone reached earlier this week — in a pregame ceremony.
Petry’s 4 kids wore the sweaters of his 4 earlier groups, Edmonton, Montreal, Pittsburgh and Detroit, and the household was introduced with various presents from each the Panthers and the NHL. Each participant on the Panthers warmed up for the sport sporting a sweater bearing Petry’s No. 2 on the again as an alternative of their very own; these can be auctioned for charity.
The sport was the NHL debut for Panthers rookie Jack Devine, a two-time nationwide champion at Denver who was known as up with Florida now lacking seven would-be regulars within the lineup due to accidents.
Up subsequent
Devils: At Philadelphia on Saturday night time.
Panthers: Host Edmonton on Saturday night time in a rematch of the final two Stanley Cup Finals.
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