SUNRISE — The St. Louis Blues obtained a pair of objectives from Jake Neighbours and Robert Thomas in a 6-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday evening.
Jonatan Berggren and Justin Faulk additionally scored for the Blues, and Joel Hofer made 27 saves. Pavel Buchnevich and Berggren added two assists.
A.J. Greer and Sam Reinhart scored for the Panthers, who had gained 4 straight. Daniil Tarasov stopped 25 photographs.
The Blues led 2-0 early within the second interval earlier than Greer and Reinhart scored for the tie.
The Blues took a 3-2 lead into the third when Faulk despatched a shot previous Tarasov with 0.8 seconds remaining within the interval.
Neighbours opened the scoring halfway via the firat and restored their two-goal lead on his second aim with 5:58 remaining.
Thomas scored with 7:07 left and added an empty-net aim with 3:32 remaining.
Jonatan Berggren gave St. Louis a 2-0 lead 1:55 into the second interval when his shot crossed the aim line in Tarasov’s glove.
Florida was nonetheless with out Matthew Tkachuk, the St. Louis native who has been skating in current weeks however has but to make his season debut following offseason surgical procedure to restore an adductor muscle and sports activities hernia.
The Panthers are hoping he’ll be capable of return in time for the Winter Basic at loanDepot Park — dwelling of baseball’s Miami Marlins — in opposition to the New York Rangers on Jan. 2.
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Panthers: Go to Carolina on Tuesday.
