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" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "A ridiculous all-around effort by Sasha Barkov during the final minute of overtime pushed the Florida Panthers to a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Friday night at Amerant Bank Arena." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The win was Florida’s third in a row overall, and fourth straight on home ice. " } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNjE3OTM2NjIzMjQ4NDky/img_6014.jpg" }, "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Blues picked up the game’s opening goal on a play that didn’t look like much as the puck found its way below the Panthers goal line. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "A quick feed from Alexandre Texier found Oskar Sundqvist in front and his quick one-timer beat Sergei Bobrovsky up high at the 10:13 mark. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "That’s how the score would remain for nearly a full period, thanks in large part to the strong play of Blues goaltender Joel Hofer. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Florida finally tied the game midway through the second period and it was a defenseman who found the back of the net. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Uvis Balinskis snuck down from the blue line and was spotted by Sasha Barkov, snapping a quick one-timer over Hofer for his first goal of the season. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Panthers continued to control the majority of the play, through the end of the second period and well through the third, dominating offensive zone time and puck possession. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "For all their time with the puck, however, the high quality scoring chances were not easy to come by. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "It took until the final minute of overtime for Florida to finally take out the Blues, and it was all Barkov. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "After drawing a penalty late while playing keepaway with the puck late in a shift, Barkov came back on the ice for the power play and scored the game-winner on Hofer. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "That man is on another level. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "On to Tampa. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "QUICK THOUGHTS" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Balinskis’ goal was the second of his career and first since last November. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "He also fired a career-high six shots, leading all players. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Matthew Tkachuk picked up an assist, bringing him to 15 points in nine games this month. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Barkov has now scored four goals over his past six games. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Bobrovsky finished with 26 saves, including on six of the Blues’ seven high danger shots. 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Barkov, Bobrovsky shine in Panthers 2-1 OT win over St. Louis