SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored a tiebreaking short-handed goal in the third period, and the Florida Panthers beat the slumping Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Monday night.
Barkov poked in a loose puck from right in front with 6:34 left. It was the Panthers’ first short-handed goal this season. Barkov also had a pair of assists.
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“Usually on the power play they think more about scoring goals and not to defend, then you get lots of room,” said Barkov, who also collected two assists.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 shots and won his sixth straight start.