MIAMI (AP) -— The Florida Panthers are trying to regain the momentum they had entering the All-Star break.
Mike Hoffman’s third-period goal put Florida ahead to stay and the Panthers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 Saturday night.
Hoffman broke a 1-1 tie when he grabbed a loose puck along the boards on the right side, skated in, and slid the puck between Marc-Andre Fleury’s pads with 13:47 left in the third. Hoffman leads the Panthers with 24 goals.
“It seemed like whoever got that next (goal), it was going to be the deciding one,” Hoffman said.