Panthers maintain off late comeback effort from Avalanche in wild affair

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DENVER (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored his second objective of the sport with 3:30 remaining and the Florida Panthers beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-4 after blowing a three-goal lead within the third interval Tuesday night time.

Tkachuk stored swiping on the puck down low on an influence play till defenseman Cale Makar lastly pushed it towards the aspect. However the puck went in off the skate of Avalanche ahead Evan Rodrigues.

“He’s constructed for it, proper?” Panthers coach Paul Maurice mentioned of Tkachuk in late-game moments. “He doesn’t thoughts going to the online. Finally that’s what occurs. It’s not the gorgeous ones at the moment.”

Aleksander Barkov, Brandon Montour and Sam Bennett all scored within the first interval to present the Panthers a fast 3-0 begin. Tkachuk added one other objective within the second.

“He’s scored massive objectives for us all yr and there’s simply one other one,” Bennett mentioned about Tkachuk.

Trailing 4-1 halfway via the third, Colorado bought objectives from Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon simply 20 seconds aside. J.T. Compher tied it with 7:53 left, moments after the Avalanche had a objective disallowed on a profitable Panthers problem for offside.

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“We quit three objectives immediately. That’s robust,” Rantanen mentioned. “It’s robust to return again and we did.”

The Avalanche had been annoyed with Rantanen’s penalty for interference that put the Panthers on the ability play, resulting in Tkachuk’s winner. Florida may need caught a break with a excessive stick that wasn’t referred to as.

“I didn’t just like the sequence in any respect,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar mentioned. “I imply, Compher takes one within the face within the impartial zone. They let it go. Thirty seconds later, we’re getting referred to as for one — on one I believe a man ornaments somewhat bit. I’m simply considering, let the gamers determine it.”

Added Rantanen: “I’m not saying something concerning the refs, I’m simply saying it’s a excessive stick. That’s all I’m saying.”

The Avalanche pulled goalie Alexandar Georgiev with round a minute to go however couldn’t get the equalizer.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 27 pictures for Florida.

Andrew Cogliano additionally scored for the Avalanche, who’ve dropped six of their final seven video games (1-5-1). Georgiev made 32 saves in his twelfth straight begin _ most by a Colorado goaltender since Semyon Varlamov made 22 in a row in 2015.

Each groups may doubtlessly mix for a bit of historical past they actually don’t need. Florida and Colorado had been two of the highest squads within the NHL final yr, with the Panthers incomes the Presidents’ Trophy for many factors through the common season and the Avalanche hoisting the Stanley Cup.

With every group presently outdoors the playoff image, this might mark the primary time within the NHL’s trendy period (since 1943-44) when the reigning No. 1 seed from the common season and the defending Stanley Cup champion didn’t have a playoff spot on the midway level of the season, in line with NHL Stats. The Panthers are previous the midway mark, however Colorado has two extra video games earlier than the halfway level.

Tkachuk has 22 objectives and 29 assists in 39 video games. He’s the third Panthers participant to succeed in 50 factors in 39 or fewer video games, becoming a member of Pavel Bure (34 video games in 1999-00) and Jonathan Huberdeau (twice: 37 video games in 2021-22, and 38 video games in 2019-20).

AROUND THE RINK

Colorado defensemen Josh Manson and Bowen Byram have resumed skating. Each are out with lower-body accidents. … Bennett, Barkov and Montour every had a objective and an help. … MacKinnon scored his 253rd profession objective to maneuver previous Anton Stastny for fifth place on the franchise record.

UP NEXT

Panthers: At Vegas on Thursday to complete their four-game journey.

Avalanche: At Chicago on Thursday. Colorado’s subsequent highway win can be No. 500 within the common season because the franchise relocated from Quebec to Denver earlier than the 1995-96 season.