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Lars Eller scored his first goal of the season with 2:23 remaining in the third period, giving the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Eller beat Spencer Knight high inside the left post for the game-winner. Florida had jumped ahead early with two first-period goals: Matthew Tkachuk converted a power-play marker at 5:39 that deflected off his arm, and Sandis Vilmanis followed at 6:49 by cleaning up a rebound from Sam Reinhart's shot.
Chicago answered twice to tie the contest. Greene tipped a wobbling puck past Schmid at 2:34 of the opening frame, and Kantserov added a screened shot from the right circle at 11:15 of the second period.
The Panthers ended a two-game skid and dominated early, outshooting Chicago 15-6 in the first period. Carter Verhaeghe recorded an assist in his 500th NHL game. The Blackhawks suffered their third consecutive defeat, going 0-for-7 on the power play, including two 5-on-3 advantages. Their power-play conversion rate sits at an NHL-worst 8.33 percent. Blackhawks defenseman Byram sat out a fourth consecutive contest with an upper-body issue; Korchinski appeared in his second game this season as a replacement.
Florida concludes its four-game road swing Tuesday at Winnipeg. Chicago hosts Los Angeles the same night to wrap its seven-game homestand.
Source: ESPN - Sun Oct 25, 6:08 PM ET
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