The Florida Panthers battled a tough Pittsburgh Penguins team on Friday night at Amerant Bank Arena. Strong play in goal by Spencer Knight and a pair of shootout goals pushed the Panthers to a slim 3-2 victory over the Pens.

Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored in the shootout, and the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night.

The big question being asked Friday night as the Florida Panthers played the Penguins was, how good is Spencer Knight in a shootout? Um…probably pretty good? It was hard to say. Knight had not been in this spot in an NHL game for some time.

The Panthers took the lead with 11:12 left in regulation on a Matthew Tkachuk power-play goal on his first shift after spending 12 minutes in the penalty box due to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and a 10-minute misconduct stemming from a scrum in the Panthers’ offensive zone late in the second period.

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