SUNRISE— The Seattle Kraken almost pulled one out against the Panthers on Tuesday night.
In the end, the Kraken's losing streak continues — although it salvaged a point.
Down three goals late in the third, Seattle scored three straight to tie it in the final 5-plus minutes to force overtime.
Only Sergei Bobrovsky shut the door and Vinnie Hinostroza scored in the shootout to give the Panthers an odd 5-4 win.
Florida led 1-0 after the second on a goal by Nolan Foote , then led 3-0 off goals from Eetu Luostarinen and Carter Verhaeghe .
Noah Gregor , fresh up from Charlotte, made it 4-1.
Over, right?
Nope.
Seattle's Matty Beniers scored to make it a 4-2 game at 14:17 before Jordan Eberle and Bobby McMann scored 14 seconds apart to tie it with 3:22 remaining.
Florida ended up throwing four shots at Joey Daccord in overtime yet failed to score.
Bobrovsky went 3-for-3 in the shootout, however, and Hinostroza's goal was the difference allowing Paul Mauriceto enjoy his 2,000th NHL game.
NOTES: KRAKEN at PANTHERS
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Adam Larsson became the 10th Swedish defenseman in NHL history to play in 1,000 games and is the third Seattle player to do it joining Jordan Eberleand Mark Giordano . The Panthers saluted him for the milestone during the second period.
HOW THEY SCORED
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Panthers 1, Kraken 0 (2:32 2nd): Noah Gregorgets things going up the ice and feeds a streaking Nolan Footein the slot. He puts the puck on his backhand and shoves it past Joey Daccord.
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Panthers 2, Kraken 0 (5:16 3rd): Vinnie Hinostrozafires a shot in that clips Eetu Luostarinenand through.
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Panthers 3, Kraken 0 (7:37 3rd): Carter Verhaeghesends a sharp shot from beyond the goal line that bounces in off Daccord.
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Panthers 3, Kraken 1 (8:10 3rd): Ryker Evans throws a shot off the end boards that comes back and hits Sergei Bobrovskyin the skate and through.
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Panthers 4, Kraken 1 (12:21 3rd):Gregor was trying to find Foote crashing the net again, only his shot went off the stick of Seattle defender Shane Wright.
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Panthers 4, Kraken 2 (14:17 3rd): Marty Beniersstarts the comeback, driving in on Bobrovsky and beating him on a poke check.
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Panthers 4, Kraken 3 (16:24 3rd):A Dmitry Kulikov turnover leads to a Jordan Eberlebreakaway.
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Kraken 4, Panthers 4 (16:38 3rd): Bobby McCanncomes down the pipe and beats Bobrovsky five hole.
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Panthers 5, Kraken 4 (SO):Bobrovsky stops all three shots with Hinostroza netting the winner.
FHN'S 3 STARS
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1. Noah Gregor, Panthers
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2. Vinnie Hinostroza, Panthers
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3. Jordan Eberle, Kraken
ON DECK: GAME No. 71
MINNESOTA WILD at FLORIDA PANTHERS
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When:Thursday, 7 p.m.
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Where:Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise
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National TV:ESPN
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Streaming:ESPN+, Disney+
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Radio:WQAM; WBZT 1230-AM (Palm Beach); WCTH 100.3-FM (Florida Keys); SiriusXM
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Panthers Radio Streaming:SiriusXM 932, NHL App
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Last Season:Tied 1-1
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This Season (Panthers Lead 1-0) — At Minnesota : Panthers 4, Wild 3 OT (Jan. 24) . At Florida:March 26.
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All-time Regular Season Series: Minnesota leads 21-11-3, 1 tie
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Up Next for the Panthers:Saturday at New York Islanders , 1 p.m.
This article: Hoo Boy: Kraken Rally from 3 Down Late, Panthers Win in SO originally appeared on Florida Hockey Now.

