The Finnish captain took the back of the Panthers and led his team to victory.
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Captain of the Florida Panthers Alexander Barkov took the leader’s cloak on his shoulders and fought for his group’s overtime against the New Jersey Devils.
The Panthers won the soaring play 7-6. The winning goal was struck Gustav Forsling.
Barkov played a big role. The Devils took the lead 6 to 2 after 40 minutes. However, the panthers did not surrender.
The guests rated the situation at 6–4. Then it was Barkov’s turn to shine. The center narrowed to 6-5 with four minutes and 37 seconds left in the Game Clock.
The same man soon struck again. Barkov evened out 6-6 minutes into the game.
Belarusian striker Yegor Sharangovich scored three goals for Devils in the game. In addition to Barkov, he is also a Finnish player in the Devils Janne Kuokkanen got points nicely. He made the powers 1 + 1.
Continuing at the top of the Eastern Conference, the Panthers broke the 100-point mark thanks to their victory.