The Florida Panthers are on a mission. They won their fourth straight game to edge the Ottawa Senators 7-2 out of the playoffs on Thursday at the FLA Live Arena. See the highlights in the video above.

The crossing of the desert by the team from the Canadian capital continued. She hasn’t taken part in the spring waltz since her heartbreaking defeat in the 2017 association final.

Injuries have derailed ‘Sens’ plans between the posts this season and the inexperienced duo of Mads Sogaard and Leevi Merilainen have been helpless against the Panthers’ firepower. The Senators were tied on points despite dominating the scoring column 58-30.

The hosts struck five times in the middle section and dominated the special teams’ battle. Not only did they hit three times on the power play, but they also added a success when they narrowly defended with a man.

Aleksander Barkov (twice), Brandon Montour, Sam Reinhart, Eetu Luostarinen, Nick Cousins​​and Gustav Forsling helped with the demolition work.

By accumulating two assists, Montour became the eighth defender in league history to reach the 70-point plateau in a season while never having had a 40-plus point season before.

Also, tempers ran high in the second half and the Tkachuk brothers threw away the gloves during the same sequence. Brady faced Marc Staal while Matthew faced Drake Batherson.

Due to the night’s other results in the National Hockey League, the Panthers retain their spot among the teams drafted in the East along with the New York Islanders. Keep in mind that the Montreal Canadiens are watching the end of the Florida club’s season closely as they have their first-round pick in the next draft.

Alex Tuch governs Red Wings case

In Detroit, the Buffalo Sabers emerged victorious in a spectacular 7-6 shootout duel against the Red Wings.

In the shootout, Alex Tuch defeated Ville Husso and then saw Devon Levi frustrate Dylan Larkin to seal the match.

That heartbreaking defeat and Panthers victory formalized the Michigan team’s elimination from the playoff race.

For their part, the Sabers are five points behind the last rank that allows access.

The Red Wings forced an overtime thanks to David Perron’s success, with a minute remaining in the third period. Meanwhile, Alex Chiasson scored his sixth goal of the season in the defeat.

Austin Czarnik, Larkin, Simon Edvinsson and Jonatan Berggren also finished.

Dylan Cozens led the Sabers to safety with two goals and an assist. Tage Thompson, Henri Jokiharju, Zemgus Girgensons and Jordan Greenway also added their mustard.

Hard 1000th game for “Stammer”

At UBS Arena, Steven Stamkos certainly had a different scenario in mind as he neared his 1000th game on the Bettman Tour. The New York Islanders had no mercy for the Tampa Bay Lightning and celebrated a 6-1 win.

This does not detract from the long and successful career of “Stammer”, who reached the thousand-game mark despite several serious injuries. In addition to his two Stanley Cup conquests and his two Maurice Richard trophies, he had 514 goals and 1,052 points.

Linemate Nikita Kucherov scored the only goal for the Bolts, who were 3-0 down at the time of the game.

The veterans sounded the charge for Lane Lambert’s squad. Adam Pelech, Brock Nelson, Kyle Palmieri and Ryan Pulock demystified Brian Elliott in the middle period.

Simon Holmstrom and Bo Horvat emulated them in the third period.

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