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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Florida 2, Utah 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 28, 2025
Where: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, Florida
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Matt MacPherson
Attendance: 19549
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Utah 00101
Florida 01012
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Utah   Florida
  0:00 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund.
Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 0:06  
Nick Bjugstad hits Niko Mikkola. 0:17  
  0:24 Takeaway by Nate Schmidt.
  0:26 Giveaway by Nate Schmidt.
  1:06 Shot by Carter Verhaeghe misses the net
Logan Cooley shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 1:29  
Dylan Guenther hits Carter Verhaeghe. 1:34  
  2:05 Jesper Boqvist hits Barrett Hayton.
Shot by Barrett Hayton misses the net 2:15  
Shot by Kailer Yamamoto misses the net 2:25  
  2:40 Giveaway by Tobias Bjornfot.
Giveaway by Barrett Hayton. 2:42  
Alexander Kerfoot shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 3:07  
Giveaway by Alexander Kerfoot. 3:12  
  3:21 Evan Rodrigues hits Olli Maatta.
  3:38 Eetu Luostarinen blocks shot from Mikhail Sergachev.
Jack McBain hits Uvis Balinskis. 3:44  
Mikhail Sergachev hits Anton Lundell. 3:53  
Lawson Crouse hits Nate Schmidt. 3:57  
Sean Durzi blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. 4:34  
  4:52 Niko Mikkola hits Lawson Crouse.
  5:12 Brad Marchand hits Mikhail Sergachev.
  5:31 Shot by Sam Bennett misses the net
Mikhail Sergachev blocks shot from Sam Bennett. 5:52  
  6:03 Giveaway by Seth Jones.
Giveaway by Mikhail Sergachev. 6:07  
  6:35 Nico Sturm shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
Alexander Kerfoot blocks shot from Seth Jones. 7:17  
  7:20 Shot by Gustav Forsling misses the net
Ian Cole hits Eetu Luostarinen. 7:29  
Sean Durzi hits Jesper Boqvist. 7:48  
  8:18 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Jack McBain.
Lawson Crouse hits Anton Lundell. 8:55  
  9:02 Jesper Boqvist shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
Clayton Keller shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 9:13  
  9:34 Giveaway by Aleksander Barkov.
Dylan Guenther shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 9:37  
  9:57 Sam Reinhart shoots misses the net
Logan Cooley hits Sam Reinhart. 10:01  
  10:09 Carter Verhaeghe shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
  10:14 Shot by Uvis Balinskis misses the net
Barrett Hayton wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 10:16  
  10:24 Niko Mikkola hits Kailer Yamamoto.
  10:30 Brad Marchand blocks shot from Mikhail Sergachev.
  10:42 Niko Mikkola hits Barrett Hayton.
Barrett Hayton shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 10:56  
Shot by John Marino misses the net 11:02  
  11:05 Evan Rodrigues hits Mikhail Sergachev.
  11:09 Mackie Samoskevich hits John Marino.
  11:14 Sam Bennett shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
  11:39 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Alexander Kerfoot.
Jack McBain hits Anton Lundell. 12:11  
Barrett Hayton wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 12:38  
  12:59 Seth Jones hits Barrett Hayton.
  13:01 Giveaway by Mackie Samoskevich.
  13:07 Seth Jones hits Nick Schmaltz.
Barrett Hayton shoots misses the net 13:08  
  13:41 Nate Schmidt blocks shot from Dylan Guenther.
Giveaway by Mikhail Sergachev. 13:52  
  14:05 Nate Schmidt hits Mikhail Sergachev.
Giveaway by Alexander Kerfoot. 14:07  
  14:23 Carter Verhaeghe blocks shot from Mikhail Sergachev.
Kevin Stenlund blocks shot from Uvis Balinskis. 14:42  
  15:11 Nico Sturm penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kevin Stenlund.
  15:11 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Logan Cooley.
Nick Schmaltz blocks shot from Clayton Keller. 15:54  
Logan Cooley shoots misses the net 16:02  
  16:10 Shot by Anton Lundell misses the net
  16:30 Niko Mikkola hits Clayton Keller.
  17:41 Uvis Balinskis shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
Jack McBain wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 17:43  
Josh Doan hits Uvis Balinskis. 18:02  
  18:02 Giveaway by Tobias Bjornfot.
  18:07 Brad Marchand blocks shot from Olli Maatta.
  18:10 Sam Bennett blocks shot from Jack McBain.
John Marino shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 18:13  
  18:14 Mackie Samoskevich hits John Marino.
Nick Bjugstad hits Evan Rodrigues. 18:40  
Shot by Michael Kesselring misses the net 18:55  
Giveaway by Kevin Stenlund. 19:05  
  19:38 Niko Mikkola hits Kailer Yamamoto.
Mikhail Sergachev hits Carter Verhaeghe. 19:59  
2
Utah   Florida
Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 0:00  
  0:03 A.J. Greer hits Sean Durzi.
  0:24 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Logan Cooley.
  0:33 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 0:35  
  1:08 Takeaway by Gustav Forsling.
Mikhail Sergachev blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. 1:20  
  1:41 Uvis Balinskis shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
  1:43 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Barrett Hayton.
  2:08 Sam Bennett shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
Alexander Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 2:10  
Ian Cole penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Bennett. 2:10  
  2:28 Sam Bennett scores a power play goal. Assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Mackie Samoskevich.
Jack McBain wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 2:28  
Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 3:01  
  3:08 A.J. Greer hits Sean Durzi.
  3:19 A.J. Greer penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alexander Kerfoot.
  3:19 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Logan Cooley.
  3:25 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Nick Schmaltz.
  3:30 Eetu Luostarinen blocks shot from Dylan Guenther.
Nick Schmaltz shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 4:28  
Jack McBain wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 5:05  
Josh Doan shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 5:20  
  5:27 Aleksander Barkov blocks shot from Jack McBain.
Olli Maatta hits A.J. Greer. 5:38  
Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 6:06  
  6:09 Mackie Samoskevich hits Mikhail Sergachev.
  6:35 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
Kevin Stenlund hits Brad Marchand. 6:36  
  6:54 Giveaway by Sam Bennett.
  7:14 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
  7:36 Shot by Seth Jones misses the net
  7:41 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
Team penalty for Utah too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Logan Cooley. 7:43  
Alexander Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 7:43  
  7:43 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
Takeaway by Kevin Stenlund. 8:19  
Sean Durzi blocks shot from Mackie Samoskevich. 9:20  
  9:53 Evan Rodrigues hits Ian Cole.
Mikhail Sergachev hits Anton Lundell. 9:54  
  9:59 Niko Mikkola blocks shot from Brad Marchand.
  10:24 Shot by Gustav Forsling misses the net
Dylan Guenther penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Gustav Forsling. 10:44  
  10:44 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund.
  11:08 Giveaway by Seth Jones.
Giveaway by Mikhail Sergachev. 11:09  
Barrett Hayton wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 11:11  
  11:36 Aleksander Barkov shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
Alexander Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 11:38  
  12:07 Giveaway by Sam Reinhart.
Ian Cole blocks shot Anton Lundell shoots 12:43  
Barrett Hayton wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 12:46  
  13:00 Nate Schmidt blocks shot from Sean Durzi.
Clayton Keller penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Niko Mikkola. 13:10  
Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 13:10  
  13:17 Takeaway by Aleksander Barkov.
Takeaway by Ian Cole. 13:28  
  13:42 Giveaway by Sam Reinhart.
Sean Durzi blocks shot from Brad Marchand. 14:48  
  15:16 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
  15:17 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Lawson Crouse.
Lawson Crouse hits Anton Lundell. 15:19  
Lawson Crouse hits Eetu Luostarinen. 15:25  
Jack McBain hits Tobias Bjornfot. 15:36  
Michael Kesselring blocks shot from Eetu Luostarinen. 15:43  
Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 15:45  
  15:52 Nico Sturm wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund.
Giveaway by John Marino. 15:57  
  15:57 A.J. Greer hits John Marino.
Giveaway by Nick Bjugstad. 16:24  
  16:36 A.J. Greer shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
  16:45 Seth Jones shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
Kevin Stenlund blocks shot from Aleksander Barkov. 17:11  
  17:22 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
Barrett Hayton wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 17:24  
Barrett Hayton wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 17:40  
Jack McBain wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 18:10  
Lawson Crouse hits Mackie Samoskevich. 18:14  
Jack McBain hits Seth Jones. 18:32  
John Marino blocks shot from Gustav Forsling. 18:49  
  19:07 Jesper Boqvist hits Sean Durzi.
Barrett Hayton shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 19:37  
  19:42 Anton Lundell shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
3
Utah   Florida
Alexander Kerfoot wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 0:00  
  0:18 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund.
  0:22 Giveaway by Niko Mikkola.
  0:28 Nate Schmidt blocks shot from Nick Bjugstad.
  0:31 Niko Mikkola penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
Nick Schmaltz wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 0:31  
Shot by Clayton Keller misses the net 0:35  
Logan Cooley shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 0:43  
Nick Schmaltz penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Uvis Balinskis. 1:26  
  1:26 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Josh Doan.
  1:31 Shot by Anton Lundell misses the net
  1:46 Giveaway by Gustav Forsling.
Sean Durzi scores. Assisted by Barrett Hayton. 1:55  
Logan Cooley wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 1:55  
  2:09 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
  2:58 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
  3:11 Sam Bennett shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
  3:21 Seth Jones shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
Ian Cole blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. 3:26  
  3:36 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
Giveaway by Michael Kesselring. 4:03  
  4:04 Nate Schmidt shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
Jack McBain hits Anton Lundell. 4:18  
  4:22 Shot by Eetu Luostarinen misses the net
  4:26 Giveaway by Nate Schmidt.
  4:35 Nate Schmidt hits Josh Doan.
  4:40 Jesper Boqvist blocks shot from John Marino.
Shot by Josh Doan misses the net 4:42  
Sean Durzi hits Nico Sturm. 4:48  
  4:59 Nico Sturm hits John Marino.
Barrett Hayton wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 5:22  
Mikhail Sergachev shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 5:26  
  5:29 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Nick Schmaltz.
  5:35 Giveaway by Seth Jones.
Giveaway by Mikhail Sergachev. 5:36  
Michael Kesselring hits Sam Reinhart. 5:50  
Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Anton Lundell. 6:37  
Lawson Crouse hits Jesper Boqvist. 6:56  
  7:10 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Logan Cooley.
Mikhail Sergachev shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 7:19  
  7:22 Giveaway by Carter Verhaeghe.
Giveaway by Logan Cooley. 7:28  
  7:41 Niko Mikkola hits Dylan Guenther.
Shot by Clayton Keller misses the net 7:46  
Logan Cooley shoots Saved by Sergei Bobrovsky. 7:47  
Barrett Hayton wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 7:49  
  7:54 Mackie Samoskevich blocks shot from Michael Kesselring.
Barrett Hayton wins the faceoff against Sam Bennett. 7:56  
Shot by Michael Kesselring misses the net 7:57  
  8:04 Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net
  8:23 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Jack McBain.
Jack McBain hits Anton Lundell. 8:34  
Shot by Sean Durzi misses the net 8:48  
Shot by Josh Doan misses the net 8:49  
Shot by Josh Doan misses the net 8:51  
  9:18 Eetu Luostarinen hits Michael Kesselring.
  9:24 Shot by Niko Mikkola misses the net
  9:26 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
  9:35 Niko Mikkola hits Kevin Stenlund.
  11:09 Brad Marchand hits Kailer Yamamoto.
  11:43 Sam Bennett shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
Michael Kesselring penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mackie Samoskevich. 11:48  
Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 11:48  
  12:06 Seth Jones shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
Kevin Stenlund wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 12:08  
  13:03 Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  13:16 Anton Lundell wins the faceoff against Nick Schmaltz.
  13:41 Shot by Brad Marchand misses the net
Giveaway by Nick Schmaltz. 13:44  
Giveaway by Michael Kesselring. 14:00  
  14:11 Nico Sturm blocks shot from Clayton Keller.
  14:14 Giveaway by Brad Marchand.
Giveaway by Sean Durzi. 14:17  
  14:36 Nico Sturm hits Ian Cole.
  14:43 Jesper Boqvist blocks shot from Niko Mikkola.
  15:04 Giveaway by Sam Reinhart.
Jack McBain hits Aleksander Barkov. 15:12  
Lawson Crouse hits Uvis Balinskis. 15:21  
Shot by Sean Durzi misses the net 16:03  
  16:28 Seth Jones hits Alexander Kerfoot.
  16:31 Sam Bennett blocks shot from Kevin Stenlund.
Nick Schmaltz wins the faceoff against Nico Sturm. 16:37  
  16:37 Eetu Luostarinen penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kevin Stenlund.
Shot by Logan Cooley misses the net 16:42  
  16:52 Gustav Forsling blocks shot from Clayton Keller.
  17:44 Aleksander Barkov blocks shot from Mikhail Sergachev.
  18:17 Gustav Forsling shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
  18:51 Shot by Mackie Samoskevich misses the net
  19:00 Niko Mikkola shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
  19:01 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
Logan Cooley wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 19:35  
Logan Cooley wins the faceoff against Aleksander Barkov. 19:46  
1 OT
Utah   Florida
  0:00 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Kevin Stenlund.
  0:53 Brad Marchand shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
  0:55 Sam Bennett wins the faceoff against Barrett Hayton.
  1:19 Shot by Sam Bennett misses the net
Shot by Sean Durzi misses the net 1:48  
  2:07 Shot by Seth Jones misses the net
  2:39 Carter Verhaeghe shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
  2:51 Carter Verhaeghe shoots Saved by Karel Vejmelka.
  2:53 Aleksander Barkov wins the faceoff against Barrett Hayton.
  4:18 Sam Bennett scores. Assisted by Brad Marchand and Gustav Forsling.