Flames best Panthers 5-4 in overtime Saturday – Calgary | Globalnews.ca

Rasmus Andersson scored within the fifth spherical of the shootout to guide the Calgary Flames over the Florida Panthers 5-4 Saturday night time in a matchup of groups that made a significant commerce final summer season.

Adam Ruzicka had two objectives and an help for Calgary. Nikita Zadorov and Blake Coleman additionally scored.

Florida bought objectives from Colin White, Sam Reinhart, Eetu Luostarinen and Matthew Tkachuk.

Tkachuk spent six seasons with the Flames earlier than going to Florida in a commerce for Jonathan Huberdeau and MacKenzie Weegar on July 22.

Tkachuk scored with 6:14 left in regulation to make it 4-all and assist power extra time.

Ruzicka scored on an influence play at 15:13 of the primary interval and Zadorov made it 2-0 with a aim 51 seconds into the second.

Florida tied it with two objectives within the second — the primary coming when Colin White stripped goalie Jacob Markstrom of the puck as he performed it alongside the top board, took off and put it into the vacated internet.

Reinhart made it 2-all with a power-play aim from the slot off a cross from Tkachuk.

Each Markstrom and Spencer Knight ended with 31 saves.

The Panthers honored each Huberdeau and Weegar with a video throughout a break within the first interval. The 2 had been each drafted by and spent their NHL careers with the Panthers earlier than the July commerce.

Huberdeau and Weegar each stayed out collectively for warmups as followers cheered them on.

Florida captain Aleksander Barkov, Huberdeau’s longtime linemate, despatched yet another cross his manner earlier than they each skated to their rooms. Huberdeau was booed when he got here out — and scored — within the second spherical of the shootout.

Tkachuk returns to Calgary for the primary time for the reason that commerce later this month.