Florida Panthers forward Vladimir Tarasenko speaks after his team beat the visiting Calgary Flames 5-1 in Sunrise on Saturday, March 9, 2024.
Vladimir Tarasenko joined the Panthers on Thursday — and scored twice with an assist on Saturday.
Florida also got goals from Sasha Barkov, Sam Bennett and Kevin Stenlund. Gus Forsling had two assists.
Anthony Stolarz made 34 saves in the win. Florida has won seven of eight and 17 of its past 20.
The Panthers did lose Aaron Ekblad and Evan Rodrigues to injury during the game. Coach Paul Maurice said both would be evaluated on Sunday.
Florida is back on the road Tuesday in Dallas and Thursday at Carolina.
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3 Comments
Vladi!!
What a great addition.
Thank You GM Zito 👌….
"Pops"#truschoolsports🥊🥊
Is it a tradition to play wang Chung after wins because I swear I hear them playing everybody have fun tonight every time 😂?