Uvis Balinskis Gets First Goal of Season, Florida Panthers Beat St. Louis Blues in OT

Florida Panthers defenseman Uvis Balinskis speaks after his team beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in overtime on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024.

Sasha Barkov scored the game-winner with 16.2 seconds left after creating a turnover in the Blues zone — then drawing a penalty which led to the power play goal.

Florida won the final two games of its five-game road trip and went 3-2 with wins in Seattle, Edmonton, and Minnesota.

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Friday, Uvis Balinskis tied the score at 1 in the second with his first goal of the season. Barkov assisted on it.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves in the win — with Florida now having won three straight and six of the past eight.

Florida goes to Tampa on Sunday for the first of a back-to-back, home-and-home set with the Lightning.

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