Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky speaks to the press after his team lost 5-2 to the host Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
It was Bobrovsky’s 800th NHL game.
Florida had Seth Jones back in the lineup for the first time since he fractured his collarbone on Jan. 2 at the Winter Classic.
It did not help all that much.
Matthew Tkachuk scored to tie the score at 1 in the first, and Sam Bennett pulled Florida within a goal to make it 3-2 in the second before Vancouver pulled away for just its fifth win in 2026.
Florida was coming off a 6-2 loss at Seattle.
The Panthers visit Edmonton in a Stanley Cup Final rematch with the Oilers on Thursday.
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