Spencer Knight made 34 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Florida Panthers beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-0 on Saturday night to open a home-and-home set.

Florida, on the shoulders of an excellent game by goalie Spencer Knight, defeated the visiting Anaheim Ducks by a 3-0 final score. It was a strong 60-minute effort by Florida, especially when taking into account that they played more than two periods without Sam Reinhart,

Backup goalie Spencer Knight made 34 saves to lead the host Florida Panthers to a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.

The Florida Panthers did not have Sam Reinhart for much of their game against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night, but they had Spencer Knight. That and a second-period goal from Jesper Boqvist was enough for a win.

Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight is 4-1 with 133 saves on 142 shots (.937 save percentage) with a 1.61 goals-against since Dec. 22.

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Spencer Knight made 34 saves for his second shutout of the season, and the Florida Panthers won 3-0 against the Anaheim Ducks at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday. Jesper Boqvist, Anton Lundell, and Gustav Forsling scored for Florida (27-17-3), which has won two of three and visits Anaheim on Tuesday. Knight also had an assist.

Sam Reinhart leads the Panthers in goals (27) and points (51), while Matthew Tkachuk is second in both points (40) and assists (26). Recently named the “Athlete of the Year” in his native Finland, captain Aleksander Barkov ranks third in points (38) and first in assists (27).

Spencer Knight made 34 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Florida Panthers beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-0 on Saturday night to open a home-and-home set. Jesper Boqvist, Anton Lundell ...

Call it a mixed bag for the Florida Panthers on their West Coast trip. The Panthers went 2-2-0 in their four games out west, beating the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Tuesday, falling to the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Wednesday, winning against the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Saturday and losing to the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Sunday.

During the past three seasons, Forsling and Ekblad are one of 13 defense pairings who have played more than 2,000 minutes together at 5-on-5. Among those 13 defense pairings, Forsling and Ekblad are among the league’s best in multiple key categories, according to the advanced hockey statistics website Natural Stat Trick. Among those...

Knight will guard the road goal against Vegas on Sunday, according to Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site. Knight will get the second half of Florida's back-to-back after Sergei Bobrovsky played in Saturday's 7-2 win over San Jose.

The Florida Panthers are fighting for the top spot in the Atlantic Division with less than a month left until the 4 Nations Face-Off break. The defending Stanley Cup Champions trail the Toronto Maple Leafs by three points with a 28-18-3 record and 59 points.