Penguins/Panthers Recap: Pens take care of business, beat Florida 5-2, close in on playoff spot
PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 05: Rickard Rakell #67 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates his first period goal with Evgeni Malkin #71 against the Florida Panthers at PPG PAINTS Arena on April 5, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images) | NHLI via Getty Images Pregame The Penguins use the same lineup from yesterday — including in net with Arturs Silovs playing. Taylor Gauthier got the quick call up from Wheeling last minute to serve as backup, Stuart Skinner was unavailable with an upper body injury.
How we're lining up today vs. Florida 🐧 pic. twitter.
com/RoyyeyNWrT — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) April 5, 2026 The visiting Panthers are using this lineup, including starting Daniil Tarasov after he mopped up the second half of yesterday’s game. #FlaPanthers lines vs. Penguins ⬇️ Verhaeghe – Bennett – Tkachuk Samoskevich – Luostarinen – Greer Gregor – Nosek – Boqvist Foote – Schwindt – Hinostroza Forsling – Kulikov Bjornfot – Jones Sebrango – Benning Tarasov Bobrovsky — Jameson Olive (@JamesonCoop) April 5, 2026 First period Pittsburgh strikes first, Tarasov clears the puck to the wall but unfortunately for him it serves as a pass almost straight to Elmer Soderblom.
Soderblom accepts the gift and quickly fires it back into the unguarded cage. A STEAL FROM SODA! Elmer Soderblom has six points (3G-3A) in his last six games 💪 pic.
twitter. com/Vp2XRlCGd2 — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) April 5, 2026 Florida is able to even the score after a puck leaks through Silovs. 1-1.
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