Panthers 3, Sharks 1

Sharks 0 0 1 — 1 Florida 1 2 0 — 3

First Period: 1, Florida, Tkachuk 9 (Bennett), 0:23. Penalties: Florida bench, served by Tkachuk (Too Many Men on the Ice), 3:27.

Second Period: 2, Florida, Tkachuk 10 (Nosek), 10:05. 3, Florida, Barkov 8 (Reinhart, Verhaeghe), 13:17 (pp). Penalties: Liljegren, SJ (Tripping), 1:19. Tkachuk, FLA (Roughing), 6:16. Kostin, SJ (Holding), 12:39. Bennett, FLA (Hooking), 16:16. Granlund, SJ (High Sticking), 19:05.

Third Period: 4, Sharks, Toffoli 11 (Walman, Granlund), 18:35 (pp). Penalties: Greer, FLA (Hooking), 2:19. San Jose bench, served by Zetterlund (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 4:47. Ferraro, SJ (Fighting), 4:47. Bennett, FLA (Fighting), 4:47. Mikkola, FLA (Hooking), 7:39. Ekblad, FLA (Tripping), 9:46. Zetterlund, SJ (High Sticking), 11:46. Luostarinen, FLA (Tripping), 17:31. Bennett, FLA (Holding), 20:00.

Shots on goal: Sharks 6-9-14: 29. Florida 13-20-20: 53; Power-play opportunities: Sharks 1 of 7. Florida 1 of 5; Goalies: Sharks, Blackwood 6-9-3 (53 shots-50 saves). Florida, Bobrovsky 12-5-1 (29-28); A: 18,646 (19,250); T: 2:34.