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

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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