NHL Highlights | Blues vs. Panthers – December 20, 2025

NHL Highlights | Blues vs. Panthers – December 20, 2025

The Cats opening faceoff is sponsored by Rooms to Go. Panthers trying to make it five straight wins. Mention the four straight wins for the Panthers. 71 and one now in their last nine games. CHANCE IN FRONT. TERRACE OFF ON FABRI. First big stop of the night. >> The stick of Lundeller had to be extra sharp and then that’s what Goldie was talking about. Fabry was right on >> up high for Brober. So, a little zone time for St. Louis now. Pareo along the boards. Oh, big spin move. THE PASS, THE SHOT. BIG SAVE BY TERASOV. >> Look at the U winds right there. And then, you know, they got games on hand as well. So, GREAT OPPORTUNITY. >> OH, THEY SCORE. CAM Fowler >> Neighbors was out in front of the net and it gets through and the Blues strike first. >> Here’s off the draw. And here’s the shot through a screen. A maze of players. Oh yeah, that that that was deflected. Was it a high stick or not? The Panthers going to take a look at it. No, it’s not a high stick. >> That’s a slick deflection by Jake Neighbors. >> Lead pass beautifully. FINDS AJ GREER. CAME ON OFF THE BENCH. GREER CHARGES THE NET. STOP. PUCK is loose in behind. >> Well, we appreciate that. >> The faceoff is sponsored by rooms to go. All right, we’ll see. Then the the script for the last couple of periods down one- nothing after one the last couple of games. Have five players with at least 11 this year. Thomas centers NAV A FEED A SHOT AND TERRACE OFF WITH A SAVE BUT THEY SAY IT WENT OVER THE LINE. HE REACHED BACK WITH THE GLOVE, BUT THE OFFICIAL SAYS IT’S A GOAL. >> That Terasov’s reach back. It was already >> There’s the shot delivered. Kerasov’s got it, but yeah, you can see his glove is open and you see the black puck goes. Yeah, it goes right over that goal line. The official, you seeing the picture right there, calls it. It was an unbelievable save, a stretch there by Terasoft. Did everything he could. He caught that puck, >> but it was over the goal line. >> Rear flipped ahead. >> Oh boy. >> Thomas has a man all alone. VERDICT IN ON A BREAKAWAY AND TERASOFT makes a huge glove save by Denil Terasov. It remains two nothing St. Lewis. >> Yeah, there’s one too many passes and get caught. >> Tucker all the way in. Teras off with another stop. Here comes Stika. >> Here’s Rodriguez. Circles up high. Turns. Shot blocked away. Jones out in front. BOQUISH. SHOOT. SCORE. YES. BOQUISH. SHOT it in. Greeter with the screen. Here come the Cats again. >> Lots of energy for Seth Jones. He stayed in on that offensive rush and it pays dividends. There’s Jones. Look at the nifty little move. Now he comes out in front, tries to jab it himself, goes onto the stick of Boquist, and it might have gone off of Greer. Greer’s camped right out. He might have got a piece of that. Oh, that’s a stocking stuffer right there. There’s the shot from Boquist. Did Bofer have the opportunity to make his save >> after the coach’s challenge to call on the ice stands? We have a goal. >> Hard-nosed board battle. Sunquist, the veteran penalty killer, taken away by the combination of Bennett and Marian. HERE’S BENNETT SETTING UP JONES. SAVE BY HOER. JONES ON HIS OWN REBOUND UP HIGH. JONES AGAIN. MARAN FIRES BLOCK. BACKHANDER ON GOAL. SAVE. Bennett had the chance. Even strength. THE PANTHERS PUSHING MARAN. >> They rest on the bench. >> On the bench. >> All right, Seth Jones up at the blue line. >> Power play number two for the Cats. It’s Bennett. It’s Verhagy LETTING IT FLY. BLOCKED THEN BENNETT STOPPED. It’s loose in the BLUE PAINT AND THEY COULDN’T JAM IT HOME. Reinhardt’s out in front. Panthers settle it down and reset. Trying to GET IT TIED. CHANCE. SAM REINHARDT. OH, is it pretty? I think we saw that last night. Marian Reinhardt. Look at how the Panthers composure sped it down to Marian. Quickly just pumps it to Reinhardt. Quick puck movement. Not on the stick very long. And on the glove side, Reinhardt gets another dandy and a game tying goal. >> I mean, the big guys are just piling up points. Maran’s got a Bergen. Try to get it out in front. Puck is loose at the goal line. Still loose down there. Final seconds. FAULK TURNS AND FIRES AND THEY SCORE. Red light is on. Green light is on simultaneously. >> Oh wow. >> Period. >> Let’s take a look here. Did that puck go in the net? I believe it did. Here’s the shot from Faulk. >> And yes. Yeah, there was still >> 6 seconds left. >> Turn around. Just a hope shot. Whether that was deflected or not in the upper part >> for a really strong effort and carry the play with a puck possession in the third. >> Panthers have come back three times this year in the third. Twice to win, one to get a point. The faceoff sponsored by Rooms to Go here on Script Sports on January 2nd before that Winter Classic. Free puck. Terrace off out of his net. COULDN’T GET TO IT. NOW THE SHOT AND HE MAKES THE SAVE. >> INBETWEENERS. Do I come back out there? Marshad loses the puck and tear up. Whoop! I’ll just come come back. I think he made the right decision. Just come back and and the puck was going to be at a tough angle as it is. Make myself look large. >> Thomas left it behind for Burgin and then a steal by Evan Rodriguez, but he couldn’t get out OF THE ZONE. BERGEN SHOVELS it towards THE NET. SAVE TERAS AND THEN FORSLING SWEPT IT OUT OF the blue paint. turning around getting scoring chances. Look at the Panthers almost got out of their own zone with numbers centering pass bounced in the air. That puck was going in past Teras >> Sunquist for Neighbors. Neighbors little chip and tracks IT DOWN HIMSELF. CROSS ICE HAS A MAN. MAYU IS STOPPED. Big save. Terasaw came way out to meet him. >> Terasoft has been solid here in the third. >> Yeah, giving the Panthers a chance here to tie up this hockey game. That’s all you can ask your goalender to do. Chen knocked A PUCK FREE. PUTS IT OUT IN FRONT. THEY SCORE. >> Jake Neighbors second of the game. Makes it four to2 St. Louis before that Marian line. Look it out. Marshan carries the puck across the blue line. Hits Jones. There’s the original shot. Panthers had another one as well. But here’s behind the net. Shen just picks the pocket of Jones. And then there’s the finished play. his neighbors and Terasov was already down committed >> left for Pareo. There’s a shot. Terasov the save loose in the SLOT AND THOMAS MISSED HIGH. He found that loose puck. Thomas again scores. Robert Thomas right out in front and it’s a 5-2 game. with the original shot. The Panthers had an opportunity to get control of that puck and then that resulted back in the puck possession for the for the Blues. And there’s the shot. We talked about Thomas. He’s the most dangerous shooter. And that was the a puck that was on end. He just slapped it under. >> They win the faceoff. Here’s Sam Reinhardt who’s got one tonight. >> Shoot it. He hit the post. >> Get it. Just a look from behind the net. Traffic in front. Right off the post. >> Blues able to work that puck free though. Reinhardt pressure from behind. >> And now it’s Thomas into the empty net. He scores. >> Second straight goal of the third period for Thomas. >> Marshian was just trying it just out. That puck came outside the blue line. He played it very well. There it is. Centered pass and he just eludes everyone and right onto the stick of Thomas and into the open goal. >> Final second tonight. Noah Greor will shoot in and Joel Hoffer with a 27 save effort for the visiting Blues. They earn the win to go 3-1 and one in their last five games. Six-2 the final tonight.

Robert Thomas and Jonatan Berggren each finished with three points, Jake Neighbours scored twice, while Pavel Buchnevich and Otto Stenberg each dished out two assists to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 6-2 win over the Florida Panthers.

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