Reinhart scores twice, Panthers rally for shootout win against Penguins | NHL.com

Aleksander Barkov scored the only goal in the shootout before Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all three shots he faced to seal the win for Florida.

Anton Lundell tied it with 5:31 remaining in the third period for the Panthers (43-25-3) who had lost four of their past six. Bobrovsky made 24 saves.

Florida broke a tie for first place in the Atlantic Division, moving two points ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Bryan Rust scored twice and had an assist, and Evgeni Malkin also scored for the Penguins (29-32-11), who had won five of six. Sidney Crosby had two assists, and Tristan Jarry made 27 saves.

Pittsburgh moved within six points of the Montreal Canadiens for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference.

Reinhart gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead at 11:25 of the first period by getting to a loose puck in the left circle and sending a shot over Jarry’s glove.

Rust tied it 1-1 on the power play at 14:26 on the backhand.

Rust’s second goal of the game put the Penguins ahead 2-1 at 19:26 when he redirected a pass from Crosby as he charged the net on a rush.

Pittsburgh outshot Florida 16-4 in the first period.

Malkin’s power-play goal extended it to 3-1 at 6:51 of the second period on a one-timer off Rust’s feed from the goal line.

Reinhart cut it to 3-2 at 9:25 on the power play after skating up ice, splitting two defenders and putting the puck between Jarry’s skates.

Lundell tied it 3-3 at 14:29 of the third by one-timing a cross-ice pass from Eetu Luostarinen.

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