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Kulikov to have Player Safety hearing for actions in Panthers game | NHL.comDefenseman facing discipline for illegal check to head against Lightning forward Sheary
Dmitry Kulikov - Having a hearingKulikov will have a hearing with the NHL Department of Player Safety on Monday for an illegal check to the head against Tampa Bay's Conor Sheary on Saturday.
ImpactKulikov was assessed a match penalty for the hit at the 3:38 mark of the second period in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Lightning. He has accumulated 16 assists, 59 PIM, 61 shots on goal, 70 blocked shots and 121 hits in 64 contests this campaign.
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Evan Cormier - Reassigned to ECHLCormier was reassigned to the Florida Everblades of the ECHL on Sunday.
ImpactCormier was brought up Saturday to backup Sergei Bobrovsky with Anthony Stolarz unavailable with an illness. The 26-year-old Cormier will now. return to the ECHL where he's 8-6-3 with a .906 save percentage this year.
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Brandon Hagel - Scoring slows after recent hot runHagel picked up one assist in a 5-3 win over Florida on Saturday.
ImpactAfter his 14-game scoring streak was snapped in late Feb., Hagel has managed just three points (one goal, two assists) and eight shots in his last six games. Overall, he has 23 goals, 62 points and 155 shots in 67 games this season. Hagel is just two points from equaling his career mark in points (64), set last year.
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Sergei Bobrovsky - Third loss in last four startsBobrovsky made 11 saves in a 5-3 loss to the Lightning on Saturday.
ImpactThe Bolts went up 4-0 on just eight shots by the 6:59 mark of the second period. The Panthers suddenly turned up the heat and outshot the Bolts 37-3 from that point, and they roared back to almost tie the game before Nikita Kucherov scored into an empty net. Bobrovsky has lost three of his last four starts, but the team has four days off to regroup before they face-off against Nashville at home.
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Sam Reinhart - Second on NHL goal listReinhart scored twice in Saturday's 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay.
ImpactReinhart picked up a loose puck at the edge of the crease in the second period and jammed in a power-play goal. It drew the Panthers within two goals. Reinhart then pulled his team to within one goal late in the third when he skated around the back of the net, poked the puck away from Matt Dumba and scored a sharp angle goal with Andrei Vasilevskiy out of position. Reinhart's 48 goals are second-best in the NHL, behind only Auston Matthews who has 55.
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Matthew Tkachuk - First career shorthanded snipeTkachuk had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday.
ImpactTkachuk scored his first career shorthanded goal on a 3-on-1 rush, beating Andrei Vasilevskiy blocker side from the right circle. It was his first career shorthanded goal, and it snapped an eight-game goal slump (seven assists). Tkachuk has continued his second-half point explosion. Since Dec. 29, he has 52 points in 33 games after putting up 24 in his first 34. If he continues to score at his second-half rate, Tkachuk will flirt with the 100-point mark, which would be his third consecutive century season.
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