Bobrovsky gets 300th NHL win, Panthers top Avalanche

SUNRISE, Fla. --Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves to earn his 300th NHL victory when the Florida Panthers defeated the Colorado Avalanche 4-1 at FLA Live Arena on Thursday.

Bobrovsky is the third Russian goalie in NHL history to reach the milestone, joining Evgeni Nabokov (353) and Nikolai Khabibulin (333).
"Yeah, it definitely means something," Bobrovsky said. "I've been fortunate to play with great players, with great defensemen and forwards and teams. I appreciate them for this milestone. I had fun to play the game, and we were able to get two points tonight."
Sam Reinhart scored his first goal with the Panthers, who are 4-0-0 for the first time in their history. Rookie Anton Lundell had a goal and an assist, and Mason Marchment had two assists.
Mikko Rantanen scored, and Jonas Johansson made 34 saves in his first start of the season for the Avalanche (1-3-0), who have lost three in a row.
"I mean, we've got 78 games left," Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog said. "That's a lot of hockey. Start with one, and obviously playing another tough opponent here in a couple of days (at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday). There's no secret formula, right? We've got to work and that's what we are doing and what we are trying to do."
Reinhart gave Florida a 1-0 lead at 14:32 of the first period. He scored from in front of the net after receiving a pass from Marchment, who won a race against Samuel Girard to negate an icing call.
Rantanen tied it 1-1 at 19:06 when he put home a loose puck after Nathan MacKinnon's shot was blocked by Radko Gudas.
Sam Bennett made it 2-1 at 9:04 of the second period with a wrist shot from the high slot on the power play, and Carter Verhaeghe pushed the lead to 3-1 at 19:13 when his shot from the slot went in off the stick of Cale Makar.

Florida outshot Colorado 23-12 in the second period.
"I think we're kind of taking it day by day right now," Verhaeghe said. "We know we have a lot of talent in the room, but we know not to take anything for granted. So we're taking it day by day. We want to win in the postseason. Right now it's great, but that's the goal."
Lundell scored an empty-net goal at 18:47 of the third period for the 4-1 final.
"I think we have a good team," Bobrovsky said. "We had a good team last year, and we have a great team this year. We're together and we push each other in the practices and push each other in the games. It's great to see some dividends and we enjoy every win, every point."
NOTES:The Panthers have scored the first goal in each of their four games this season. … Landeskog was minus-2 in 17:41 of ice time in his return after serving a two-game suspension for cross-checking Chicago Blackhawks forward Kirby Dach. … Rantanen and MacKinnon were each minus-2 two days after each was minus-5 in Colorado's 6-3 loss to the Washington Capitals. … Panthers forward Anthony Duclair played in his 400th NHL game.