Reinhart scored his 50th into an empty net at 18:48 of the third period to make it 4-1. He's the second Panthers player to score 50 goals, joining Pavel Bure, who scored 58 in 1999-2000 and 59 in 2000-01. Reinhart's previous career high was 33 (2021-22).
"It's just such an elite class," Maurice said. "And there's just very few people whose names that score 50 that you don't know. You've just heard of them because they're the superstars. And five of those are short-handed goals, and that tells you that he's playing both sides of the puck. There's some guys who scored 50 who couldn't find their own end. Sam's a battler and a team-first player. We're just so fortunate to have him."
Reinhart made it 1-0 at 10:34 of the first period with a shot from the slot on the right side.
Tarasenko made it 2-0 with a power-play goal 55 seconds into the second period. Reinhart made a seam pass to Tarasenko, who shot past Sandstrom’s glove from the right face-off circle.
Verhaeghe extended the lead to 3-0 at 4:43 of the third period with a shot from the left side that went in off the top of Sandstrom's glove.
"It was just one of those days," Sandstrom said. "Not sure why and how it happened. Have to be more detailed and make sure I probably track them better and hold them instead of them bouncing off me. Not fun goals to let in."
