Miami ¨C Swedish center Jesper Boqvist scored the winning goal in the third period to give the Florida Panthers, the reigning champions, a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL season opener on Tuesday.
The Panthers raised their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship banner and then launched their quest for a third crown in a row by beating the Blackhawks, with the crowd chanting, ¡°We want three!¡± as the banner went to the arena roof.
¡°It¡¯s an exciting night seeing the banner go up,¡± Florida center Sam Bennett said. ¡°But after puck drop it¡¯s back to business.¡±
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