Panthers forward Sam Bennett leaves Game 2 win with injury


by ESPN

ESPN— Florida forward Sam Bennett, who scored 20 goals in the regular season, left early in the second period of his team's 3-2 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night with an upper-body injury, as the Panthers took a 2-0 series lead.

Sportsnet.ca—Panthers’ Sam Bennett leaves Game 2 vs. Lightning with upper-body injury. Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett suffered an upper-body injury Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning and will not return to the game.

Sportsnet.ca—Panthers' Sam Bennett leaves Game 2 vs. Lightning with upper-body injury. Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett suffered an upper-body injury Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning and will not return to the game.

Yahoo Sports—Hurricanes lose defenseman Brett Pesce to lower-body injury in Monday's Game 2 win vs. Islanders. Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour didn't sound optimistic about the status of Brett Pesce after the defenseman exited Monday's playoff win in the second period due to a lower-body injury. Pesce appeared to be curling back on the ice when he came up hobbled in a non-contact situation. Brind'Amour said Pesce would be further evaluated Tuesday, calling the injury “the big negative of tonight for sure.”