SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) Luca Cagnoni rocketed a shot off goalie Akira Schmid at 3:14 of overtime and the San Jose Sharks opened the season with a 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Florida overcame a three-goal deficit to force overtime, with Eetu Luostarinen scoring twice and Matthew Tkachuk pulling the Panthers even at 5:18 of the third. Luostarinen and Tkachuk scored in a 17-second span.<\/p>\n
Mason Marchment opened the scoring for San Jose with 5:40 to go in the first period. Will Smith scored twice in the second period, the first short-handed and the second on a power play, both off assists from Macklin Celebrini. Smith and Celebrini each had three-point nights.<\/p>\n
Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov made 23 saves.<\/p>\n
Schmid stopped 28 shots.<\/p>\n
Multiple scuffles broke out throughout the game, highlighted by Tkachuk and Jacob Trouba squaring off in the center of the rink.<\/p>\n
Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov left in the second period after his left knee appeared to buckle during a scrum with Sharks defender Darnell Nurse and forward Zack Ostapchuk along the boards.<\/p>\n
Barkov immediately left the ice, throwing his glove on the ground as he headed into the tunnel.<\/p>\n
Barkov missed all of last season after tearing his ACL and MCL during training camp. The 31-year-old Finn was playing his second game this season.<\/p>\n
Panthers: At Anaheim on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
Sharks: Host Los Angeles on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
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