Panthers Wrap-Up: Coyotes 2, Panthers 1
Penalties, missed opportunities halt Panthers point streak at home at eight.
Tuesday, 12.20.2011 / 11:14 PM
/ Wrap Up
By Glenn Odebralski
- FloridaPanthers.com
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 The Coyotes won for just the second time in six games. FULL RECAP |
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 2. Wide Shot Here, High Shot There: Florida posted quite a few shots when they got into the zone but it just seemed like the rifles were just a little off. The Panthers were credited with a total of 14 missed shots. Five of those belonged to winger Tomas Fleischmann. As a collective group it was a tough night as shots just seemed to go just a little bit wide or just over the Coyotes goaltenders gloves or heads. In all, the Panthers had 52 shots (shots, missed shots and blocked shots combined). 3. A Matter Of Inches: With time slowly creeping toward a finish, the Panthers pulled their netminder for the extra attacker. They swarmed the net and a shot got to the goal line and just crossed it. Coming back on the play, two Coyotes players knocked the puck off the moorings. The referees called for a penalty shot with 25 seconds left on the clock. With the chance to tie it up, head coach Kevin Dineen chose assistant captain Stephen Weiss to take the shot. The center raced down on Jason LaBarbera, who had taken over for Mike Smith earlier in the period after the starting netminder got hurt on a shot. LaBarbera got just enough of it and the puck came oh-so-close to crossing the goal line but instead sat right on the goal line. No goal and the Panthers could not get the tying score to send it to overtime thus ending an eight game point streak (6-0-2) at the BankAtlantic Center. |
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 Memorable twitter posts from the game.
@TopRumun: Just saw the Weiss PS at the end of the #FlaPanthers game. Holy crap... |
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 Memorable fan posts from the game.
Gregory Cordero: What a bummer... nothing went the Panthers way tonight. John Friel: Unbelievable. Of course, it would land that close. What a tease. Ryan Maloy: about 7 to many penalties tonight. Mark Zola: Wow...what a crazy game...can't be too mad about that loss...the penalty shot made the game..if it would've went in this would have easily been the best game of the season so far lol..let's get ready for the road cats! Jesse Langevin: I couldn't help but think of gordon bombay on that penalty shot. . . so close! |
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 3. Allowing power play goals to Ray Whitney in the first and Radim Vrbata in the second, the Panthers allowed a rare feat this season as it was just the third time they allowed multiple power play goals by the opponent (Oct. 22 vs NYI and Dec. 11 at NYR). 6.8. The Panthers almost made it to the end of the first in killing off a 5-on-3 power play. It didn't quite happen however as Ray Whitney one-timed the slap pass from Oliver Ekman-Larsson to put the Coyotes on the board with 6.8 seconds remaining on the clock. 7. The Panthers finished with seven minors on the night, three more than the Coyotes. It was a team effort in the penalty category as no one Panther had more than a single minor. 10. Both teams finished were pretty even in every category, including having the same number of blocked shots (10). Brian Campbell had four of the Panthers blocked shots while Mike Weaver finished with three. 59. Florida was extremely successful in the face-off circles, combining as a team to win 59% (32 of 54). Stephen Weiss had an identical win percentage of 59% (13 of 22). |
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1 Goal, 1 Assist, 3 Shots
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Author: Glenn Odebralski | FloridaPanthers.com
