Panthers Wrap-Up: Panthers 3, Devils 1
Panthers get late start but stifen Devils in earning road victory.
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 Sean Bergenheim, Kris Versteeg and Mikael Samuelsson scored for the Panthers, who have won four of six. Florida stretched its Southeast Division-lead over Washington to two points with just its second road win in 12 games. FULL RECAP |
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 2. Some Hot Panthers: Finally finding their legs, the Panthers got going with a couple of strong shifts midway through the first period. They would be rewarded for their efforts with about five minutes to play in the period as they earned a power play opportunity. It would take them all of 15 seconds to knot the game at one as Sean Bergenheim got his stick on Erik Gudbranson's point shot, redirecting it past Martin Brodeur with 4:52 left in the period. For Bergenheim, it was his sixth point (4-2-6) in the last six games. It was also his seventh goal in his last 10 games played as well. Florida would get their lead and eventual game-winner from the Panthers top line. After Tomas Fleischmann kept the puck in at the blueline, he found Stephen Weiss. The center's shot was blocked but found it's way to Kris Versteeg who fired a quick shot past Brodeur for the goal 7:43 into the second. Versteeg has recorded seven points (4-3-7) in the last seven games and it was his fifth goal against the Devils this season. 3. Clamping Down For The Road Win: Giving up an early goal, especially on the second shot of the game can go a number of ways. The Panthers weren't able to bounce back from an early goal against the Capitals in their last road game. Getting goals from Bergenheim and Versteeg, the defense did the rest. That was led in large part thanks to the efforts of Clemmensen. The netminder foiled several Devils chances, especially good ones on New Jersey's top players, Ilya Kovalchuk, Zach Parise and David Clarkson. After allowing 12 shots in the opening period, Florida gave up just nine in the second and seven in the third. Three of those shots in the third came on a Devils power play late in the period. Mikael Samuelsson would ice the win with an empty netter, giving the Panthers their 12th win away from the BankAtlantic Center and second in the last four games after eight straight. |
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 Memorable twitter posts from the game.
@mtodd90: Soupy logged 31:57 minutes tonight and we stayed in regulation. What a freak! #FlaPanthers |
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 Memorable fan posts from the game.
Jeff Bye: Great game..whole team was awesome !!! Keep it up !! Gabriel Nagy: Great game guys! Clemmer and Gudbranson are brilliant tonight! Steeger - you´re a devil killer...like a real exorcist;) Thanks for win Panthers , and please make it a 3 in a row :) Christian Dirmann: NOW thats what im talkin bout!! Go Cats go!! Adam Cohen: I love seeing another Panthers win before I head into work. Say what you will about this team, they've come a long way! Sebastian Lovas: HUGE win, I actually said in november when Booth got traded that we didn't get robbed, Sammy is a quality player and he's been showing it lately. Being in first place is pretty sweet, let's just hope we continue like this. |
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 1. The Panthers almost made it through the entire game without taking a penalty. They went the first 53 minutes without hearing the whistle to be sent to the box. Florida would get one and Sean Bergenheim was assessed the lone Panthers penalty, being sent to the box with 6:57 left in the contest for . |
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28 Shots, 27 Saves, .964 SV%
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Author: Glenn Odebralski | FloridaPanthers.com
