Panthers Wrap-Up: Panthers 4, Sabres 3
Trailing by two, Panthers come from behind to earn gritty 4-3 victory.
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 BUFFALO, NY — Defenseman Brian Campbell scored on the power play with 10:33 remaining to cap Florida's three-goal rally and the Panthers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Sunday. Peter Mueller, George Parros and Shawn Matthias also scored for the Panthers, who won their first road game of the season and snapped a seven-game road winless drought (0-5-2) dating to last season. Florida rallied from a 3-1 deficit to win two straight since enduring a five-game skid.. FULL RECAP |
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 - Defenseman Brian Campbell to Fox Sports Florida. |
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 2. Fighting Back: It started with some great saves from Theodore and you throw in some good fights before the offense got going with some goals on the rush in the second period. While both fights (Tyson Strachan and George Parros) came prior to the Sabres third goal of the game, the Panthers seemed to be inspired by them, especially Parros' scrap. One can't forget the saves that Theodore had to pull off, including a big one on Tyler Ennis on a Sabres breakaway with the Panthers trailing by a 3-1 score. Those instances, along with the Panthers determination helped start a comeback in the second. Inspired by his own fists, Parros went on the offensive and finished off a Stephen Weiss no look drop pass on the rush, bring the Panthers to within one 10:21 into the second. Then it was the streaking Peter Mueller along with a first from Drew Shore that tied the game late. Drew Shore shot the puck wide while entering the Buffalo zone. He raced in, collected the puck and shot it again. The puck went to the center of the ice where Mueller finished on the rebound for a goal in fourth straight games, scoring with 53.5 seconds. 3. Team Effort In Comeback Win: The Panthers continued their domination in the third period as they held the Sabres in check and play in the Buffalo zone for the majority of the period. Florida's defense would allow just four shots in the final 20 while posting 13 on Miller. In fact, the Sabres went most of the third without registering a shot on net. One of those Panthers shots came with the Cats on their first power play of the night. There, Brian Campbell pounced on a rebound to score into the open net. The defenseman came back to haunt his original team (spent 10 seasons in Buffalo), scoring with 9:27 gone. The visitors did an excellent job in keeping the Sabres top line and the rest off the score sheet in the third and were rewarded with the come-from-behind win, their second staright comeback win in a row. |
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 Memorable twitter posts from the game.
@hannah_stephenz: #NothingFeelsBetterThan The @FlaPanthers winning @MissConduct24: The Super Bowl is going to be really boring after that @FlaPanthers game. @xcrunbeard: Woooooo!! Get that W! @FlaPanthers @finoglebc06 @OneYearDynasty: Cats win topped with a sack full of knuckles from "The Stache", thats a great superbowl appetizer @goldieonice @FlaPanthers @GeorgeParros @DeezyGramz561: @FlaPanthers these last two come from behind victories could be season changers when we look bak at seasons end! |
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 Memorable fan posts from the game.
Ari Mendelsohn: Griffin Weber: Kopecky is hero of the game, in my opinion. two assists and huge shot block for the clear at the end. Agustin Alexis Rosado: what a win!! good job let go Panthers Andy Amstutz: Huge character win right there! Paolo Torres: much needed win and a gutsy one at that James Martin: Comeback Cats! Can't ask for much more than that! |
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 1. A lot of firsts on Super Sunday. Jerred Smithson (first point) set up Shawn Matthias (first goal) to get the Cats on the board. Then in the second, George Parros recorded his first fight in a Panther uniform and then later his first goal. Finally, after so many opportunities, Drew Shore picked up his first NHL point, setting up Peter Mueller to tie the game at three. |
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2 Assists, 2 Points, 5 Shots, 17:27 TOI
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Author: Glenn Odebralski | FloridaPanthers.com
