Panthers Wrap-Up: Penguins 3, Panthers 1
Panthers strike first but can't capitalize on Markstrom's strong season debut
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 PITTSBURGH — Matt Niskanen and Dustin Jeffrey scored third-period goals to send the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday. Panthers goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves in his first NHL start this season.. FULL RECAP |
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 - Panthers head coach Kevin Dineen. |
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 2. Tough Penalties: The Panthers lead didn't last long and it all came thanks to a potent Penguins power play. Huberdeau was whistled for a tough holding call 21 seconds following the Cats goal and Chris Kunitz scored with five seconds remaining on the man advantage as they crashed Jacob Markstrom and Chris Kunitz jammed the puck past the netminder. Florida and Pittsburgh were tied at one after two but Pittsburgh took advantage of a tired Panthers team following a power play to put them up for good as Matt Niskanen scored at the 7:49 mark off the far post from the point. The goal came after Florida had to kill off a call on Tomas Kopecky where the forward was called for slashing as he was trying to dig the puck out of Marc-Andre Fleury's pads and the play still going on. The goal came 24 seconds following the end of the penalty. 3. A Debut Ruined: Head coach Kevin Dineen tabbed the 23-year old netminder to face off against a tough opponent. Markstrom was up to the task as he faced 40 shots on the night. Maybe the second one he would have liked to have back as he wasn't screened but the first goal as Kunitz dug the puck out of his grasp to score and then Matt Cooke set up Dustin Jeffrey for the all-important two-goal lead with 4:25 to play as the Cats couldn't clear, he held Pittsburgh at bay for the majority of the game. On several occasions he had to flash his glove or use one of his pads to turn aside a Pens chance. He stopped 12 in the first, 14 in the second and 11 in the third on the night. |
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 Memorable twitter posts from the game.
@texas_jules: @SARampage_Voice @FlaPanthers @j_markstrom was a beast in net!!! And those props come from a Pens fan! Seriously, he was great! @Jessicaashlee74: So proud of the @FlaPanthers tonight even though we lost we played hard! @j_markstrom was #buzzin please let him stay!!! @cdoolz13: Markstrom is the future. puts up 37 saves against Pittsburgh. That's insane, our defense was the problem. Letting in 40 shots @FlaPanthers @mitchmann67: Damn shame how the @FlaPanthers played tonite. Pens outshot us 40-23. @j_markstrom stood on his head. Can score if ya don't shoot. Simple @djacobs08: @FlaPanthers learn how to clear the puck!! |
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 Memorable fan posts from the game.
Ryan Price: Markstrom played with fire, team was sluggish around him. Blame back to back days of games. Hope the Alien doesn't get sent down, because he had a whale of a game. Matthew Stewart: Great goaltending by markstrom!. We need to tighten up in defence and learn how to clear the puck out the zone when we have the chance. Adam Bacine: Hard to win when 45Mins of the game is played in your own zone. Joshua Benchimol: That was a good game from the Panthers Despite the defense tonight Now let's go home and beat Boston on Sunday !!!!! Brett Michael Rocker: We need to play defense after scoring, I think it's a good idea. |
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 1. Such a subjective stat but the Panthers were credited with just one giveaway on the night (Marcel Goc). Pittsburgh on the flip side had a total of 11. |
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40 Shots, 37 Saves, .925 SV%
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Author: Glenn Odebralski | FloridaPanthers.com
