Panthers Wrap-Up: Canadiens 5, Panthers 2
Kopecky and Matthias' third period tallies not enough in comeback attempt.
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 SUNRISE, Fla — Michael Ryder scored two power-play goals, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Sunday night. |
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 - Panthers forward Shawn Matthias. |
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 2. Gaining Some Momentum: The Panthers made it a game, recording two goals in the first 14 minutes of the third period. First it was a bit of luck and pressure that got them on the board. Tomas Kopecky fired a shot that Peter Budaj stopped. The puck came to Bouillon's stick and with Jack Skille pressuring, the defenseman scored on his own team. The goal, which came at the 7:59 mark, was credited to Kopecky. That line (Kopecky, Skille and Shawn Matthias) has been great for the Panthers (see below) as the trio brought the Panthers to within two when Skille set up Matthias on a rush and the forward recorded his fourth goal in the last six games, going top shelf with 6:03 to play. The tide seemed to be turning just a little. 3. Not Enough, Again: The Panthers did gain some momentum but a late penalty was costly to their comeback hopes. Forward Kris Versteeg went to the box for holding in the offensive zone and the Canadiens made them pay 38 seconds into the man advantage with Ryder tipping a PK Subban point shot past Markstrom for the fifth goal of the game and the nail in the coffin. The Panthers keep giving up early goals and attempt to come back. They've lost their last three games and six of their last seven. |
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 Memorable twitter posts from the game.
@echelonjimmy: Another bad loss for @FlaPanthers the only thing to save is the beautiful goal by mathias! #nhl |
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 Memorable fan posts from the game.
Alejandro Hernandez: RE-GROUP Kean Steinkellner: The biggest issue is every time they score a goal a penalty is given away less than 2 minutes later...never going to win doing that. Jeff Carter: I have anger issues so I have to shut the game off every time the cats go down by 3. it's an even shorter season for me... Mirko Kunstek: All I gotta say is tighten up Panthers. Terry Hanley: There is a lot of young talent so now's the time to let them get their feet wet. The season's going nowhere, so learning & character building is what's left.. |
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 1. The Panthers streak of winning at least one game in a season series against Montreal is over as they went 0-2-1 in this season's series. Florida had won at least one game in the team's first 17 seasons. |
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2 Goals, 1 Assist, 3 Points, 2 Shots, +2, 14:46 TOI
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Author: Glenn Odebralski | FloridaPanthers.com
