Kevin Connauton made his Panthers debut against his former team. Florida took two games of the three-game set in Sunrise against the defending Western Conference champion Stars.
After a scoreless first period, Dallas(6-5-4) scored a power-play goal at 2:10 of the second. Justin Dowling belted a slap shot from the right-circle dot which Sergei Bobrovsky saved. Joe Pavelski blasted in the rebound from the low left circle for his 10th goal of the season. It was his third goal in the last five contests.
The Stars made it 2-0 with 2:11 remaining in the period. Radek Faksa won the faceoff in the left circle and pushed it back to John Klingberg on the left point. His snap shot was deflected in by Jamie Benn in the low slot for his fourth goal of the campaign. It was Benn's first goal in the last seven games.
In the third period, Florida(13-4-2) ended their scoreless streak of 114 minutes and six seconds with 6:21 left. MacKenzie Weegar fired a slap shot from the top of the zone which was redirected by Jonathan Huberdeau at the top of the crease. The puck remained in the blue paint and Aleksander Barkov steered it into the Stars cage for his eighth goal this season.
The Panthers would tie it up 2-2 just 52 seconds later. Mason Marchment made a pass from the right wing and Anton Stralman ripped a wrist shot from above the right circle by Jake Oettinger for his second tally of the year with 5:28 to go. Marchment got his first point in a Panthers uniform.
The Cats took their first lead of the contest with 3:10 remaining. Alex Wennberg backhanded a pass in the left circle and Frank Vatrano snapped a shot for his fifth goal of the campaign. Patric Hornqvist was credited with a secondary assist on the play.
No comments:
Post a Comment