30th Anniversary Panthers First Home Game

     The Florida Panthers celebrated the 30th anniversary of their first home game in franchise history on Thursday. The Panthers hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins at Miami Arena on October 12, 1993. 

     Pittsburgh ended up edging Florida 2-1. Martin Straka scored for the Pens with 2:20 to go in the second period for a 1-0 lead. Jaromir Jagr and Marty McSorley got the assists on the play. 

     Joe Mullen gave the Penguins a 2-0 advantage at the 3:51 mark of the third period on a shorthanded goal. Scott Mellanby scored the Panthers only goal that night with 8:32 left in the third on assists from Evgeny Davydov and Rob Niedermayer.