Panthers Sack Senators

     The Florida Panthers shut out the Ottawa Senators 2-0 on Tuesday night at Amerant Bank Arena. It began the final homestand of the 2023-24 regular season for the Panthers. Ottawa(34-40-4) had already been eliminated from postseason contention. 

     In the first period, Florida(49-24-6) made it 1-0 with a power-play tally with 7:58 remaining. Anton Lundell got his 12th goal of the campaign. Anthony Stolarz was credited with a rare assist on the play. 

     The Cats expanded it to 2-0 with 5:12 to go in the first. Sam Bennett backhanded a centering pass from the right wing and it was stopped by Niko Mikkola in the slot area. He dropped it off and Nick Cousins put in a wrist shot from the high slot for his seventh goal of the season.