Panthers Burned By Flames

     The Florida Panthers were blanked by the Calgary Flames 3-0 at Scotiabank Saddledome. The Panthers reached the halfway point of their five-game road trip against Western Conference opponents. 

     Former Panthers left wing Ryan Lomberg received his Stanley Cup Final ring yesterday. Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov did not play due to an illness. 

     Calgary(15-11-5) jumped out to a 1-0 advantage at the 8:57 mark of the opening period. Nasem Kadri stole the puck from Dmitry Kulikov in the high slot of the Panthers zone. He skated through the slot area and picked up his 11th goal of the season on a wrist shot from the top of the crease by Spencer Knight.  

     In the second period, the Flames made it 2-0 with 55 seconds remaining. Matt Coronato entered the Florida(18-11-2) zone and sent a square pass from the high slot. Blake Coleman released a wrist shot from the left circle for his sixth goal of the campaign. 

     It became 3-0 for Calgary at 6:17 of the third period. Kevin Bahl passed ahead from the neutral zone. Mikael Backlund snapped a shot from the left wing for his fifth tally this year.