He yielded two goals on 21 shots in relief of Roberto Luongo last Wednesday, and has been great in limited work this season.
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He hadn’t been on the losing end of a game since giving up four goals in a 5-2 loss at San Jose on November 5.
Zack Kassian, who recently was acquired from Montreal for Ben Scrivens, has registered four shots in his first two games – including three in 15:53 of ice time on Saturday.
Much of the attention before, during and after the game was focused on Hendricks, who made his return after serving a three-game suspension for the hit he put on Panthers All-Star defenseman Aaron Ekblad. Florida has lost four in a row since their 12-game win streak …
The Panthers face the Edmonton Oilers on Monday, January 18th at 7:30 p.m. You can hear every game on Sports Radio 560 WQAM, the radio home of the Florida Panthers. The Oilers sit in last place in the Western Conference but are still within striking distance of a playoff spot if they can string some victories together but their road record is a major cause for concern and that is where their improvements have to come from as they are 5-14-4 outside of Edmonton this season.
Just under three minutes later, Quinton Howden made it a one-score game with his fourth goal of the season. While the Panthers may have thought they gained retribution for an injured teammate, it was the Oilers who got the spark from the fight, scoring a minute and a half later on a breakaway by Hall.
Hall, who also had an assist, scored just one goal in his previous 14 games.
PHOENIX – Buffalo rookie Jack Eichel had a goal and an assist and goaltender Chad Johnson won his second game in three nights in the Sabres’ victory over Arizona at Gila River Arena.
Earlier in the day, coach Gerard Gallant cautioned, “Emotions are a big part of the game”.
But they have lost a handle on the ingredient that have brought htem success since Thanksgiving: hustling to early lead, making their shots count, responsible puck possession and superb goaltending. That lengthy streak followed on a solid run by the team.
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“It didn’t hurt us during the winning streak, now it’s hurting us”, Jaromir Jagr said. “If we do that I’d certainly wear it again”. “We’ve got the two Stanley Cup finalists from past year (Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning) coming in the next two games”. “To go through the full overtime and get the shootout win is real big for us. We won’t have any game with a small attendance the rest of the year”. “We’re a fun team to watch”.
