After a brief 4-on-4 action, the Panthers faced their fifth penalty kill of the game late in the third period, but managed to survive, allowing only two shots on goal.
Unfortunately, just after that, Couturier scored at 15:50 to give Philadelphia a 3-2 lead.
From there, Bobby Brink and Christian Dvorak added empty-net goals to seal the Flyers’ 5-2 victory.
“Looking back at the game, I don’t think we had any major breakdowns defensively,” Morris said. “That’s what we did with the puck and why. When we moved the puck, we stood still with the puck. We had a slow puck game. Even on turnovers, broken plays and plays that weren’t completed, when we moved the puck, we stood still.”
they said it
“He was good. Going hard over the net, talking to the D-men. He was okay. Most of his actions were high-end.” – Paul Maurice on Daniil Tarasov’s debut
“That was huge. We didn’t have the momentum at the time, but it gave us a lot of life at the end of that period.” – Sam Bennett on Sam Reinhart’s short goal
“It was kind of good. I hadn’t played for a while, a few weeks. It was kind of good. I made some shots in the first period.” – Daniil Tarasov on his debut with the Panthers
cat statistics
– Sam Reinhart scored his 11th career shortstop, the third-most in Panthers history.
– Anton Lundell and Luke Kunin each won seven face-offs.
– Sam Bennett had a team-high seven hits.
– Aaron Ekblad blocked a team-high four shots.
-Florida improved to 12-for-12 on penalty kills this season.
– The Panthers allowed just four shots on goal in the third period.
What’s next?
The road trip is just beginning.
Kicking off a back-to-back series against two Eastern Conference opponents, the Panthers will take on the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET at Little Caesars Arena.
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