The Florida Panthers had an unreal win against the Dallas Stars on Thursday night. The Panthers found themselves down 2-0 with less than seven minutes left in the third period. But, Florida was able to score three goals in 3:11 to complete the comeback win.
Recap
After a busted dasher board delay, the Panthers flipped the switch. Alexander Barkov scored the Cats’ first goal of the game, putting the Panthers within one. Less than a minute later, Anton Stralman tied it up, with Mason Marchment getting his first point as a Panther. Then with 3:10 left, Frank Vatrano scored to give the Panthers their first lead of the night. The goal made it 3-2, the final score in Sunrise.
Vatrano on coming back to take the two points: “Every single game this year is so important, playing all year in the same division. Every single point matters.”
Stats
On Thursday night, Sergei Bobrovsky and Jake Oettinger were in net, despite Chris Driedger and Anton Khudobin playing the first two games of the three game series. Bobrovsky got the win, stopping 37 out of 39 shots. And for 22 year-old Jake Oettinger, 32 out of 35 shots were stopped.
Quenneville on Sergei Bobrovsky: “I thought he was excellent. I would call that a goalie win… We were being outplayed and every period he kept us in there. He gave us a chance where maybe something could happen in the third. Bob was the reason why.”
Takeaways
The Panthers are now 6-0 following a loss and are one of four teams this season to comeback from a multi-goal deficit in the third period. Florida still sits atop the Central Division, at 13-4-2.
Next Up
The Panthers will play again on Saturday night at 7:00 PM EST, against the Carolina Hurricanes.