The Cats and the Blues end the first tied 1-1. David Backes scored an unassisted goal against the Cats, and Mike Santorelli returned the favor 7 minutes later with an unassisted goal of his own.
The period ends with both teams fielding four skaters, to be followed by a three minute power play for Florida. Sean Bergenheim sits out two-minutes for roughing and Scott Nichol gets a five-minute major and a game misconduct for spearing.
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