SB Nation Tampa Bay - Florida Panthers 2, Carolina Hurricanes 0, Finalhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49019/tb-fave.png2012-03-11T19:41:57-04:00http://tampabay.sbnation.com/rss/stream/26262162012-03-11T19:41:57-04:002012-03-11T19:41:57-04:00Florida Panthers 2, Carolina Hurricanes 0, Final
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<p><span>Krys Barch</span> and <span>Tyson Strachan</span> were the healthy scratches for Florida tonight, while <span>Dmitry Kulikov</span>, <span>Kris Versteeg</span>, <span>Matt Bradley</span>, <span>Jack Skille</span> and Scotty Upshall remain on the shelf with various ailments.</p>
<p><b>First Period: </b>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.canescountry.com/">Hurricanes</a> dodged a bullet four minutes into the contest when <span>Stephen Weiss</span>, <span>Sean Bergenheim</span>, <span>Keaton Ellerby</span> and <span>Mike Santorelli</span> all got a shot on goal within a minute of each other. Cam Ward was the saving grace for the Hurricanes early, making saves both easy and difficult.</p>
<p>Through the first half of the period, the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.litterboxcats.com/">Panthers</a> outshot the Hurricanes 10 shots to two, outhustling Carolina with crisp passing and timely takeaways.</p>
<p>At the 11 minute mark, <span>John Madden</span> fed the puck right through <span>Cam Ward's</span> goal mouth but there was no one there to capitalize on the great feed.</p>
<p>The teams traded chances for the rest of the period, with the majority of the action happening in the Carolina zone, but neither team could get on the board before the 20 minutes was up.</p>
<p><b>Second Period: </b></p>
<p>Just over three minutes into the period, <span>Tomas Fleischmann</span> got the cats on the board after shoveling a good feed from Stephen Weiss past Cam Ward to put the Cats up 1-0. <span>Wojtek Wolski</span> also collected an assist on the play. With the 22nd goal of the season, Fleischmann is now tied with Kris Versteeg for the team lead.</p>
<p>At the 4:36 mark, a penalty was called on Keaton Ellerby for interfering with <span>Jussi Jokinen</span>, who was also penalized for embellishing the interference. The result was four-on-four hockey for the next two minutes.</p>
<p>At the 8:31 mark, <span>Erik Gudbranson</span> was called for tripping <span>Brandon Sutter</span>, giving the Hurricanes their first power play of the night. Florida kept the Canes on their heels by timely clearing the puck out, and even got a shorthanded opportunity on a rush by Sean Bergenheim and John Madden.</p>
<p>Jussi Jokinen had two good chances to score on <span>Jose Theodore</span> with four minutes remaining in the period, one a point blank shot, but Theodore was equal to the task, and for the time being retained his shutout bid.</p>
<p>With just under a minute left in the period, <span>Eric Staal</span> was called for tripping Sean Bergenheim, giving the Panthers their first power play of the night. After getting two quick shots, the Panthers allowed an odd man rush to the Canes, who were stymied by Theodore as the period ended.</p>
<p><b>Third Period:</b></p>
<p>Florida opened the final regulation period on the power play, but despite a pretty good shot by <span>Brian Campbell</span> couldn't extend the lead.</p>
<p>Carolina would again go a man up with 15 minutes left in the period when Stephen Weiss hooked <span>Jeff Skinner</span>, but Carolina would not be able to get a decent threat going, and the Panthers killed the power play for the second time in the game.</p>
<p>Stephen Weiss and <span>Tuomo Ruutu</span> were called for matching slashing penalties with nine minutes remaining. For a second there, it looked like Weiss and Ruutu were about to square off, but were separated and sent to the box before getting started.</p>
<p>The resultant four-on-four yielded several end-to-end rushes and chances for each team. Sean Bergenheim and <span>Mike Weaver</span> each hit Cam Ward's best friend, the goal post, within 30-seconds of each other.</p>
<p>The Panthers seemed to go ahead when <span>Jerred Smithson</span> evidently scored with three minutes remaining, but after conferring with the review booth in Toronto, the goal was negated as it appeared that Smithson kicked the puck into the net.</p>
<p>The Hurricanes pulled the goalie with less than two minutes remaining, but before they could get anything going <span>Marcel Goc</span> doubled the Florida lead with an empty netter for his eight score of the season. <span>Jason Garrison</span> and <span>Tomas Kopecky</span> were given the assists on the play.</p>
<p>The game ended moments later, as Jose Theodore earned his third shutout of the year and his career 33rd. Counting last game, Theodore has stopped 67 of his last 68 shots faced.</p>
<p><b>Hits: </b>Canes, 25-24 (<span>Andreas Nodl</span>, <span>Chad LaRose</span> and <span>Anthony Stewart</span> led the Hurricanes with four each, Erik Gudbranson and Jason Garrison led the Cats with five)</p>
<p><b>Blocked Shots</b>: Tied, 13-13 (<span>Tim Gleason</span> and Keaton Ellerby each led their respective teams with four)</p>
<p><b>Faceoffs: </b>Cats, 28-24 (Eric Staal went 10-of-21 in the faceoff circle, Stephen Weiss won 12-of-19 for the Cats)</p>
<p><b>Shots on goal: </b>Canes, 34-32 (Pat Dwyer had six shots for the Canes, Stephen Weiss and Marcel Goc each had four for Florida)</p>
<p><b>Score: </b>Panthers 2, Hurricanes 0</p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/florida-panthers/2012/3/11/2862975/florida-panthers-2-carolina-hurricanes-0-finalKevin Kraczkowski2012-03-11T18:40:02-04:002012-03-11T18:40:02-04:00Florida Panthers 1, Carolina Hurricanes 0, End Of Second Period
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<p>Just over three minutes into the period, <span>Tomas Fleischmann</span> got the cats on the board after shoveling a good feed from <span>Stephen Weiss</span> past <span>Cam Ward</span> to put the Cats up 1-0. <span>Wojtek Wolski</span> also collected an assist on the play. With the 22nd goal of the season, Fleischmann is now tied with <span>Kris Versteeg</span> for the team lead.</p>
<p>At the 4:36 mark, a penalty was called on <span>Keaton Ellerby</span> for interfering with <span>Jussi Jokinen</span>, who was also penalized for embellishing the interference. The result was four-on-four hockey for the next two minutes.</p>
<p>At the 8:31 mark, <span>Erik Gudbranson</span> was called for tripping <span>Brandon Sutter</span>, giving the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.canescountry.com/">Hurricanes</a> their first power play of the night. Florida kept the Canes on their heels by timely clearing the puck out, and even got a shorthanded opportunity on a rush by <span>Sean Bergenheim</span> and <span>John Madden</span>.</p>
<p>Jussi Jokinen had two good chances to score on <span>Jose Theodore</span> with four minutes remaining in the period, one a point blank shot, but Theodore was equal to the task, and for the time being retained his shutout bid.</p>
<p>With just under a minute left in the period, <span>Eric Staal</span> was called for tripping Sean Bergenheim, giving the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.litterboxcats.com/">Panthers</a> their first power play of the night. After getting two quick shots, the Panthers allowed an odd man rush to the Canes, who were stymied by Theodore as the period ended.</p>
<p><b>Hits: </b>Carolina, 18-16 (<span>Andreas Nodl</span> and <span>Anthony Stewart</span> led the Hurricanes with four each, Erik Gudbranson led the Cats with four)</p>
<p><b>Blocked Shots:</b> Panthers, 6-5 (Keaton Ellerby had three for the Panthers)</p>
<p><b>Faceoffs: </b>Panthers, 17-16 (Eric Staal went six-of-13 in the faceoff circle, Stephen Weiss won seven-of-13 for the Cats)</p>
<p><b>Shots on goal: </b>Tied, 24-24 (Pat Dwyer had five shots for the Canes, Stephen Weiss had four for Florida)</p>
<p><b>Score: </b>Panthers 1, Hurricanes 0</p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/florida-panthers/2012/3/11/2862946/florida-panthers-1-carolina-hurricanes-0-end-of-second-periodKevin Kraczkowski2012-03-11T17:46:45-04:002012-03-11T17:46:45-04:00Florida Panthers 0, Carolina Hurricanes 0, End Of First Period
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<p>The Hurricanes dodged a bullet four minutes into the contest when Stephen Weiss, Sean Bergenheim, Keaton Ellerby and Mike Santorelli all got a shot on goal within a minute of each other. Cam Ward was the saving grace for the Hurricanes early, making saves both easy and difficult.</p>
<p>Through the first half of the period, the Panthers outshot the Hurricanes 10 shots to two, outhustling Carolina with crisp passing and timely takeaways.</p>
<p>At the 11 minute mark, John Madden fed the puck right through Cam Ward’s goal mouth but there was no one there to capitalize on the great feed.</p>
<p>The teams traded chances for the rest of the period, with the majority of the action happening in the Carolina zone, but neither team could get on the board before the 20 minutes was up.</p>
<p><strong>Hits: </strong>Carolina, 10-5 (Andreas Nodl led the Hurricanes with three, Mike Weaver led the Cats with two)</p>
<p><strong>Blocked Shots: </strong>Panthers, 4-3 (Keaton Ellerby had three for the Panthers)</p>
<p><strong>Faceoffs: </strong>Panthers, 9-6 (Eric Staal went three-of-seven in the faceoff circle, Stephen Weiss was an impressive five-for-six for the Cats)</p>
<p><strong>Shots on goal: </strong>Panthers, 14-5 (No Cane had more than one shot, Mike Santorelli and Stephen Weiss both had three for Florida)</p>
<p><strong>Score:</strong> Panthers 0, Hurricanes 0</p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/florida-panthers/2012/3/11/2862816/florida-panthers-0-carolina-hurricanes-0-end-of-first-periodKevin Kraczkowski2012-03-11T16:44:04-04:002012-03-11T16:44:04-04:00Carolina Hurricanes Visit Florida Panthers: Injury Report And Starting Lineups
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<p><b><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.litterboxcats.com/">Florida Panthers</a>:</b></p>
<p><b>Injury Report:</b></p>
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<td class="td-first"><span>Jack Skille</span></td>
<td>other-excused</td>
<td class="td-last">03/11/2012</td>
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<td class="td-first"><span>Matt Bradley</span></td>
<td>other-excused</td>
<td class="td-last">02/20/2012</td>
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<td class="td-first"><span>Scottie Upshall</span></td>
<td>sports-hernia</td>
<td class="td-last">01/25/2012</td>
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<td class="td-first"><span>Dmitry Kulikov</span></td>
<td>knee</td>
<td class="td-last">01/22/2012</td>
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<p><b>Starting Lineup:</b></p>
<p><b>Forwards:</b></p>
<p><span>20</span> - <span>57</span> - <span>26</span></p>
<p><span>14</span> - <span>9</span> - <span>8</span></p>
<p><span>82</span> - <span>18</span> - <span>16</span></p>
<p><span>13</span> - <span>10</span> - <span>25</span></p>
<p><b>Defensemen:</b></p>
<p><span>51</span> - <span>4</span></p>
<p><span>52</span> - <span>44</span></p>
<p><span>55</span> - <span>43</span></p>
<p><b>Goalie:</b></p>
<p><span>Jose Theodore</span> has been confirmed as this afternoon's starter.</p>
<p><b><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.canescountry.com/">Carolina Hurricanes</a>:</b></p>
<p><b>Injury Report:</b></p>
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<td class="td-first"><span>Drayson Bowman</span></td>
<td>infection</td>
<td class="td-last">03/11/2012</td>
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<td class="td-first"><span>Jiri Tlusty</span></td>
<td>other-excused</td>
<td class="td-last">03/11/2012</td>
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<td class="td-first"><span>Anthony Stewart</span></td>
<td>undisclosed</td>
<td class="td-last">03/11/2012</td>
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<td class="td-first"><span>Joni Pitkanen</span></td>
<td>knee</td>
<td class="td-last">11/28/2011</td>
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<p><b>Starting Lineup:</b></p>
<p><b>Forwards:</b></p>
<p><span>Tuomo Ruutu</span> - <span>Eric Staal</span> - Jiri Tlusty</p>
<p><span>Jussi Jokinen</span> - <span>Jeff Skinner</span> - <span>Chad LaRose</span></p>
<p>Pat Dwyer - <span>Brandon Sutter</span> - <span>Andreas Nodl</span></p>
<p><span>Derek Joslin</span> - <span>Tim Brent</span> - Anthony Stewart</p>
<p><b>Defensemen:</b></p>
<p><span>Tim Gleason</span> - <span>Bryan Allen</span></p>
<p><span>Jay Harrison</span> - <span>Justin Faulk</span></p>
<p><span>Jaroslav Spacek</span> - <span>Jamie McBain</span></p>
<p><b>Goalie:</b></p>
<p><span>Cam Ward</span> has been confirmed as the starter between the pipes for the Canes tonight. He is 12-8-2 against the Panthers with a save percentage of .898.</p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/florida-panthers/2012/3/11/2862614/carolina-hurricanes-visit-florida-panthers-injury-report-and-startingKevin Kraczkowski2012-03-11T14:18:31-04:002012-03-11T14:18:31-04:00Carolina Hurricanes Visit Florida Panthers: Facts And Figures
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<p><strong>Common Thread:</strong><br>
Hurricanes winger Anthony Stewart played parts of four seasons with the Panthers, appearing in 105 games from 2005-06 through 2008-09. He scored four goals and eight assists with a minus-four rating and 38 penalty minutes.</p>
<p>Hurricanes defenseman Bryan Allen played in parts of five seasons for the Cats. He appeared in 284 games, scoring 14 goals and 53 assists with a plus-one and 341 penalty minutes.</p>
<p>Canes defenseman Jaroslav Spacek played in 157 games for the Panthers over three seasons. He scored 15 goals and 39 assists with a plus-18 rating and 89 penalty minutes.</p>
<p><strong>Panthers Milestones:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Goals:</strong> Tomas Fleischmann and Jason Garrison are tied in 49th with 21 goals. Kris Versteeg sits in 48th, with 22. Shawn Matthias moves past Mike Van Ryn into 45th with his next goal, number 26. Mike Santorelli moves into a tie for 37th with Niklas Hagman if goal number 30 happens tonight. Ed Jovanovski will tie Richard Zednik in 32nd with his 32nd goal. Two more goals for Stephen Weiss will move him into a tie for fourth with Nathan Horton, at 142.</p>
<p><strong>Assists:</strong> If Brian Campbell collects an assist, it will be his 41st with Florida, moving him past Terry Carkner into 49th. Ed Jovanovski’s next assist will give him 61, moving him past Dave Lowry into 28th.</p>
<p><strong>Team Leaders: </strong></p>
<p><strong>Games Played:</strong><br>
Mike Weaver, Brian Campbell, Tomas Fleischmann – 67</p>
<p><strong>Goals:</strong><br>
Kris Versteeg – 22, Tomas Fleischmann – 21, Stephen Weiss – 16</p>
<p><strong>Assists:</strong><br>
Brian Campbell – 40, Stephen Weiss – 31, Tomas Fleischmann, Kris Versteeg – 27</p>
<p><strong>Points:</strong><br>
Kris Versteeg – 49, Tomas Fleischmann – 48, Stephen Weiss – 47, Brian Campbell – 44</p>
<p><strong>Plus/Minus:</strong><br>
Stephen Weiss – plus-5<br>
Jason Garrison – plus-4<br>
Marcel Goc, Kris Versteeg, Krys Barch – plus-2</p>
<p><strong>Point Shares:</strong><br>
Jose Theodore – 7.7<br>
Brian Campbell – 6.9<br>
Jason Garrison – 6.6</p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/florida-panthers/2012/3/11/2862270/carolina-hurricanes-visit-florida-panthers-facts-and-figuresKevin Kraczkowski2012-03-11T11:50:36-04:002012-03-11T11:50:36-04:00Carolina Hurricanes Visit Florida Panthers: Game 68 Preview
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<p>Florida welcomes the Carolina Hurricanes to Sunrise tonight in a meeting where worst vs. first doesn't really mean very much.</p> <p>The Panthers host the <a href="https://www.canescountry.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Carolina Hurricanes</a> tonight at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise. This is the fourth meeting of six between the divisional rivals this season. Floirda won all three prior matches, 3-1 in November, 3-2 in overtime in December, and 3-2 in a shootout in February. They just finished a two game Pennsylvania roadtrip, going 0-1-1 by losing 5-0 to the <a href="https://www.broadstreethockey.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Philadelphia Flyers</a> on Thursday and 2-1 in the shootout to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.</p>
<p>The Panthers will be starting a very important four game homestand. They go on to host the <a href="https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Toronto Maple Leafs</a> on Tuesday, the <a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Boston Bruins</a> on Thursday and the <a href="https://www.diebytheblade.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Buffalo Sabres</a> next Saturday. The Hurricanes will be playing tonight in the fourth game of a five game roadtrip. They beat the <a href="https://www.japersrink.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Washington Capitals</a>, 4-3 in overtime on Tuesday, lost to the Buffalo Sabres, 3-2 in overtime on Wednesday, and defeated the <a href="https://www.rawcharge.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Tampa Bay Lightning</a>, 4-2 last night. Florida is 16-9-8 at home, while the Hurricanes carry a 9-14-9 road record into South Florida.</p>
<p>The last meeting between the two happened on February 25th. The Panthers trailed 2-0 with just six minutes remaining in regulation before <span>Tomas Fleischmann</span> (20) and new acquisition <span>Wojtek Wolski</span> (1) scored to send the game to an extra frame. <span>Mikael Samuelsson</span> and <span>Stephen Weiss</span> lit the lamp for the victory in the shootout. <span>Jose Theodore</span> earned the victory by stopping 26 of 28 Carolina shots. Carolina goaltender <span>Justin Peters</span> took the loss despite stopping 42 of 44 shots. <span>Justin Faulk</span> (7) and <span>Jussi Jokinen</span> (9) scored the Hurricanes goals. Kevin Dineen spoke afterwards about how the Panthers hung in after trailing for most of the game,</p>
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<p>"We were really aggressive in a lot of aspects of the game," said Florida coach Kevin Dineen. "I made up a word called 'stickwithitness.' It doesn't make a lot of sense, but that's what we did tonight. We kept pushing."<br><br><br id="1331306394980"></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.litterboxcats.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Florida Panthers</a> vs Carolina Hurricanes shootout HD 2/25/12 (via <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=rC922tF0SFU">HEATPOSTERIZED</a>)</p>
<p>Florida lost in the shootout, 2-1 to the <a href="https://www.pensburgh.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> in their last game action this past Friday. Despite stopping 33-of-34 shots for the Panthers, goaltender Jose Theodore took the loss. <span>Marc-Andre Fleury</span> stopped 28-of-29 shots before going perfect in the shootout for the win. Tomas Fleischmann (21) tallied the lone goal for Florida, breaking a 94-minute scoreless streak for the Panthers. <span>Steve Sullivan</span> (14) provided the equalizer with a backhand early in the third period. <span>James Neal</span> and <span>Evgeni Malkin</span> both scored in the shootout. Penguins coach Dan Bylsma spoke about how for some teams, the playoffs are now,</p>
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<p>"Teams like Florida are playing playoff-like games, tight checking, not much out there," coach Dan Bylsma said. "But part of that (success) is the way we play (in the third period) and take over games."<br></p>
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<p>Carolina beat the Tampa Bay Lightning last night, 4-2 in Florida. <span>Jaroslav Spacek</span> (5) opened the scoring for the Canes with a power play goal in the second. <span>Jeff Skinner</span> (18, 19), scored twice, including the game winner in the third. <span>Chad LaRose</span> (14) added an empty netter to cap the scoring. <span>Ryan Malone</span> (13) and <span>Nate Thompson</span> (8) scored for the Bolts. <span>Cam Ward</span> stopped 36-of-38 shots for the Carolina victory, while rookie <span>Dustin Tokarski</span> lost by allowing three goals on 25 shots. Tokarski blamed himself afterwards,</p>
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<p>"The last goal went over my shoulder," Tokarski said. "I don't know if I was expecting it or not, but obviously I wasn't there. I didn't hug the post good enough. I've got to make the save for the guys there. If I'm tight to the post or challenge him a bit more, maybe it just hits me. So, good shot but in a tight game like that, you need the goalie to come up big."<br><br>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p>
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<p><strong>Standings: </strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="https://www.litterboxcats.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Florida Panthers</a>:</strong> 31-23-13, 75 points, first Southeast Division, third Eastern Conference, 16th NHL, on pace for 92 points. Last five: L-L-W-L-O. Playoff odds: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Eastern/Southeast/Florida.html"></a><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Eastern/Southeast/Florida.html">79.3%</a></p>
<p><a></a><strong>Carolina Hurricanes:</strong> 26-27-15, 67 points, fifth Southeast Division, 13th Eastern Conference, 26th NHL, on pace for 81 points. Last five: L-O-W-O-W. Playoff odds: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/NHL/Eastern/Southeast/Carolina.html">2.8%</a></p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/florida-panthers/2012/3/11/2861869/carolina-hurricanes-visit-florida-panthers-game-68-previewKevin Kraczkowski