PANTHERS 3, RANGERS 2
Florida Panthers' road tour ends with victory in New York
Nathan Horton, Jordan Leopold and Steven Reinprecht each scored and the streaking Panthers swept their three-game road trip.
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Backup goalie Scott Clemmensen was stellar in a win against the Red Wings, helping to erase memories of a bad game against the Capitals on Nov. 7.
Nathan Horton, Jordan Leopold and Steven Reinprecht each scored and the streaking Panthers swept their three-game road trip.
The Panthers are winning games but losing bodies.
On Friday, both Cory Stillman and Gregory Campbell sustained injuries that kept them out of Saturday's game at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers.With the holidays coming up, save for family, what are you most thankful for?
Goalie Tomas Vokoun: It has to be the health of myself and the health of my family.Scott Clemmensen made 39 saves, Bryan McCabe scored in overtime and the Panthers won in Detroit for the first time in nearly 13 years.
It took forwards Cory Stillman and Steven Reinprecht a little while to get going. Kind of like the Panthers themselves.
The Panthers defense has been much improved over the past few weeks, and it will be put to the test Friday against the defending Western Conference champion Red Wings.
General manager Randy Sexton will visit his team's minor-league affiliate Thursday. He is not expected to be greeted with the vitriol his predecessor was -- the mood in Rochester, N.Y., is much different these days.
The Panthers were embarrassed by the Sabres last month, but they sent Buffalo fans scrambling for the exits during Wednesday's rematch.
WEDNESDAY: PANTHERS AT SABRES
When/where: 7 p.m.; HSBC Arena (Buffalo, N.Y.).TV/radio: FSNF; WAXY 790.Victor Oreskovich came to the Panthers with no guarantees. He knows full well his hockey path right now might have guided him to evenings in such outposts as Estero, Elmira, Wheeling and Kalamazoo.
Cliff Viner and Stu Siegel, the Panthers' new co-general partners, said everyone in the organization must meet expectations.
As the Panthers continue to try to climb out of a hole after their slow start to the season, the team's success in shootouts has kept it from the cellar of the Southeast Division.
The Panthers had prospered when games went beyond three periods, but they went scoreless in a shootout.
Florida will undergo changes in its ownership structure as minority partners Stuart Siegel and Cliff Viner take control.
The Panthers didn't do much in the first 30 minutes Saturday but woke up in the second half to beat the Islanders for their second win in a row.
The NHL is definitely getting younger, as evidenced by the number of teenagers selected in this past draft who are getting substantial playing time.
How good has Tomas Vokoun been for the Panthers in his past few starts?
``He's been elite for us,'' said coach Pete DeBoer.
The Panthers stuck around long enough to win, even though the only goal of the night really wasn't a goal at all.
Compared with last season, Panthers winger Michael Frolik is off to a great start.
It took Frolik 18 games to score his first goal of the season last year. This year, he scored three in his first 14 games.