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Stillman's injury halts hot stretch with Reinprecht

It took forwards Cory Stillman and Steven Reinprecht a little while to get going. Kind of like the Panthers themselves.

Only the Panthers are still going strong, but the Stillman-Reinprecht combo could be on the shelf for some time.

The one negative out of Florida's 2-1 overtime victory over the Red Wings on Friday was that Stillman -- who had goals in six of eight games coming in -- sustained a left knee injury. Stillman was driven into the boards midway through the second period, and coach Pete DeBoer said he will be out for some time.

Stillman's return pushed back to New Year's Eve

The Panthers won't have Cory Stillman back in the lineup as quickly as they had hoped. Coach Pete DeBoer said Stillman likely will return Dec. 31 against Montreal instead of Dec. 27 against Boston.

Stillman, who sustained an injury to his left knee Nov. 20 in Detroit, has been practicing with the team the past few days. But because of the Panthers' compressed schedule, the practices have been no-contact skates, with some drills.

DeBoer said he wants Stillman to get into some more intense practices before returning.

Florida Panthers' Cory Stillman ready to help

When the Panthers were piling up goals in bunches not too long ago, Cory Stillman surmised maybe he wasn't missed all that much.

Not true at all.

Stillman has been out since injuring his left knee in a game at Detroit on Nov. 20 but makes his return Thursday against Montreal. And while it's true the Panthers had their offensive game clicking at times during Stillman's absence, they sure could use him now.

Florida Panthers' Rotislav Olesz helps second line take pressure off top trio

The Panthers have been desperately searching for a scoring line to take some pressure off their top three forwards.

They hope to have made some progress in that quest Saturday.

In Saturday's 3-0 win against the Senators, the top line scored first as Nathan Horton followed up a rebound to score in the first period. But in the second period, it was the trio of Rostislav Olesz, Cory Stillman and Steven Reinprecht doing the heavy lifting.

Florida Panthers swipe much-needed victory against Senators

Cory Stillman never played football, but after Saturday night, he looked like he could play cornerback for the Miami Dolphins.

In a three-minute span, the Panthers winger picked off two passes, each time leading to a goal by Rostislav Olesz as Florida snapped a two-game losing streak and headed south with a 3-0 win over Ottawa at Scotiabank Place.

Florida came into the night with losses in six of it past eight games. Ottawa, a team Florida is chasing in the playoff race, has lost three in a row.