NEW YORK -- During the second intermission of Friday's game in Detroit, Panthers goalie coach Robb Tallas left his perch in the press box with a smile on his face.

``One goal and Clem is going to get this one for us,'' Tallas said. ``You watch.''

The Panthers were trailing Detroit 1-0 at the time, but Tallas knew he was watching something special. Goalie Scott Clemmensen, the much-maligned backup who gave up seven goals in his previous start two weeks earlier, was looking good. And his team was looking confident if not being all that active.

Florida got that one goal with Stephen Weiss scoring midway through the third to tie it. And like Tallas predicted, Clemmensen was solid the rest of the way as Detroit failed to score and the game went to overtime with the Panthers earning at least a point.

Then Bryan McCabe scored 40 seconds into overtime, and Florida got a bonus it wasn't really expecting.

``It's tough to play on the road, and it's tough in this barn,'' Clemmensen said after the game. ``To be down going into the third, it's a tough spot to be in. To get that point, that equalizer goal, was huge. And give us credit for going for it in overtime. We attacked them.''

Clemmensen's ego was a little bruised after the Nov. 7 start in Washington in which the Panthers led 3-2 going into the third only to watch the Capitals storm back to win with five in the final period. Clemmensen came out and calmly spoke to the media, but placed almost all of the blame on his defense.

They were comments he probably regrets saying, and he spoke with coach Pete DeBoer the following Monday to talk about them.

``He gave up five goals in one period, and the emotions were running,'' Tallas said. ``I think if he had that time over again he would change some of it. But it was a lesson learned. He bounced back. He's not even thinking about that. This was the kind of game he needed to bounce back with.''

After Friday, DeBoer probably won't be reluctant to give starter Tomas Vokoun a breather. The Panthers play at least every other day until Christmas, so Clemmensen is going to be called on more than once to spell Vokoun in net.

Clemmensen sounds ready for his next challenge. It probably won't come Monday against the Penguins, but he will get his shot this weekend as the Panthers play host to the Maple Leafs on Friday before playing in Nashville on Saturday.

``[Not playing] isn't easy, but it's a spot I've been in before,'' he said. ``The good thing about practicing a lot is being able to work on the things you want to work on.''

• The Panthers are going to unveil their new third jerseys Monday. When the Panthers began play in 1993, they had white home jerseys and red road jerseys. A blue alternate was introduced later, one that eventually became their primary home jersey.

In 2007, Reebok redesigned the jerseys, and Florida went back to two colors -- white on the road and blue at home. The Panthers aren't bringing back their original red but reportedly are going with a dark blue jersey with light blue shoulders and bottom striping. The jersey will also have gray accents and a redesigned front crest logo and shoulder patches.

Photos of the jerseys will be available on the Herald website sometime on Monday. Visit MiamiHerald.com/sports/hockey for more details.

• Winger Radek Dvorak will play his 500th game with the Panthers on Monday, joining Robert Svehla (573), Olli Jokinen (567), Scott Mellanby (552), Paul Laus (530), Rob Niedermayer (518) and current television analyst Bill Lindsay (506).