Florida Panthers Starting to Feel Like Themselves

Good morning. Yesterday’s poll was not our finest hour…

Despite collecting the least amount of votes yesterday, Thatcher Demko made the most saves last night (30).

Let’s get back to our winning ways tonight, shall we?!

Enjoy your weekend, fam!

- Brandon Rubeo & Kevin Allen

Today’s Lineup:

• Sergei Bobrovsky’s shutout gets Panthers back to winning ways

• Semyon Varlamov makes 32 saves for 2nd consecutive shutout

• Quinn Hughes collects 5 points in blowout win

• And a lot more… 👇

Florida Panthers Starting to Feel Like Themselves

Last season, the Florida Panthers reached the Stanley Cup Final. This season, they have mastered the skill of treading water until help arrives.

Veteran goalie Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves to spark the Florida Panthers to a 2-0 shutout triumph against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. The Panthers (5-3-1) now have points in four consecutive games as they move closer to the return of key defensemen Brandon Montour and Aaron Ekblad from injuries.

Bobrovsky was playing his 650th career game and this was his 39th career shutout.

Bobrovsky was talking about the Boston Bruins who have started the season with a 10-game points streak while the Panthers have been trying to survive without two critical players. Both players have been practicing with the team wearing non-contact jerseys.

The return of those players will help ease the pain of losing Sam Bennett again after he just came back from the injured list. His return lasted 27 minutes of game time.

The Panthers have won 10 consecutive games against Detroit, dating to 2020-21.

Steven Lorentz and Anton Lundell each scored his first goal of the season for Florida.

Aleksander Barkov played his 672nd game with the Panthers, passing Jonathan Huberdeau for the most in team history. Barkov is also Florida’s leader in goals (245) and points (639).

✌️ Semyon Varlamov makes 32 saves for 2nd consecutive shutout, Islanders beat Capitals 3-0. Despite being outshot 32 to 21, the Islanders’ 35-year-old netminder had another flawless game after a 34-save shutout performance Saturday night at Columbus. Defenseman Ryan Pulock scored his 1st of the season just 22 seconds into the game, with Simon Holmstrom and Brock Nelson adding goals for the Isles. The shutout ends Alex Ovechkin’s six-game point streak. Read more →

🔥 Vancouver’s defenseman Quinn Hughes collects 5 points in Canucks’ 10-1 domination of the Sharks. The eldest Hughes brothers entered the night tied with Cale Makar and Adam Fox for the league lead in points by a defenseman but ended as the definitive leader after as his 1st period goal from the point, just eight minutes into the game, was already his third point of the opening frame before adding two assists in the 2nd. Boeser and Beauvillier scored twice, Miller, Mikheyev, Kuzmenko, Lafferty, and Suter added goals while Thatcher Demko collected 30 saves for the red-hot Canucks. Read more →

With his 6th career shutout as a Florida Panther last night, Sergei Bobrovsky now holds sole possession of 5th on the franchise’s all-time shutout list. Who leads the Florida Panthers all-time leader in shutouts?

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Roberto Luongo is the Florida Panthers all-time leader in shutouts with 38.