Even after early playoff exit, Panthers still optimistic
The Florida Panthers already know one thing that will be different going into next season. Expectations will not be low. That s a welcome change. Progress, and a lot of it, was made this season by the Panthers.
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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) The Florida Panthers already know one thing that will be different going into next season. Expectations will not be low.
That s a welcome change.
Progress, and a lot of it, was made this season by the Panthers. They had their best regular season winning percentage in franchise history, but still couldn t get out of the first round of the playoffs so it’s now 25 years and counting since Florida won a postseason series.
SYDNEY, N.S. Hockey fans from the East Coast are all familiar with the Maritimes so-called big three making their mark in the Stanley Cup playoffs. But this year, there are some lesser-known players from our neck of the woods who are starting to make some noise. One of the best examples so far, is the defenceman from Colorado Ryan Graves, says John Moore, the owner of sportsandmoore.com. With a goal and three assists, Graves, who hails from Yarmouth, N.S., is one of the highest-scoring defencemen in the postseason and his plus-minus rating of plus-nine is tops among all players.
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One of the most exciting series in the first round of the NHL Playoffs reaches Game 6 on Wednesday night as the Tampa Bay Lightning, leading the series 3-2, host the Florida Panthers. The Panthers won Game 5 4-1 to force another game and it was all thanks to Spencer Knight who made his NHL debut in net for the Panthers and had 36 saves. The Panthers have been all offense in this series and it was nice to finally have a confident goalie to help them out on the back end. The Panthers have averaged 3.4 goals for in the first five
Rookie Knight saves 36, Panthers beat Lightning to stay alive
The Florida Panthers entrusted their season to a rookie goalie making his playoff debut. Spencer Knight delivered, in a huge way. The 20-year-old Knight stopped 36 shots, Mackenzie Weegar had a goal and an assist, and the Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Monday night in Game 5 of their Central Division playoff series.
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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) The Florida Panthers entrusted their season to a rookie goalie making his playoff debut.
Spencer Knight delivered, in a huge way.
The 20-year-old Knight stopped 36 shots, MacKenzie Weegar and Patrick Hornqvist each had a goal and an assist, and the Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Monday night in Game 5 of their Central Division playoff series.