OTTAWA (AP) -Craig Anderson held tough after the Florida Panthers staked the backup goalie to a quick two-goal lead.
Rostislav Olesz and Nathan Horton scored goals 48 seconds apart early in the first period and Florida beat the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Wednesday night.
Cory Stillman assisted on Horton's goal that made it 2-0 in the first, then scored his third of the season midway through the second to restore the two-goal lead.
"We wanted to have a quick start, and the start won us the game," coach Peter DeBoer said.
Anderson made 41 saves - including 38 over the final 40 minutes - in his first start of the season.
"It's good to get the first one out of the way - first win, first start, I just wanted to go out there and battle for the guys and make sure that I gave them a chance to win," Anderson said. "We came out flying in the first and took it to them, I think, and we were able to get a good lead. After that, it was just holding down the fort."
Anderson, Tomas Vokoun's backup, stopped 26 shots in the third period alone, lunging to his left to make a glove save on Antoine Vermette's shot as Ottawa enjoyed a power-play for the final 3:05 of the third after David Booth was assessed a double minor for high-sticking. . . READ MORE
Michael Frolik had less than ten minutes again tonight, although he did start the game up top with Nathan Horton and Cory Stillman. Over twelve shifts, Frolik racked up 9:16. He created some chances, but he spent a lot of time being outmuscled and pushed down to the ice by stronger players going after the puck.
Anthony Stewart and Wade Belak were the healthy scratches last night.
Riley Emmerson and Jacob Micflikier were both sent to the Rochester Americans earlier this week. Emmerson is no Steve MacIntyre when the gloves come off, but he can still get the job done and at 6'8", 250 pounds, I'm sure his presence will be noted.
The Panthers are back in Florida Friday night against San Jose, Saturday night they'll be in St. Louis and then they're off again until next Thursday when they return home to host the Ottawa Senators before the five-game road trip.
2 comments:
Too bad Stewart continues to ride the bench. Would love to see him continue the excellent production he exhibited during the preseason.
San Jose will own your team tomorrow night, beyotch!
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