Ducks edge Panthers in shootout
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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Troy Terry and Mason McTavish scored in a shootout, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Leo Carlsson had a goal and an assist, and Cutter Gauthier also scored to help the Ducks end a five-game trip with a victory in coach Joel Quenneville’s first game against his former team.
The Ducks (4-3-1) close out their five-game road trip with a visit to Florida to take on the Panthers (5-5-1). Puck drop is set for 4 p.m. PT and will air on Victory+ and KCOP-13. Anaheim enters this game coming off a 4-3 loss to the Lightning.
Cole Schwindt, who was part of Florida’s trade to acquire star Matthew Tkachuk, was back on the ice Saturday for the Panthers.
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joel Quenneville returned to South Florida on Tuesday with an applause, a welcome message and a win. Quenneville last coached a game in Sunrise four years ago as head coach of the Panthers before he resigned and was banned from the NHL for his handling of a sexual assault scandal involving his 2010 Stanley Cup Blackhawks squad.
The beauty in sports is that you find a team to root for and you ride and die with them. In 2019, this is what happened to Joe Fischetti when he moved to Palm Beach County.
The Florida Panthers were hoping to carry the momentum of their win at the Boston Bruins on Tuesday - the lone highlight of an otherwise disappointing five-game road trip - into their homestand opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. It didn't happen, although they made a push late.
The Florida Panthers, already missing three veteran forwards, lost defenseman Dmitry Kulikov for five months after upper-body surgery.
The Florida Panthers will not have leading scorer Brad Marchand in the lineup Tuesday against the visiting Anaheim Ducks due to a death in the family. Marchand, 37, leads Florida in goals (five), assists (six) and points (11) in 10 games this season.
Cousins will play at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday for the first time since winning the Stanley Cup when the Panthers host the Ottawa Senators.