Florida Panthers vs. Ottawa Senators

After shutting down Montreal Canadiens 2–0, Florida Panthers came on the ice rink determined to win Tuesday night. They dominated the Ottawa Senators scoring 7–2 making their fans proud. Now they are one point away from receiving a wild card to get them into the Stanley Playoffs. Goaltender James Reimer talks about both games and what it takes to pull through on nhl.com:

“I think these last two games were pretty textbook, defensively. “Back end of a back to back, obviously, it’s hard and sometimes your legs aren’t there, so you’ve got to be mentally sharp.

Tuesday night’s action began in the first period when Colton Sceviour scored the first goal 1–0 for the cats (2:36). Patrick Sieloff tied the game for the Senators 1–1 with a slap shot that hit the broad then hit Reimer’s back making the puck go into the net (12:48). Keith Yadle gave panthers the 2–1 lead with a wrist shot(15:58). During the second period, Evgenii Dadonov made it 3–1 as he one-timed a pass from Aleksander Barkov(2:15).

Panthers continued their success in second period as Jared McCann put the puck with a snap shot on a breakaway which made the score 4–1(7:19). Senators got back into the game as right winger Marian Gorborik scored the final with a wrist shot and changed the score to 4–2 (13:52). The cats kept pushing as Frank Vatrano made a wrist shot to make it 5–2(16:13). The Aleksander Barkov was given the puck by Dadonov and one-timed it and made it 6–2 for the cats(17:04). The final 7–1 goal was scored by Jamie Mcginn with a backhand in the third period(12:08).

This was a big exciting game for panther fans and they showed their pride on Facebook:

“Let’s do it again!” said Danial O’Quinn

“Two words blowout” said Judy Hall

This was an awesome game!” said Gerardo Jose Chavez

If cats continue to play with this this hard work and dedication, they will for sure make it to the playoffs and fans will happy to see them win the cup. Below are highlights of the game.