Although the Florida Panthers weren't able to string more than two wins together in the month of January, head coach Paul Maurice seems confident the defending Stanley Cup champions are headed in the right direction.
Doughty plays about 24 minutes in his season debut but the Kings fall, 3-0, and have lost seven of their past nine games, scoring just 15 goals in that stretch.
Matthew Tkachuk scored once in a three-point outing while Aaron Ekblad collected one goal and one assist in his return to the lineup to pace the visiting Florida Panthers to a 7-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.
The Panthers, who have won four of their last six, erased an early one-goal deficit with six unanswered goals to coast past the host San Jose Sharks.
Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season, and Florida beat Los Angeles.
The Florida Panthers played a full, 60-minute game in beating the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Celebrating Dmitry Kulikov’s 1,000th game, the Panthers put together a strong effort led by 29 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky in a 3-0 win which catapulted them into first place in the Atlantic Division standings.
Defenseman Aaron Ekblad had a goal and an assist in his return from an upper-body injury and the Florida Panthers routed the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Saturday night.
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Coming into Wednesday’s game between the Florida Panthers and Los Angeles Kings, you knew there would not be a lot of scoring. Both teams are too strong defensively, as evidenced last week when the Panthers lost a tight one in Los Angeles.
“I’m playing with my food here a little bit,” the Florida Panthers’ veteran coach said.
When the Florida Panthers and Los Angeles Kings get together, it usually feels like a playoff game. Wednesday night at Amerant Bank Arena was no different. For the second time in as many weeks, Florida and Los Angeles went into the third period with the Panthers holding a slim 1-0 lead.