FLORIDA PANTHERS at COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
JAN. 26, 2021
Nationwide Arena – COLUMBUS, OH
| FLORIDA PANTHERS | COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS |
| 4 | 3 |
(SHOOTOUT)
- Florida improved to 3-0-0 on the season, marking the first time in franchise history that the club has opened the season with three consecutive victories.
- The Panthers have mounted third-period comebacks in each of their last two games.
- Patric Hornqvist tallied the game-tying goal at 19:57 of the third period, and scored the game-deciding goal in the fifth round of the shootout. He is the first player in franchise history to score a goal in each of the team’s first three games of the season, and he has produced five total points (4-1-5) through those games.
- Carter Verhaeghe recorded two points (1-1-2), tallying a goal for the second consecutive game and extending his point streak to three games (3-2-5)
- Hornqvist and Verhaeghe, having each notched at least one point in each of FLA’s first three games, aretied for fourth-longest point streaks by any Panthers player to start their tenure with the club (Per NHL Stats).
- Anthony Duclair notched two assists (0-2-2) for the second consecutive game, extending his point streak to two games (0-4-4).
- Aaron Ekblad posted an assist, extending his point streak to three games (1-2-3).
- Aleksander Barkov scored his first goal of the season, extending his point streak to three games (1-3-4), and posted a game-high eight shots on goal.
- Alex Wennberg posted an assist, extending his assist streak to two games (0-2-2).
- Sergei Bobrovsky stopped five of six CBJ chances in the shootout, and all nine shots he faced on the penalty kill.
- FLA successfully killed off all six CBJ power plays, including one in overtime.
- The Panthers outshot CBJ 31-22.
NHL.com Final Score: FLA 4, CBJ 3 [Shootout]
PANTHERS POSTGAME QUOTES – JAN. 26, 2021
Head Coach Joel Quenneville
“Start to finish we deserved that win tonight. We did a lot of great things. I liked our pace, I liked our purpose.”
“All kinds of good things happened in the win. There are some areas we could still look to improve upon, but I like the consistency of our game and some guys are really, really playing well.”
“Comparable to our last game. We got the win. They had the lead in the third (period) and all of a sudden we are chasing it, but finding a way to win is a good sign.”
Forward Aleksander Barkov
“(Forward Patric Hornqvist) He’s been huge for us so far and will be huge for us the whole season.”
“We’ve just got to work hard and play our own game, not get too satisfied yet.”
“We had good looks on the power play and the penalty kill was huge for us. (Forward Noel Acciari) blocking shots, defensemen blocking shots, (Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky) Bob was great in the net on the penalty kill he gave us a chance to go into overtime and win (in the shootout).”
Forward Patric Hornqvist
“This was a huge win for us. Over the 65 minutes we played really good hockey, and when you keep doing that for that long you know its going to get rewarded. We got the win in the shootout, we came back and we came back strong and we did the right things all over the ice for 65 minutes.”
“It’s always fun to score big goals and help the team win. That’s my job and I will try to help this team to win every single time I’m on the ice.”
