FLORIDA PANTHERS vs. DETROIT RED WINGS
MARCH 5, 2022
FLA Live Arena – Sunrise, Fla.
| FLORIDA PANTHERS | DETROIT RED WINGS |
| 6 | 2 |
PANTHERS POSTGAME QUOTES
Forward Sam Reinhart
On Anton Lundell’s two goal performance:
“He seems to put himself in the right areas. He is so smart offensively at finding those holes. We were able to get the puck to him tonight, and he’s a finisher.”
On the team’s play in the last two games:
“I think when we play with that pace, there is [limited] room for the opposition. On a night like tonight, when you know where the team is at off of back-to-back, you put that much more emphasis on the pace early. I thought we did a good job at that tonight.”
Forward Anton Lundell
On the compete level of his linemates:
“I know if we keep going that way the whole game, we’re going to get some one, two, three, really good chances. Then it’s up to us—if we score, everyone’s happy, if we don’t, we need to create more [chances]. But every game we get some chances, it’s just about if we can use those chances to score goals.”
On the performance of the power play:
“We just try to do our best every time we go. I think we have been supporting each other even better. We are all more and more on the same page. That really helps us to get some chances and a couple goals too.”
Defenseman Lucas Carlsson
On confidence with playing with the Panthers:
“It has been a great year. They have given me confidence every day. To play on this team is inspiring and they help me.”
On defensive success the last two games:
“We are closing out the neutral zone. That is the biggest part and obviously Bob (Bobrovsky) in net has been unbelievable. We are just working really hard for Bob and we did a great job.”
Interim Head Coach Andrew Brunette
On Anton Lundell’s performance tonight:
“Nothing really surprises me about the kid anymore. He was excellent all game, his line was really good. You almost expect it of him–that’s kind of a thing with him.”
On Lucas Carlsson’s goal:
“That was awesome. Carly Orr. It was really good to see other guys chip in, and it was beautiful goal. Really happy for him.
On winning two games in a row:
“I think [the players] recharged their batteries a little bit. Coming off a break I don’t think our energy level wasn’t quite where it needed to be. This group realizes where they want to be and where they want to go. It’s not too hard to motivate them. I think they want to be great. They recognize the home games are huge and I thought they brought a lot of energy, and like I said earlier, I thought they were relentless on pucks. And when we’re relentless, when we have [the puck], we’re a pretty fun team.”
CATS STATS
- The Panthers defeated the Red Wings to earn their second consecutive win at FLA Live Arena, and their league-leading 25th home win of the campaign.
- Florida scored at least six goals for the 10th time this season.
- Anton Lundell tallied two goals and led Florida with seven shots on goal. His performance marked his third multi-goal game of the season.
- Lundell’s 14 tallies this season are tied for the sixth-most by a Florida rookie in club history, and the most since Nick Bjugstad’s 16 in 2013-14.
- Lundell’s first goal finished as his third game-winning goal of the season. He is two game-winning goals shy of matching the single-season Panthers rookie mark (5, Mark Parrish in 1998-99).
- Lundell’s first tally also marked his first career power-play goal.
- Aleksander Barkov recorded a season-high three assists, and won 14 of his 18 faceoffs.
- Sam Bennett produced two points (1-1-2) for his eighth multi-point game of the season, extending his point streak to two games (1-2-3).
- Mason Marchment scored a goal for the second consecutive game. He has logged three points (2-1-3) over that span.
- Sam Reinhart notched two assists, his ninth multi-assist game of the season. He is tied with Aaron Ekblad for second-most multi-assist games on Florida.
- Anthony Duclair scored his 21st goal of the season. His 21 tallies are the second-most he has ever scored in one season and are two shy of matching his career high of 13 in 2019-20.
- Frank Vatrano notched an assist for the third consecutive game.
- Brandon Montour posted an assist for the second consecutive game.
- Lucas Carlsson scored his third goal of the season.
- Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 of 24 DET shots (.917 SV%) for his league-leading 18th home win of the season. His 18 home victories in 2021-22 are the fifth-most home wins by a goaltender in one season in club history.
- Noel Acciari led Florida with six hits.
- Florida out-shot Detroit 39-24.
- Florida scored two power-play goals for the third consecutive game.
LOOKING AHEAD
Next up for the Cats — The Panthers are OFF tomorrow, March 6. Florida faces off against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center at 7 P.M. on Monday, March 7.
