Panthers Postgame Notes - 3.31.22 vs. CHI

FLORIDA PANTHERS vs. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

MARCH 31, 2022

FLA Live Arena – Sunrise, Fla.

FLORIDA PANTHERS	CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
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PANTHERS POSTGAME QUOTES

Forward Aleksander Barkov

On Bobrovsky’s shutout:

“He gives us that chance to win every night and it wasn’t any different today. He has always been unbelievable for us. We are real lucky to have him.”

On Jonathan Huberdeau’s record-setting night:

“He is a great guy, a great teammate, linemate, and how lucky we are to have that type of person in our organization. To have him as a leader… it’s a lot of fun to see him take off and make those plays. His vision is next to none. He is a tremendous player I am just amazed at everything he does.”

“Obviously seventy-something assists is unbelievable, but twenty-something goals is not bad either. I’m really amazed to see what he’s doing and I’m just happy to be with him on the ice or on the bench.”

Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky

On tonight’s team effort:

“It was a good game. A lot of shots. We played a great team game in all zones, offense, defense, penalty kill. Everything was a solid 60-minute performance.”

On playing on home ice:

“It has been great; we have unbelievable support. The building energizes us, and it is so much fun to play. It is home, and it really feels like home.”

Interim Head Coach Andrew Brunette

On tonight’s home victory:

“[Bobrovsky] was locked in. We knew [Chicago] is a team with a lot of pride, and tonight was a big night for them. And we knew they were going to come out hard and try to win one for Toews there. Bob was outstanding—kept us in the game there at different parts, and we did enough to win.”

On Huberdeau breaking NHL record for most single-season assists by a left wing:

“Yeah, really cool of him to do it at home. Pretty special for a guy that’s been here as long as he has. And to be in the NHL record books is very special. So, I’m happy for him, he deserves it, and he still has a way to go to pad that record.”

CATS STATS

The Panthers earned their fifth consecutive home win for their league-leading 28^th win at FLA Live Arena this season, the most home wins in one season in franchise history. The Cats also lead all NHL teams with 56 points at home, two shy of the franchise mark of 58 from 1999-00.
Sergei Bobrovsky earned his third shutout of the season and won his seventh straight start, the second-longest win streak by a Panthers goaltender behind Roberto Luongo’s nine-game streak from Dec. 15, 2015-Jan. 7, 2016. Bobrovsky stopped all 37 shots he faced tonight.
Jonathan Huberdeau notched his 71^st assist of the season to extend his point streak to six games (4-6-10). With his assist, he surpassed Joe Juneau (70 in 1992-93 with BOS) for the most single-season assists by a left wing in NHL history.
Aleksander Barkov tallied two goals (2-0-2) to boost his total to 31 on the season, marking his second season with at least 30 goals scored. His second goal marked his 10^th power-play goal of the season, tied with Sam Reinhart for the team lead.
Barkov won 12 of his 15 faceoffs tonight (80%).
Ryan Lomberg scored a goal for the third consecutive game. He has posted five points (4-1-5) over his past three outings.
Gustav Forsling logged two points (1-1-2). His 24 assists and 27 points (3-24-27) this season are a career high.
Sam Reinhart notched two assists (0-2-2). He is two assists shy of matching his career high of 43 from 2018-19.
Mason Marchment posted an assist, extending his point streak to two games (1-1-2).
Carter Verhaeghe logged an assist for his 99^th NHL point.
Joe Thornton posted an assist for the second consecutive game.
Radko Gudas posted an assist and logged six hits, tied for most on the team with Robert Hagg.
The Panthers logged over 40 shots on goal for the fifth time in their past six games.