FLORIDA PANTHERS vs. CALGARY FLAMES
JANUARY 4, 2022
FLA Live Arena – Sunrise, Fla.
| FLORIDA PANTHERS | CALGARY FLAMES |
| 6 | 2 |
PANTHERS POSTGAME QUOTES
Forward Patric Hornqvist
On the Panthers effort tonight:
“We knew it was going to be a tough game coming in. They’re a really good road team, we’re a really good home team. I think the first 20 were kind of even but after that we took over the game and did the right things. Bob [goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky] came up big for us when we needed it and we got some big goals at big moments. When we do that it’s hard to beat us.”
On the play of Anton Lundell:
“He’s a really mature kid. He plays on the right side of the puck all over the game and he does the right things out there, and when you do that you get rewarded with ice time, you get rewarded with points. He’s going to be a big piece of this organization for a long time and we’re happy to have him.”
On playing at home:
“It’s confidence. It’s fun to play at home. You come out ready and we have energy and now we have to bring that on the road. We have to play with a little more confidence on the road and I think this road trip here coming up is a good test for us. We just have to go out there and earn it and play the right way with a little swagger.”
Forward Ryan Lomberg
On scoring a goal and getting the win:
“It feels good. Obviously anytime you win it’s a good thing. They’re a good hockey club so it was an important one for us. Now we head on the road for a couple games so looking forward to that.”
On playing with Patric Hornqvist:
“To play with Horny is great, it’s easy. He’s a guy that has contagious energy, he brings everybody on board. He’s always going, he’s predictable. Our line has been playing well and he’s been a huge reason why.”
On the Panthers synergy:
“We’re a close group. We all get so excited seeing our teammates have success. I think that’s part of being a really good team and a close-knight group is when we’re almost happier when other guys have success versus ourselves. It’s a close group, we’re having fun and we’re playing the right way and we’re winning so we’re having a ton of fun.”
On if the Panthers get a boost playing at FLA Live Arena:
“Absolutely we do. Our fans have been great and we don’t expect anything less. Whether we’re playing good or bad they have our back and they’re going to bring that energy. It’s great, we really appreciate our fans.”
Interim Head Coach Andrew Brunette
On the Panthers getting recognition around the league this season:
“Over the course of the last season, I think they have earned it as a group. I think a lot of people from the hockey world, not just other teams, but other players I have played with kept saying that is the best hockey they have watched against Tampa in the playoffs. They love the way we play.
It is still early in the season, there is a long way to go to say we are anywhere really, but anybody that turns on a hockey game and watches the Florida Panthers play right now is going to be entertained, sometimes too entertained on both ends of the ice. We showed a bit in that second period and in the third. When we get wave after wave and everybody rolling, we are a pretty dangerous hockey team. Again, I have been pretty fortunate to coach these guys.”
On Forwards Patric Hornqvist and Ryan Lomberg:
“It is always fun to see them score. I think [Lomby’s] goal, [Horny] kinda gets hit pretty hard and comes back. That is kind of the resiliency of our group in a nutshell there. He goes across the ice and finishes a good hard clean hit. They kind of get upset about it and [Lomby] scores on a breakaway. That shows what kind of group we are, we are not going to back down, we are going to stay the course and take care of each other.
They have been our heartbeat the last six weeks here and its always fun to see them score. [Horny] competes so hard, the both of them do, it is nice to see them get some goals.”
CATS STATS
- The Panthers earned their fourth consecutive game at FLA Live Arena to improve their league-leading record on home ice to 18-3-0. Tonight’s game marked the 12th time the Panthers have scored at least five goals at home, the most among NHL teams, and the first time this season that Calgary has surrendered six tallies.
- Florida set two club records for most goals over a three-game stand (20, Dec. 30-Jan. 4) and four-game stand (24, Dec. 29-Jan. 4).
- Over the four-game homestand, the Panthers outscored their opponents 24-10. They tallied at least one goal in the final 11 periods of the homestand dating back to the second period against NYR, the fifth-longest such stretch in franchise history.
- The Panthers registered 45 shots on goal. They have logged at least 45 shots in seven games this season.
- Patric Hornqvist tallied two goals in a game for the third time as a Panther and the first time this season.
- Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 47 of 49 Calgary shots on goal (.959 save percentage), tied with Tomas Vokoun (Oct. 24, 2008 and Jan. 16, 2010) for the second-most saves by a Panthers goaltender in a home win in club history.
- Joe Thornton tallied his third power-play goal of the season, tied for the most on Florida. With the goal, he surpassed Larry Murphy (547) for 20th-most power-play points in NHL history. He is two power-play points shy of surpassing Phil Esposito (549).
- Brandon Montour matched his career high with three assists.
- Ryan Lomberg tallied his career-high third goal of the season. He has recorded at least one point in each of his past three games played (1-2-3-).
- Jonathan Huberdeau notched an assist to extend his point streak to three games (1-8-9), the second time this season he has produced nine points over a three-game span.
- Carter Verhaeghe notched two assists, his team-leading sixth multi-assist game this season. He is tied with Jonathan Huberdeau for most multi-point games (7) on Florida in 2021-22.
- Anthony Duclair scored his team-leading 13th goal of the season to extend his point streak to four games (4-2-6).
- Anton Lundell produced an assist to extend his point streak to a career-long four games (2-3-5).
- Aleksander Barkov led Florida with seven shots on goal, his most in a game this season.
- The Panthers logged 39 hits, one shy of their season high.
