Panthers Postgame Notes - 12.4.21 vs. STL

FLORIDA PANTHERS vs. ST. LOUIS BLUES

DECEMBER 4, 2021

FLA Live Arena – Sunrise, Fla.

FLORIDA PANTHERS	ST. LOUIS BLUES
4	3

[SHOOTOUT]

PANTHERS POSTGAME QUOTES

Forward Sam Reinhart

On Florida’s pace during the game:

“We felt comfortable. We felt it was our best 60 in a while. You’ve got to give credit to them, they’re comfortable in those games, too, they win a lot of them. It’s not really a shocker it went down to the wire in a shootout. It could obviously go either way, but we’ve got another big test against them in a couple of days, so I expect both teams to be ready for that one.”

On Florida’s depth:

“We feel that we’re at our best when we come in waves. We all want to play the same sort of game. I think guys are starting to feel comfortable in that and find their roles. It’s a fun way to play when you’ve got that many guys that can contribute.”

Forward Maxim Mamin

On his first career two-goal game:

“I’m feeling better game to game. If you are playing more [more ice time], you start to feel more confident. It’s helped me. I feel good now.”

On learning from his teammates:

“It has helped me, guys always talk to me if I don’t understand something, they tell me what to do and it really helps me.”

Interim Head Coach Andrew Brunette

On 51 SOG and the shootout win:

“Yeah, I mean, they stayed with the game plan. I thought we played a strong game, regardless of the result in that one. Our attention to detail was pretty good. We had the puck all game, it felt like. We did a lot of the things we wanted to do so regardless of the result, I felt good with the way we were playing.”

On this Florida Panthers team and their puck possession:

“Obviously, those are fun teams to be around, fun teams to play on. I wish I was still playing—it’s fun to watch them, fun to coach them. [It’s] our effort and resilience. We’ve been so strong on pucks and when we don’t have it we get it back as soon as possible, and that’s been a pretty good trait of our team here so far this year.”

On Florida’s depth and skill:

“Well, I’m extremely lucky to have a group like this. They’re fun to be around; they’re fun to watch, night-in and night-out. We’re blessed with them. Every guy every night’s stepping up. And that’s fun to be a part of.”

CATS STATS

The Panthers overcame three separate deficits to earn their first shootout victory of the season and improve to 14-1-0 at FLA Live Arena, the NHL’s best home record.
Florida became the sixth team in League history with 14 or more wins through their first 15 home games in a season. The Cats own a 27-3-0 record over their past 30 home games dating back to March 13, 2021 vs. CHI.
Sam Reinhart scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout and tallied a goal in regulation (1-0-1). He has produced six points (3-3-6) over his past three games.
Maxim Mamin tallied two separate game-tying goals (2-0-2), his first career multi-goal game, and logged a career-high five shots on goal. He is the ninth Panther to record multiple goals in a game this season.
Jonathan Huberdeau notched an assist on Reinhart’s goal. Huberdeau has amassed nine points (1-8-9) over his past three contests.
Anton Lundell and Lucas Carlsson each recorded two assists. Both Lundell (2-0-2) and Carlsson (1-1-2) also produced two points Dec. 2 vs. BUF.
Sergei Bobrovsky earned his 53rd win as a Panther and tied James Reimer for fourth-most wins in franchise history. Bobrovsky owns a 9-0-0 record on home ice this season, tied for the most home victories among league goaltenders.
Aaron Ekblad logged a career-high 30:04 time on ice and MacKenzie Weegar matched his career high with six shots on goal.
Florida registered 51 shots on goal, the 16^th time in club history the Panthers have recorded 50+ shots in a game.
The Cats have posted 147 shots on goal over their past three games, marking the 14^th time in league history that a team has recorded 147+ shots over a three-game span per NHL stats. They are the first team to accomplish the feat since the 2017-18 Columbus Blue Jackets (Feb. 10-Feb. 14, 2018, 158).