Final - 2OT
Panthers take down Sharks in shootout
Nov 21, 2014 - 7:30 AM San Jose, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Nick Bjugstad scored a pair of goals in regulation and fittingly netted the game-winner in the shootout as the Florida Panthers spoiled the San Jose Sharks' return to the Shark Tank with a 3-2 victory on Thursday.San Jose's Patrick Marleau was denied by Roberto Luongo on a penalty shot early in the third period, but the veteran forward redeemed himself with time winding down. The Sharks pulled Antti Niemi for an extra attacker, and Joe Thornton, from deep in the right corner, fed Marleau out in front for the tying goal with 33.1 seconds on the clock.
The Panthers carried a power play 1:49 into overtime but did not cash in.
After each team scored in the second round of the shootout, Brent Burns rung one off the post for San Jose, and Bjugstad followed with the difference maker.
Luongo made 28 saves for the Panthers, who also upended the Sharks, 4-1, on Nov. 11.
Logan Couture scored a power-play goal, while Niemi stopped 26-of-28 shots for the Sharks, who were coming off an 11-day road trip that saw them go 3-4-0.
Bjugstad opened the scoring with a deflection of Dmitry Kulikov's point shot just 24 seconds into the game.
"I got that first goal right out of the way, just kind of got my stick on it," said Bjugstad.
Couture evened things on the power play at the 6:19 mark of the second period by crashing the net and getting one past a sprawled-out Luongo.
Sharks forward Tommy Wingels was whistled for a penalty later in the middle stanza, and Bjugstad capitalized with a slap shot from the top of the left circle that Niemi never saw because of a screen.
"The point is great but we're not happy where our game's at," said Wingels. "We're a better team than we showed."
Marleau had a chance to even things on a penalty shot with 6:53 remaining in regulation, but Luongo was up to the task.
Game Notes
Marleau was playing in his 400th straight game and also recorded an assist ... The Panthers have won four in a row at San Jose ... Jonathan Huberdeau assisted on both Bjugstad goals ... Thornton extended his point streak to eight games.
- FLORIDA: 3
SAN JOSE: 2
Final - 2OT
Nov 21 1:30 AM - FLORIDA: 2
SAN JOSE: 2
End of OT
Nov 21 1:26 AM - FLORIDA: 2
SAN JOSE: 2
End of Regulation
Nov 21 1:12 AM - FLORIDA: 1
SAN JOSE: 0
End of 2nd
Nov 21 12:14 AM - Florida Power-Play Goal - Nick Bjugstad (6), at 17:23.
Panthers 2, Sharks 1 2nd - 2:37Nov 21 12:06 AM - San Jose Power-Play Goal - Logan Couture (8), at 6:19.
Panthers 1, Sharks 1 2nd - 13:41Nov 20 11:44 PM - FLORIDA: 1
SAN JOSE: 0
End of 1st
Nov 20 11:15 PM - FLORIDA: 0
SAN JOSE: 0
1st Period - 20:00
Nov 20 10:39 PM
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