Final
Anderson, Senators beat Panthers once again
Jan 25, 2013 - 7:52 AM Sunrise, FL (Sports Network) - Erik Karlsson scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period, as the Ottawa Senators secured a 3-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday.Chris Phillips registered a power-play goal and Jason Spezza added an empty- netter for the Senators, who improved to 3-0-0 for the first time since 2007-08.
Craig Anderson turned away 25 shots in the triumph and improved to 9-0-1 in 11 career starts against the Panthers.
Tomas Fleischmann scored the lone Florida goal, while Jose Theodore surrendered two goals on 36 shots for the Panthers, who have lost three straight, including a 4-0 setback at Ottawa on Jan. 21.
"We really have to bear down and give our goalie some support," Panthers head coach Kevin Dineen said. "They're creating a lot of chances against us.
After the teams exchanged power-play goals in the first period, the Senators took advantage of a Florida turnover midway through the second to register the go-ahead goal.
Karlsson intercepted a pass in the neutral zone and carried it down the left wing before ripping a wrister from the left circle that sailed high over the right shoulder of Theodore to give Ottawa a 2-1 lead at the 8:28 mark.
"I haven't seen too many people get from the blue line at a dead stop to the hash marks and shoot the puck in the net like that in a real long time," Senators head coach Paul MacLean said of the shot.
The Panthers put together a flurry in the third, but Anderson turned away all six shots he faced in the stanza and Spezza tallied an empty netter with just over a minute remaining to account for the final margin.
Florida struck first on the power play at the 8:24 mark of the first when Fleischmann rifled a shot from just inside that left circle that snuck past Anderson, but Ottawa answered just over three minutes later when Phillips one- timed a slapper past Theodore to knot the game at the 11:25 mark.
Game Notes
Ottawa has won 11 of the last 12 meetings with Florida ... Ottawa winger Guillaume Latendresse was awarded a penalty shot late in the third period, but was stopped by Theodore ... Florida went 1-for-5 on the power play, while Ottawa finished 1-for-3.
- OTTAWA: 3
FLORIDA: 1
Final
Jan 24 10:04 PM - OTTAWA: 2
FLORIDA: 1
End of 2nd
Jan 24 9:11 PM - OTTAWA: 1
FLORIDA: 1
End of 1st
Jan 24 8:16 PM - Florida Power-Play Goal - Tomas Fleischmann, from Brian Campbell at 8:24.
Senators 0, Panthers 1 1st - 11:36Jan 24 7:54 PM - OTTAWA: 0
FLORIDA: 0
1st Period - 20:00
Jan 24 7:39 PM
Related News
- GameDay CaterThread: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens Mar 30
- Game 75 Hub: Ottawa Senators vs Philadelphia Flyers Mar 30
- Silver Seven is on the Move...Sort Of! Mar 30
- Lyon eyes wild card as Panthers stun Maple Leafs 3-2 in overtime Mar 30
- Thursday Links, News and Notes: Chabot Injury, Alternative Arena Locations Discussed, Toews (Maybe) Saying Goodbye and More Mar 30
- GameThread: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs Mar 29
- BSens Drop to the Basement Mar 29
- GameDay Caterwaul: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs Mar 29
- Canadian tire fire: Penalties kill Panthers in 5-2 loss to Senators Mar 28
- Prospect Update - March 28th Mar 28
- Sens tame Panthers 5-2 Mar 27
- GameThread: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators Mar 27