National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 6, Anaheim 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Where: BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida
Referees: Frederic L'Ecuyer, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 8576

Panthers 6, Ducks 2: Aleksander Barkov and Dave Bolland scored 22 seconds apart in the second period at host Florida sent Anaheim to its season high-tying third straight defeat.

Defensemen Dmitry Kulikov and Aaron Ekblad each tallied to help stake the Panthers to a three-goal advantage, Nick Bjugstad added a power-play tally and Jimmy Hayes matched Bolland with a goal and an assist as Florida posted its second 6-2 rout of the Ducks this season. Jonathan Huberdeau collected three assists while blue-liners Brian Campbell and Erik Gudbranson each added a pair to back All-Star Roberto Luongo (31 saves).

Kyle Palmieri and Tim Jackman provided the goals for Anaheim, which has lost three in a row for the first time since Nov. 15-18. Ilya Bryzgalov allowed three goals on eight shots before John Gibson (15 saves) took over early in the second period.

After falling behind 3-0 for the second straight game, the Ducks got on the board when Palmieri buried a sharp-angle shot during a 5-on-3 at 7:23 of the second, but Barkov got behind the defense and snuck a backhander past Gibson and Bolland finished a 2-on-1 rush with a blast with 6:48 left in the session for a 5-1 lead. Jackman netted a fluke goal less than two minutes later, when his soft backhander from the neutral zone bounced past Luongo.

With Florida on the power play, Kulikov opened the scoring 5 1/2 minutes into the game with a one-timer from beyond the right faceoff circle before Bjustad beat Bryzgalov between the pads nearly seven minutes later. Ekblad extended the lead to 3-0 at 5:37 of the second, ripping a shot past Bryzgalov, while Hayes capped the scoring with a power-play tally in the third.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Panthers C Brandon Pirri (upper body), who scored six goals in his previous eight games, was injured on his first shift and did not return. ... The Ducks placed G Frederik Andersen (head/neck) on injured reserve Tuesday and recalled Gibson from Norfolk of the American Hockey League. ... Panthers captain Willie Mitchell (upper body) missed his third straight game while the Ducks were without D Hampus Lindholm (lower body) and RW Jakob Silfverberg (flu).
Top Game Performances
 
Anaheim   Florida
Tim Jackman 1 Points Jonathan Huberdeau 3
Tim Jackman 1 Goals David Bolland 1
Cam Fowler 1 Assists Jonathan Huberdeau 3
Kyle Palmieri 1 Power Play Goals Jimmy Hayes 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
John Gibson .833 Save Percentage Roberto Luongo .939
John Gibson 15 Saves Roberto Luongo 31
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Anaheim 33 2 1-3 5-8 31 39
Florida 26 6 3-8 2-3 11 24
Upcoming Games
  • Florida will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Panthers have a W/L % of .304 after a win and .586 after a loss.
  • Anaheim will play their next game on the road against Carolina. The Ducks have a W/L % of .629 after a win and .600 after a loss.