Ducks edge Panthers in shootout
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Troy Terry and Mason McTavish scored in a shootout, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Leo Carlsson had a goal and an assist, and Cutter Gauthier also scored to help the Ducks end a five-game trip with a victory in coach Joel Quenneville’s first game against his former team.
The Ducks (4-3-1) close out their five-game road trip with a visit to Florida to take on the Panthers (5-5-1). Puck drop is set for 4 p.m. PT and will air on Victory+ and KCOP-13. Anaheim enters this game coming off a 4-3 loss to the Lightning.
Lukáš Dostál stops 31 of 33 shots and denies two of three in the shootout, as Ducks score shorthanded and on a two-man advantage to earn edge over Panthers.
The Florida Panthers will be facing a familiar face tonight when the Anaheim Ducks come to Sunrise. Former Panthers coach Joel Quenneville is the new bench boss of the Ducks, and he will coaching his first game in Sunrise since Oct.
Florida has won four of its eight games as a favorite this season. In three games with moneyline odds shorter than -184 this season, the Panthers have picked up a victory twice. The moneyline odds imply that Florida has a 64.8% chance of winning this contest.
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joel Quenneville returned to South Florida on Tuesday with an applause, a welcome message and a win. Quenneville last coached a game in Sunrise four years ago as head coach of the Panthers before he resigned and was banned from the NHL for his handling of a sexual assault scandal involving his 2010 Stanley Cup Blackhawks squad.
Coach Quenneville’s Florida resignation came in the wake of a report detailing the mishandling of a sexual assault investigation while he was with the Blackhawks.
The Panthers continue their homestand after a strong win over the Golden Knights with a tough matchup against former coach Joel Quenneville and the Anaheim Ducks.