Late Night With the Cats: 3-goal second period lifts Panthers to victory
Cats continue their winning ways against the Sharks
| Final - 12.3.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Panthers | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| San Jose Sharks | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Cats continue their winning ways against the Sharks
It will be another late night for Panthers fans as the team completes its California road trip against the San Jose Sharks. The Panthers have been good against the Sharks the last several years, winning their last 3 games, with a 3-2-0 record since the lockout.
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Quick cools Cats; Kings top Panthers 2-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| San Jose | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, San Jose Goal - Logan Couture (9), from Brent Burns at 1:16. 2, Florida Power-Play Goal - Stephen Weiss (9), from Tomas Fleischmann and Kris Versteeg at 7:53. 3, San Jose Goal - Jamie McGinn (4), from Michal Handzus and Colin White at 11:44. Penalties - Dan Boyle, San Jose (Tripping), 7:12. |
| Second Period |
| - 4, Florida Goal - Marco Sturm (2), unassisted at 5:37. 5, Florida Goal - Tomas Fleischmann (12), from Kris Versteeg and Stephen Weiss at 7:15. 6, Florida Short-Handed Goal - Jack Skille (2), unassisted at 18:09. Penalties - Brent Burns, San Jose (Roughing), 10:20; Sean Bergenheim, Florida (Slashing), 16:14. |
| Third Period |
| - 7, San Jose Power-Play Goal - Logan Couture (10), from Martin Havlat and Jason Demers at 13:39. 8, Florida Power-Play Goal - Dmitry Kulikov (2), from Stephen Weiss and Tomas Fleischmann at 18:25. Penalties - Brad Winchester, San Jose (Illegal check to head), 3:07; Tomas Fleischmann, Florida (Slashing), 13:21; Jason Demers, San Jose (Holding), 16:50; Ed Jovanovski, Florida (Roughing), 20:00; Brad Winchester, San Jose (Roughing), 20:00; Brad Winchester, San Jose (Misconduct (10 min)), 20:00. |