Roblogg’s Panthers Portal

Jay Bouwmeester is fed the puck and scores the opening goal of the contest.

Cory Stillman screens his former Stanley Cup winning teammate Cam Ward in Carolina's goal; who is forced to leave an inviting rebound...

...Nathan Horton is tied up when going for the ensuing rebound and is unable to get his stick on the ice to tap in the puck. But it's not for a lack of trying...

Jussi Jokinen gets a shot at goal, but Tomas Vokoun proves equal to the effort.

Vokoun may not have been as busy as his counterpart between the Hurricane's pipes, but nonetheless was forced to make several quality saves.

Cam Ward nets another save in stylish manner in Carolina's goal.

All eyes on the puck. Nathan Horton was back from injury in this game and contributed with a team high 6 hits and plenty of passion, as did Cory Stillman - who had his best game in quite some time.

Ward-ing off the puck. Cam was top of his game on the night and the main reason why Carolina could sneek out of Sunrise with 2 valuable points in the end.

The Panthers got a golden opportunity to get back in the game in the last minutes of the contest when going on a two man-advantage. Trailing 1-2 the Cats showed desperation around the crease and forced Ward to spill the puck...

...the puck is fished out from the top of the crease and Cory Stillman slots home the valuable equaliser, 2-2! Unfortunately Carolina ended up on top in the ensuing overtime, winning 2-3, but overall this was a very good effort from the Panthers. Bitter then that they didn't get the two points they deserved and would have needed in the playoff chase versus Montreal....