After the ‘Legacy Saturdays’ celebration for Ed Jovanovski, the puck immediately dropped. The Panthers came storming out of the gates early on, peppering Jimmy Howard with a ton of rubber.
Detroit, on the other hand, also matched the Panthers’ intensity. However, it was the Cats who got on the board first, thanks to Keith Yandle’s snapshot.
Minutes later, Michael Rasmussen and co. found an equalizer, but fortunately enough, the call was overturned. Bob Boughner used his coach’s challenge for goaltender interference, and from what the replay showed, there was absolutely contact.