The game started out so well for Bob Boughner’s team. After one, the Florida Panthers led 1-0 and were seemingly doing everything right.
The new forward lines all had a fair split of the 16 first period shots, the defense was holding tough, limiting the Habs to just six shots (which James Reimer made easy work of), and Mike Hoffman had just scored a brilliant goal.
Everything was clicking, it was positive, a nice change of pace as the Cats looked to end this wretched road trip with a win.