All of a sudden, the Florida Panthers are playing up to their potential. They completely whacked the previously-hot Dallas Stars in their own building, who had no answers to slow down the Panthers offense en route to a 6-2 smackdown.
Let’s get right into all the good stuff for the Panthers:
3 GOOD THINGS
Defensive scoring. Big plays from Dmitry Kulikov and Aaron Ekblad highlighted a much better effort offensively from the Panthers’ blue line. Kulikov’s shot created Dave Bolland’s goal, and Ekblad’s aggressive play on the rush created his own goal after picking up a smart drop-pass from Nick Bjugstad.