Entertaining, exhilarating, disappointing — the Panthers’ 5-4 shootout loss to the New York Rangers late Saturday night was all of that and more.
The Panthers earned one point to complete a 3-2-3 homestand. Through 28 games, the Panthers are 14th out of 16 teams in the Eastern Conference standings, just three points out of the cellar.
“I think we gave away some points,” Panthers coach Bob Boughner said of the homestand during which his team earned nine of a possible 16 points. “It could’ve easily been 12, 13 or 14 [points].”
The Panthers are 1-3 in shootouts this season, which doesn’t compute given the top-end individual talent on the team.