You can blame COVID and the powerplay, but when you have two consecutive games against teams you should beat, you have to take advantage of the opportunity given, especially at home.
One of the lone bright spots of the game was the first-career goal from Matt Kiersted, but the Panthers had a few opportunities to capitalize on their early 1-0 lead but ultimately fell short.
It was Sergei Bobrovsky‘s first loss at home this season, although he may have just gotten out-dueled by future Hall of Famer Jonathan Quick. However, despite Spencer Knight‘s struggles two days prior, the issue does not lie with the goaltending.