The Florida Panthers were soundly beaten 5-2 by the Carolina Hurricanes in preseason action last night at FLA Live Arena.
Special teams loomed large as the visitors scored twice on the power play and once shorthanded.
Stefan Noesen cashed in on a holding call on Brandon Montour 12:15 into first and then Derek Stepan added an unassisted shorthanded marker 3:35 later to put the Cats behind the eight ball.
Justin Robidas extended the Hurricanes to three early in the second period with the assists going to Joseph LaBate and Jamieson Rees.
Sam Bennett finally got the Panthers on the board when he beat Antti Raanta from the left side after Gustav Forsling’s shot was blocked and ended up on his blade.