ANAHEIM (CBSMiami) – The Florida Panthers hoped to be a more attacking, offensive team when Tom Rowe took over as interim coach in late November, replacing Gerard Gallant, and it appears they are beginning to find their way.
The Panthers scored 13 goals in the first two contests of a critical road trip that continues with a game against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night.
Rowe told reporters “We just took advantage of our opportunities” after Wednesday’s 6-5 overtime victory at Pacific Division-leading San Jose in which Florida posted only 22 shots on goal.
Aleksander Barkov boasts four goals in the past three games for the Panthers, who have accumulated 24 tallies in the last five contests of their current 5-1-1 surge.