The Florida Panthers ended 2016 with a bang, defeating the Dallas Stars 3-1 in front of a capcity New year’s Eve crowd at American Airlines Center to end a four-game losing streak.
Vincent Trocheck lit the lamp for the third straight game to open the scoring 3:06 into the action. After taking a feed from Jaromir Jagr, Trocheck’s initial shot was stopped by Dallas starter Antti Niemi, but he was able to knock in the rebound. Seth Griffith picked up the secondary assist on the play that started off with a Mike Matheson interception in the neutral zone.