The depleted Florida Panthers dropped a 4-1 decision to the Los Angeles Kings, their third straight defeat, at FLA Live Arena.
Despite icing a roster heavy on Charlotte Checkers, the undermanned Cats put 42 shots on Kings netminder Jonathan Quick, but the veteran keeper was up to the task and held Florida to just a single goal.
Call-up Matt Kiersted opened the scoring with his first NHL goal at the 14:56 mark of the first period. The Panthers broke out of their own zone after a Los Angeles turnover. with Sam Reinhart eventually passing to Jonathan Huberdeau and Huberdeau patiently waiting before finding Kiersted, who slung a low backhander by Quick.