The Florida Panthers would enter Tuesday night’s match-up with the visiting Carolina Hurricanes with hopes high, as the Cats came off its first win of this young season over a strong Tampa Bay Lightning team on Saturday evening. Unfortunately for the Panthers, someone forgot to tell them that the first period counts.
A four-goal outburst by the Hurricanes would leave the sparse home crowd booing as the Panthers looked like they were basically sleepwalking through parts of the first period. The Canes would strike for three even strength goals and a power play tally, causing head coach Joel Quenneville to yank goalie Sergei Bobrovsky during the first intermission.