The Florida Panthers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the shootout, 2-1 on Monday night at the BB&T Center.
Nick Bjugstad (10) opened the scoring at 7:30 of the first period, assisted by Alex Petrovic and Brian Campbell for a 1-0 lead over the Penguins. The lead would hold for the next 49 minutes and 11 seconds, when Chris Kunitz (11) lit the lamp with an unassisted equalizer to force the extra period.
Five minutes of three-on-three failed to return a winner, despite a lot of heartburn inducing end-to-end play on the part of either club.