Roberto Luongo buried his mask in the ice.
Tomas Tatar had scored his second goal of the night – the go-ahead tally with 11:06 left in the third period -- as the Panthers lost 5-3 to the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night.
It was a crucial loss for the Panthers, who couldn’t take advantage of the fact that Montreal’s Carey Price, who won the Vezina Trophy in 2015 as the NHL’s best netminder, missed the game due to a lower-body injury.
He was replaced by Antti Niemi, whose credentials this season are not stellar. Still, Niemi made 23 saves and earned the win.