Injuries and fatigue caught up with the Owls as they suited up less than 24 hours following their 6-5 overtime win against Pittsburgh Friday night.
Temple was also without defensemen John Anthony, Aron Litostanski and forwards Matt and Phil Vassile. Anthony left the previous night with a separated shoulder and Krulikowski and Vassile continue to recover from other upper body injuries. Litostanski missed the game for personal reasons.
The Panthers took advantage with 51 shots in an 8-2 victory at the Alpha Ice Complex.
“We didn’t have any energy,” coach Roman Bussetti said. We did a lot of reaching and there were a lot of lost battles and a lot of lost races.