After falling 5-1 to the Wild on Thursday, the Panthers extended their current losing streak to four and currently sit dead last in the Eastern Conference. Team captain Aaron Ekblad said his team is currently, “a few mistakes from being in the game.”
The Panthers have struggled at times defensively this season (110 goals against), but a lot of it starts in net, where Florida is getting the fourth-worst save percentage at 5v5 despite sitting top 10 in high-danger chances against and top five in scoring chances against. Mike Babcock noted before the game that the Panthers’ ability to clog up the neutral zone is as good as any team in the league.