1st: Jiri Tlusty (2G-0A-2P)
2nd: Anton Khudobin (35-35 saves – 1.000 sv%)
3rd: Jeff Skinner (1G-0A-1P)
CAR: Jiri Tlusty (13) Assists: Eric Staal, Brett Bellemore
CAR: Jiri Tlusty (14) Assists: Andrei Loktionov, Justin Faulk
CAR: Jeff Skinner (28) Assists: Patrick Dwyer
In what was becoming one of the feel-good stories in an otherwise forgettable season, Panthers goaltender Robert Luongo left Thursday night’s game against the Caroline Hurricanes with an apparent upper-body injury.
With less than seven minutes remaining in the first period, Hurricanes winger and former Panther, Radek Dvorak, crashed hard into Luongo as he attempted to put the puck past the Cats’ formidable goaltender. Though it didn’t look serious at first, replay showed that Dvorak’s elbow had made contact with Luongo’s head during the altercation.
Dvorak would eventually be assessed with a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct.
Florida Panthers defenseman, Tom Gilbert, who signed a $900,000 contract with the Panthers this off-season, underwent Sports Hernia surgery Thursday morning, and will miss the remainder of the 2013-2014 season.
Gilbert, 31, who was bought out by the Minnesota Wild last summer, was given a second chance with the Panthers, who were looking for another veteran presence to play alongside Brian Campbell. Currently second on the team in ice-time, averaging 21:20 minutes per game, Gilbert proved to be an important addition to the Panthers blue-line.
In addition to his lofty ice-time, Gilbert is currently 5th in scoring on the Panthers, with 28 points (3g-25a-28p) in 73 games.
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