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The Detroit Red Wings boarded a midnight flight to Montreal having lost a 2-1 decision to the Florida Panthers despite taking 40 shots on Scott Clemensen, firing 23 shots wide of the net, and ripping another 13 shots into Panthers players.

Backup goalie Scott Clemmensen was stellar in a win against the Red Wings, helping to erase memories of a bad game against the Capitals on Nov.

Marian Gaborik has had no problem living up to the five- year contract the Rangers gave him in the offseason.

New York Rangers' Ryan Callahan, left, checks Florida Panthers' Dennis Seidenberg during the second period of Saturday's game.

Bryan McCabe's goal 40 seconds into overtime gave the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night.

Panthersa TM fans havena TMt been spoiled with top-end offensive performances from their team this season.

Michael Frolik scored twice, Dominic Moore and Rostislav Olesz had a goal and an assist each, and Tomas Vokoun made 26 saves in the surging Florida Panthers' 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.

How many two goal leads will the Islanders blow on this trip?A It's now three, as the Isles have given away a lead of at least two goals in each of the three games.A Saturday's blown lead results in theA second shootout loss in the three games.A On to the trick... 1.A Tim Jackman celebrated his 28th birthday by scoring 16 seconds into the game and ...

Anze Kopitar #11 of the Los Angeles Kings waits on the ice during a face off against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the game on October 25, 2009 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

When, where: Tonight, 7, at TD Garden. TV, radio: NESN, WBZ-FM . Goals: Steven Reinprecht 9, Nathan Horton 4, Stephen Weiss 4. Assists : Horton 7, Cory Stillman 6, Bryan McCabe 6, Dennis Seidenberg 6, Dmitry Kulikov 6. Goaltending: Tomas Vokoun , Scott Clemmensen .

The Panthers had not won a season opener away from South Florida since the franchise's halcyon days in 1996.

Tomas Vokoun stopped 40 shots for his third shutout of the season, and Cory Stillman scored in a shootout to give the Florida Panthers a 1-0 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night.

The Florida Panthers' scars are carved in black and white at the bottom of the league standings and statistics.

Nicklas Backstrom of the Washington Capitals assists on a goal against Stephen Weiss of the Florida Panthers during an NHL hockey game on Saturday at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC.

CAR FLA 0 0 CAR FLA 0 0 CAR FLA 5:09 0 1 13:44 0 2 17:59 Bryan Allen Unassisted 0 3 SUNRISE, Fla.

Tomas Vokoun made 31 saves for his second straight shutout, Steven Reinprecht opened the scoring early in the third period, and Florida extended Carolina's winless streak to 10 games with a 3-0 victory Wednesday night.

Tomas Vokoun stopped all 34 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season as Florida shut down host St.

Steve Reinprecht scored three times in the first period and Rostislav Olesz had the only goal of the shootout as the Panthers blew two leads before winning.

The Blues' Roman Polak, left, Stephen Weiss of Florida, centre, and Jay McClement chase the puck during Saturday's game.

For Panthers fans it was nice to finally note another a Wa TM to the column and to see the forwards explode in a rare offensive Floridian fireworks display.