James Reimer tuvo 35 salvamentos y Jaromir Jagr y Vincent Trocheck cada uno aporto gol y asistencia para que los Florida Panthers despidieran el 2016 con victoria 3-1 sobre Dallas Stars, terminando una racha de 4 derrotas consecutivas, en partido disputado en el American Airlines Center de Dallas el 31 de diciembre.
Reimer tuvo 20 salvamentos en el tercer periodo para que las Pantheras terminen el 2016 con 16 victorias, 14 derrotas y 8 overtimes, y 40 puntos en 38 partidos.
Dallas Stars vio como las Pantheras pusieron fin a su racha de 3 victorias seguidas, la mas larga de la presente temporada.
Los Florida Panthers regresan a casa para darle la bienvenida al 2017 con 3 partidos en el BB&T Center la primera semana del nuevo 2017.
DALLAS — James Reimer made 35 saves, and Jaromir Jagr and Vincent Trocheck each had a goal and an assist to lift the Florida Panthers to a 3-1 win against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Saturday.
Reimer had 20 saves in the third period to help the Panthers (16-14-8) end a four-game losing streak (0-1-3).
The Stars (16-15-7) had their season-high three-game winning streak come to an end.
Florida scored three goals in the first period.
Trocheck gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead at 3:06 when he corralled the puck after Jagr’s shot bounced off Stars goalie Antti Niemi and scored his 11th goal.
It was the 1,135 NHL assist for Jagr, tying him with Paul Coffey for fifth on the League’s all-time list.
Jussi Jokinen scored on the power play at 15:32 to give Florida a 2-0 lead.
The Panthers got another power play on the next shift when Lauri Korpikoski was called for delay of game at 15:46, and Jagr beat Niemi through the five-hole for his seventh goal to give Florida a 3-0 lead at 16:40.