OTTAWA, Ontario (SportsDirect Inc.) — The Florida Panthers gained at least a point in both games since the surprising coaching change and look to extend that streak to three when they visit the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.
The Panthers lost in a shootout at Chicago in coach Tom Rowe’s debut Tuesday after he replaced Gerard Gallant and Aleksander Barkov’s overtime goal beat Detroit 2-1 on Thursday.
“It’s never good when you have a coaching change,” Barkov told reporters after snapping his 22-game goal drought. “We all loved (Gallant); he’s a great coach. But that’s how teams go and you have to move on, concentrate on the next game.