Florida Panthers Christmas Gift: A 6-3 Win Over the Hawks

Following a road victory against the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday afternoon, a game in which Roberto Luongo practically stole, the Florida Panthers challenged the Chicago Blackhawks, looking for another victory before Christmas break.

The game featured the battle of the backups: Cam Ward started for CHI, whereas James Reimer started for FLA.

The first period commenced with plenty of action from both sides. MacKenzie Weegar wound up hitting the post, coming awfully close to giving the Panthers the early lead.

Later on, Aleksander Barkov and Evgeni Dadonov both nailed the iron with back-to-back shot attempts.

Eventually, the Chicago Blackhawks would make the Cats pay for failing to capitalize,…