Litter Box Cats · Apr 7, 2019
Florida Panthers end campaign with 4-3 overtime loss to New Jersey Devils
The Florida Panthers disappointing 2018-19 season ended in very fitting fashion, with a 4-3 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils, a team that finished 14 points behind the Cats in the standings.
Nathan Bastian, playing in just his seventh NHL game, opened the scoring when he finished off a pretty crossing pass from Nico Hischier 1:27 into the game. Will Butcher drew the secondary assist with another nice pass that allowed Heischer to split Aaron Ekblad and Mike Matheson.
MacKenize Blackwood made 12 stops in the first period, including a 4-save sequence without his goalie stick, to keep the Panthers off the board.