Things actually started off pretty well here last night for the Panthers, still searching for their first win of the season against the Philadelphia Flyers.
And while they didn’t get it, having overcome a five-goal second period to erase a three-goal deficit, before eventually going down, 6-5 in a shootout, at least they had a point to show for their efforts.
Frank Vatrano and Aleksander Barkov each scored twice for the 0-2-2 Panthers, who matched the 2000-01 team for the worst start in franchise history. Evgeni Dadenov also connected. But after Jordan Weal scored for Philadelphia, Vatrano fired into the pads of Flyers’ goalie Calvin Pickard’s in the shootout
The Panthers actually struck first against a Flyers team that has surrendered the opening game in every game this season, and held them to just five shots in the first period.