LOS ANGELES (CBSMiami/AP) — The Florida Panthers know in order to make the playoffs, they basically have to win every game for rest of the season.
So far, so good.
Jonathan Huberdeau scored the go-ahead goal with 1:56 remaining, Evgenii Dadonov scored twice, and the Florida Panthers beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Saturday for their fourth straight win.
Just before warmups, Huberdeau pulled an imaginary monkey off Dadonov’s back, hoping to help his teammate get in the right frame of mind to end a season-high goal drought of nine games. Clearly, it worked.
Rookie goaltender Sam Montembeault made 24 saves to win his fourth consecutive start for the Panthers, who are eight points behind Columbus for the final Eastern Conference Wild Card spot with 11 games remaining.