SUNRISE (CBSMiami/AP) — No team in the NHL wants to play the red-hot Florida Panthers right now.
Panthers coach Bob Boughner didn’t even see the winning goal on Saturday night.
Instead, he simply listened for the roar of the crowd.
“I haven’t even seen it yet,” Boughner said after the game. “Superstition. I looked away, I heard the noise. I didn’t see any of our (shootout) goals.”
Vincent Trocheck scored the deciding goal in the shootout to lift the Panthers to a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers for their franchise-record eighth straight home win.