This time around, the effort was there for the Florida Panthers.
Thanks to Tristan Jarry and the Pittsburgh Penguins, the two points were not.
The return of a healthy Aleksander Barkov would not be enough as the Penguins topped the Panthers 3-2 in regulation. The Cats have now fallen out of the third spot in the Atlantic Division and sit two points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The first period was not too kind to Florida, with some spirited play and solid defensive efforts being overshadowed by two ugly goals by Pittsburgh’s Kris Letang and Teddy Blueger.