Ducks edge Panthers in shootout
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The Panthers continue their homestand after a strong win over the Golden Knights with a tough matchup against former coach Joel Quenneville and the Anaheim Ducks.
Getting back to their blueprint in their last outing, the Panthers kept one of the top offenses in the NHL off the scoreboard during a 3-0 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday.
Florida has won four of its eight games as a favorite this season. In three games with moneyline odds shorter than -184 this season, the Panthers have picked up a victory twice. The moneyline odds imply that Florida has a 64.8% chance of winning this contest.
The Florida Panthers will not have leading scorer Brad Marchand in the lineup Tuesday against the visiting Anaheim Ducks due to a death in the family. Marchand, 37, leads Florida in goals (five), assists (six) and points (11) in 10 games this season.
Florida Panthers’ Brad Marchand served as a guest hockey coach Nova Scotia in place of friend JP MacCallum, whose daughter Selah died after a battle with cancer
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Panthers' Brad Marchand steps away from team to support friend whose daughter died from cancer
Brad Marchand is taking some time away from the Florida Panthers to help a friend dealing with an unimaginable tragedy. Marchand returned to his hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia, to serve as a fill-in coach for his friend, JP MacCallum, whose 10-year-old daughter recently died from cancer, per the Associated Press.
Lukáš Dostál stops 31 of 33 shots and denies two of three in the shootout, as Ducks score shorthanded and on a two-man advantage to earn edge over Panthers.