Wednesday Caterwaul: Florida Panthers Open Forum
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The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 in a shootout at United Center on Tuesday to leap frog the Florida Panthers, who have a game in hand, for first place in the Discover Central Division. Our old friend James Reimer made 30 saves through overtime and stopped all three attempts in the shootout for the Hurricanes (6-1-0), who have won five straight. Laine had two shots on goal and finished the game with a -2 rating.
In the other game from the Central, Joe Pavelski had two goals and two assists, as the Dallas Stars ruined Patrik Laine’s debut with the Columbus Blue Jackets with a 6-3 road win at Nationwide Arena.
Florida Panthers re-sign Sam Montembeault
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The Florida Panthers have re-signed restricted fee agent goaltender Sam Montembeault to a one-year, two-way contract
The 24-year-old Montembeault appeared in 14 regular season games with the Panthers during the 2019-20 season, posting a 5-5-1 record, .890 save percentage and 3.34 goals against average. The 6-foot-3, 199-pound native of Becancour, Quebec, also appeared in 11 regular season games with the AHL’s Springfield Thunderbirds, posting a 5-5-1 record, .918 save percentage, 3.00 goals against average and one shutout.
Originally selected by Florida in the third round (77th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Montembeault has played in 25 career NHL regular season games, all with the Cats producing a 9-8-3 record, .892 save percentage and a 3.20 goals against average.