Florida 4, Colorado 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Where: BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida
Referees:
Wes McCauley, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen:
Greg Devorski, Darren Gibbs
Attendance:
12791
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Stephen Weiss scored his second goal of the game 43 seconds into overtime, lifting the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 home triumph over the slumping Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.
David Booth notched a tally and an assist while Tomas Vokoun made 22 saves for the Panthers, who halted a three-game home losing streak.
Weiss, who tied the contest at 2-2 late in the second period, put a wrist shot past Craig Anderson early in the extra session to complete his second multi-goal performance of the campaign and help Florida improve to 4-10-1 all-time against Colorado on home ice.
Bill Thomas gave Florida the lead just 3:08 into the first period with his first goal of the season. Colorado moved ahead on second-period tallies by defenseman John-Michael Liles at 3:42 and Ryan O'Reilly with 2:21 remaining.
The advantage lasted just 76 seconds, however, as Weiss beat Anderson with a wrist shot for his sixth of the campaign, knotting the game at 2-2.
Matt Duchene put the Avalanche back in front at 1:59 of the third, but Booth answered less than 2 1/2 minutes later to forge another tie.
Anderson stopped 21 shots for Colorado, which has lost five in a row on the road and four straight overall.
Top Game Performances
Colorado |
|
Florida |
John-Michael Liles 2 |
Points |
Stephen Weiss 2 |
John-Michael Liles 1 |
Goals |
Stephen Weiss 2 |
John-Michael Liles 1 |
Assists |
David Booth 1 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Craig Anderson .840 |
Save Percentage |
Tomas Vokoun .880 |
Craig Anderson 21 |
Saves |
Tomas Vokoun 22 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Colorado
|
25 |
3 |
0-1 |
2-2 |
4 |
31 |
Florida
|
25 |
4 |
0-2 |
1-1 |
2 |
24 |
Upcoming Games
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Florida will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Panthers have a W/L % of .273 after a win and .643 after a loss.
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Colorado will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .385 after a win and .538 after a loss.