Mar 6, 2020

In last night’s match against the Boston Bruins, the Florida Panthers surrender their tie in overtime after an intense three periods. Despite their loss, the Florida Panthers fought till the end of overtime in attempts to maintain their tie or pull out a win.

In the first period, the first shot on a goal did not occur until the 16^th minute when the Florida Panthers shot and missed. There were several more shots by both teams throughout the first period but both teams emerged with zero points. The Florida Panthers needed to support each other against the Boston Bruins players and goalie by never letting the puck approach the goal alone. The Florida Panthers used this strategy throughout the remainder of the game.

In the second period, MacKenzie Weegar scored the first goal of the game with 13 minutes left in the period, putting the Florida Panthers in the lead. Moments later, with nine minutes left in the period, the Boston Bruins score their first goal of the game with the shot by Torey Krug bringing the game to a 1-1 tie.  

After several great saves by both goalies in the third period, the game moved into overtime. At the end of the third period, Panther shots on goal outnumbered the Bruins, leading to an interesting overtime.

In the first five minutes of overtime, the Florida Panthers had two breakaways that could have brought them the win; however, both were blocked by Bruins goalie Tukka Rask. Torey Krug for the Bruins blasted the puck toward Florida Panther goalie Chris Driedger with 51.9 seconds remaining on the clock and scores.

The Boston Bruins won in overtime with a final score of 2-1. Despite the Florida Panthers’ loss, goalie Driedger had 26 saves total throughout the night.

After a lost to the Edmonton Oilers, the Florida Panthers are looking for a win in their Monday afternoon game against the San Jose Sharks.

The team went into the game against the Edmonton Oilers with high hopes for a win in attempt to get out of their slump following the All-Star game success. The Panthers did not pull through and suffered a 4-1 loss on Saturday night.  

The Florida Panthers currently trail behind the Carolina Hurricanes in league points with 66 points. The Carolina Hurricanes lead by three points. Ranked tenth in the league and with the San Jose Sharks far from the leaderboard, the Florida Panthers are favored to win tomorrow nights’ game.

Right now, the Panthers are working to remain in a place where they will make it to playoffs, and their recent loss to the Edmonton Oilers is not helping. In a pre-game interview, coach Joel Quenneville said more consistency out of the team is needed in order play at the higher standard required of a playoff team. Quenneville was also hoping the absence of one of Edmonton’s key players, Connor McDavid, would help the Florida Panthers pull out a win.   

This is the beginning of a five-game away game streak for the Florida Panthers as they travel across the country for the next few weeks. Hopefully the team will experience an away-team advantage and pull out some wins in these next five games.

The next home game at the BB&T Center will be played on Thursday, February 27 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Find tickets and more information here.

Cole Abrahamson was born in Los Angeles, California in March 1997. With two older siblings, he became the youngest of the family. Early childhood was simple for Cole, with his many of his memories spent playing outside with the neighbors or sitting on the roof of the detached garage, overlooking the LA Police Training Academy track and field.

At the end of elementary school, Cole and his family moved across the country to Pensacola, Florida to be closer to the majority of their family members. He began sixth grade at a new school, quickly making friends through soccer and his youth group. This youth group became an important part of his life over the next seven years and where he spent a lot of his time. At this church, there was a trip that happened every year where a member of the church sponsored a member of the youth to go on a weekend retreat. There was no phones and no contact with anyone outside of the retreat, which created bonds with the other peers you were with.  At the end of this retreat, each participant in the retreat was given a bag of 50 letters, that the sponsor had collected from friends, family, and members of the church who knew Cole that all shared how much they admired and loved him. Growing up in an environment like this led Cole to grow into a caring, driven individual with a passion to help others.

Going into high school, Cole joined a marine science program that exemplified his passion for wildlife and wildlife conservation. This program even included a trip to the Florida Keys for a week. His teacher found a dead alligator on the side of the road and brought it along with them, strapped to the roof of the van, with hopes of dissecting it once returning home to Pensacola. Cole and his classmates took a vote, and the alligator was left behind in South Florida. His experiences in this program led him to major in wildlife ecology and conservation, with a passion for birds and birdwatching. Cole hopes to have a career where he is learning about animals and helping conserve them at the same time. If he could choose any animal to be re-born as, it would be an owl. No surprise there with his love for birds!

Currently, Cole works as a Youth Assistant at a church in Pensacola but hopes to move to North Carolina or northern Georgia to begin his career in wildlife. Although being a youth assistant was not his original plan after college, it is the perfect transition into having a full time position while he looks for jobs with wildlife.

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