NHL 96 - Florida Panthers

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Game #7

Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils
Oct 16, 1995 1 2 3 F FLA (5-1-1) 0 0 2 2 NJD (2-4-0) 0 0 0 0 Three Stars Bellanger Garprenlov Broten	Team Stats Comparison FLA NJD Shots on Goal 29 36 Hits 35 23 Faceoffs Won-Lost 7 11 Penalty Minutes 8 10 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 2 1 Time on Attack 10:44 8:15
Scoring Summary THIRD PERIOD FLA J. Belanger unassisted FLA J. Belanger assisted by J. Garpenlov and J. Vanbiesbrouck
Florida Panthers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Vanbiesbrouck 36 36 100% 100%
Florida Panthers - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Belanger 2 0 3 0 Garpenlov 0 1 0 0 Murphy 0 0 3 6 Fitzgerald 0 0 1 2
New Jersey Devils - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Brodeur 29 27 93% 93%
New Jersey Devils - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Stevens 0 0 4 6 Lemieux 0 0 2 4 Broten 0 0 8 0

Summary:
Yet another shutout by John Vanbiesbrouk. He's on pace to set all sorts of NHL goaltending records. Tough game up until the third period where Florida finally took control. My players were getting harassed all night by Lemieux and Scott Stevens. In fact, Stevens injured my top center Barnes and had to leave for the rest of the game.

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Game #8

Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs
Oct 19, 1995 1 2 3 OT F FLA (5-1-2) 1 0 1 0 2 TOR (5-3-1) 0 1 1 0 2 Three Stars Gilmour Barnes Gartner	Team Stats Comparison FLA TOR Shots on Goal 38 43 Hits 32 23 Faceoffs Won-Lost 17 9 Penalty Minutes 6 2 Power Plays Converted 1 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 3 Time on Attack 11:58 10:05
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD FLA M. Hough assisted by G. Smith SECOND PERIOD TOR D. Gilmour assisted by D. Mironov and M. Sundin THIRD PERIOD FLA B. Kudelski assisted by S. Barnes TOR M. Gartner assisted by R. Wood
Florida Panthers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Fitzpatrick 43 41 95% 95%
Florida Panthers - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Barnes 0 1 7 2 Kudelski 1 0 1 0 Hough 1 0 5 0 Smith 0 1 0 4
Toronto Maple Leafs - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Potvin 38 36 95% 94%
Toronto Maple Leafs - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Gilmour 1 0 8 0 Sundin 0 1 4 0 Gartner 1 0 5 0 Wood 0 1 6 0 Mironov 0 1 5 0 Andreychuck 0 0 4 2

Summary:
It was time for Vanbiesbrouck to take his first rest of the year. Fitzpatrick came in and didn't disappoint only letting in two goals against a potent offensive Leafs team.

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Game #9

Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers
Oct 21, 1995 1 2 3 OT F BUF (5-4-0) 0 1 0 1 2 FLA (5-2-2) 0 0 1 0 1 Three Stars Mogilny Barnes Huddy	Team Stats Comparison BUF FLA Shots on Goal 53 33 Hits 14 39 Faceoffs Won-Lost 7 20 Penalty Minutes 8 18 Power Plays Converted 1 1 Power Play Opportunities 4 2 Time on Attack 8:49 11:03
Scoring Summary SECOND PERIOD BUF C. Huddy unassisted THIRD PERIOD FLA S. Barnes unassisted OVERTIME BUF A. Mogilny assisted by P. Lafontaine
Buffalo Sabres - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Hasek 33 32 97% 96%
Buffalo Sabres - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Lafontaine 0 1 12 0 Mogilny 1 0 4 0 Huddy 1 0 4 0 Smehlik 0 0 1 6 Bodger 0 0 0 2
Florida Panthers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Vanbiesbrouck 53 51 96% 96%
Florida Panthers - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Barnes 1 0 6 2 Skrudland 0 0 2 4 Fitzgerald 0 0 3 4 Mellanby 0 0 0 2

Summary:
Vanbiesbrouck proves to be human after all letting in 2 good goals on 50+ shots. The game had the potential to end in regulation but Stu Barnes punched a rebound through Hasek's pads with less than 12 seconds to go in the game. Mogilny buried a Lafontaine rebound in overtime to end it. The offensive capability of the Panthers remains a concern.

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Game #10

New York Islanders at Florida Panthers
Oct 22, 1995 1 2 3 F NYI (4-3-0) 0 0 0 0 FLA (6-2-2) 1 1 1 3 Three Stars Lowry Moller Lomakin	Team Stats Comparison NYI FLA Shots on Goal 40 45 Hits 26 37 Faceoffs Won-Lost 3 17 Penalty Minutes 17 13 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 2 4 Time on Attack 8:49 11:10
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD FLA D. Lowry unassisted SECOND PERIOD FLA A. Lomakin assisted by B. Kudelski and J. Vanbiesbrouck THIRD PERIOD FLA R. Moller unassisted
New York Islanders - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Soderstrom 45 42 93% 93%
New York Islanders - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Thomas 0 0 9 5 Kasparitis 0 0 2 4 Flatley 0 0 3 2 Muller 0 0 5 2 Green 0 0 1 2 Lachance 0 0 3 2
Florida Panthers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Vanbiesbrouck 40 40 100% 100%
Florida Panthers - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Kudelski 0 1 0 0 Lowry 1 0 7 0 Lomakin 1 0 2 0 Moller 1 0 4 0 Skrudland 0 0 2 2 Mellanby 0 0 9 2 Laus 0 0 0 5 Murphy 0 0 3 4

Summary:
10 games into the season now and Vanbiesbrouck has already racked up 4 shutouts. Kasparitis tried to tangle up with Murphy several times but Murphy didn't want any part of it. However Laus did go fisticuffs with Thomas of the Islanders.

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Game #11

Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings
Oct 25, 1995 1 2 3 F FLA (7-2-2) 3 0 1 4 LAK (7-4-1) 1 0 1 2 Three Stars Benning Petit Smith	Team Stats Comparison FLA LAK Shots on Goal 35 47 Hits 27 31 Faceoffs Won-Lost 17 5 Penalty Minutes 8 6 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 0 1 Time on Attack 11:05 7:57
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD FLA G. Smith unassisted FLA B. Benning assisted by J. Cirella and B. Skrudland LAK R. Blake unassisted FLA R. Niedermayer assisted by B. Benning THIRD PERIOD LAK M. Petit unassisted FLA G. Murphy assisted by S. Barnes
Florida Panthers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Vanbiesbrouck 47 45 96% 95%
Florida Panthers - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Benning 1 1 2 0 Barnes 0 1 5 0 Skrudland 0 1 3 2 Niedermayer 1 0 2 0 Murphy 1 0 3 4 Cirella 0 1 2 0 Smith 1 0 4 0 Fitzgerald 0 0 1 2
Los Angeles Kings - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Hrudey 35 31 89% 88%
Los Angeles Kings - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Blake 1 0 2 0 Petit 1 0 8 0 Tocchet 0 0 5 6

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Game #12

Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres
Oct 27, 1995 1 2 3 F FLA (8-2-2) 1 0 1 2 BUF (5-7-0) 0 0 1 1 Three Stars Hull Mogilny Cirella	Team Stats Comparison FLA BUF Shots on Goal 40 44 Hits 34 17 Faceoffs Won-Lost 19 3 Penalty Minutes 6 4 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 2 2 Time on Attack 11:43 8:33
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD FLA J. Hull assisted by M. Hough THIRD PERIOD BUF A. Mogilny assisted by D. Hasek FLA J. Cirella assisted by J. Hull and J. Vanbiesbrouck
Florida Panthers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Vanbiesbrouck 44 43 98% 97%
Florida Panthers - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Hull 1 1 4 0 Cirella 1 0 6 2 Barnes 0 0 6 2 Hough 0 1 4 0 Murphy 0 0 1 2
Buffalo Sabres - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Hasek 40 38 95% 95%
Buffalo Sabres - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Mogilny 1 0 8 0 Zhitnik 0 0 5 2 Galley 0 0 0 2

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End of Month Progress Report - October 1995

Standings

League Leaders

Player Stats

End of Month Summary:
It's been an extremely hot start for the Panthers. Despite not having many offensive weapons they are spreading puck possession around achieving an all around team effort in goal scoring. One of the biggest surprises so far is Gord Murphy who is not only leading the team in penalty minutes but is leading in assists as well. It's a true showing of toughness and teamwork. Another big surprise so far is goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck who is on a tear to start the season. With a league leading 0.90 GAA and 4 shutouts he's a clear early winner for the Vezina Trophy.

If the Panthers have any hope of continuing this early success they need continued solid efforts from Vanbiesbrouck and will need more production from top forwards Mellanby and Bellanger.

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Game #13

Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers
Nov 2, 1995 1 2 3 F EDM (7-6-3) 1 2 2 5 FLA (8-3-2) 0 0 2 2 Three Stars Corson Arnott Kravchuck	Team Stats Comparison EDM FLA Shots on Goal 57 26 Hits 10 36 Faceoffs Won-Lost 7 15 Penalty Minutes 5 9 Power Plays Converted 1 0 Power Play Opportunities 2 0 Time on Attack 9:36 9:42
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD EDM B. Mironov assisted by D. Weight SECOND PERIOD EDM I. Kravchuk unassisted EDM S. Corson assisted by J. Arnott and I. Kravchuk THIRD PERIOD EDM J. Arnott assisted by D. Oliver and S. Corson FLA S. Barnes unassisted EDM S. Corson unassisted FLA G. Smith assisted by J. Vanbiesbrouck
Edmonton Oilers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Ranford 26 24 92% 92%
Edmonton Oilers - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Corson 2 1 5 0 Arnott 1 1 8 5 Kravchuk 1 1 6 0 Weight 0 1 2 0 Oliver 0 1 2 0 Mironov 1 0 3 0
Florida Panthers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Vanbiesbrouck 57 52 91% 91%
Florida Panthers - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Barnes 1 0 10 0 Smith 1 0 5 0 Fitzgerald 0 0 1 5 Skrudland 0 0 2 2 Murphy 0 0 0 2

Summary:
Worst loss of the season for the Panthers. Vanbiesbrouck looked lost as the top scoring line of the Oilers dominated all game long almost out shooting Florida 2 to 1. This raises questions again about whether or not the mediocre offense of the Panthers can keep up with top scoring teams. Due to the severity of the loss it might be wise to give Vanbiesbrouck a day off to collect his thoughts. Other highlights of the game include a brawl between Jason Arnott and Tom Fitzgerald. It's assumed this was spurred by frustration on the part of the Panthers after being down 4-0 early in the game.