“I think we still tried, 100% obviously, even if we’re down,” Luostarinen said. “We’re just trying to keep the pace up at the end and just move on.”
THEY SAID IT
“He’s quick, he can move the puck, and he gets to the net. You don’t have to ask him twice to head to the net. He almost scored another one late in the game. He’s playing hard. We do have some players in our lineup that kind of playing for jobs.” – Paul Maurice on Vinnie Hinostroza
“I feel like the first little there, their goalie touched a lot of pucks and we couldn’t establish our game and our forecheck and stuff. We gave him a little too much time and space, and then they could play with the puck a lot.” – Jesper Boqvist on tonight’s loss
“They were fast, just faster. They won more battles. I think that’s what stood out more.” – Eetu Luostarinen on Seattle’ play
CATS STATS
– Anton Lundell won a team-high 12 faceoffs.
– Luke Kunin had a team-high four hits.
– The Panthers led 54-31 in shot attempts at 5-on-5.
– Florida led 20-5 in shot attempts at 5-on-5 when Carter Verhaeghe was deployed.
– Daniil Tarasov made four high-danger saves, per NaturalStatTrick.com.
WHAT’S NEXT?
The Panthers will head north of the border for the final three games of their trip.
On Tuesday, they’ll face the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Place at 10 p.m. ET.
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