\u201cIt\u2019s certainty tough at this time of year to be this far out,\u201d said Reinhart. \u201cIt says a lot about us that we\u2019re able to rattle off a few and Sergei led the way between the pipes.\u201d<\/p>\n
THEY SAID IT<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a good game. I saw the puck well, and there was a lot of action.\u201d \u2013 Sergei Bobrovsky on the win<\/p>\n
\u201cI just kind of blacked out. Not falling, hit the net, that\u2019s what everyone was telling me in here. I did both, so it was a success.\u201d \u2013 Mike Benning on rookie lap<\/p>\n
CATS STATS<\/p>\n
– Mike Benning and his dad, Brian, became the third father-son combo to each play for the Panthers, joining the duos of Casey and Tom Fitzgerald as well as Riley and Cory Stillman.<\/p>\n
– Sam Bennett has scored five goals in his last seven games.<\/p>\n
– Every Panthers skater saw at least 10 minutes of ice time.<\/p>\n
– Niko Mikkola blocked a team-high three shots.<\/p>\n
– The Panthers have won two of three games against Columbus this season.<\/p>\n
WHAT\u2019S NEXT?<\/p>\n
To the northwest they go.<\/p>\n
The Panthers will start their four-game road trip against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n