Florida Panthers goaltender Craig Anderson turned aside all 37 shots he faced, while Henrik Lundqvist failed to make it beyond the second period for the Rangers, as the Panthers used a three-goal outburst in the second to roll to a win.
The Panthers received goals from Ville Peltonen , Stephen Weiss and Gregory Campbell in the second, as Weiss and Campbell scored just 12 seconds apart, leading to Rangers coach Tom Renney lifting his all-star netminder. Michael Frolik added some insurance in the third period for Florida, picking up his second goal of the season.
For Anderson, it's the fourth time this season he's stopped at least 37 shots in a game, as he pushes his season record to and currently boasts a. He had to withstand a shot barrage from the Rangers in the final period to preserve the shutout. Anderson's performance was good enough for him to earn yet another start on Tuesday, when the Panthers take on Washington. A pair of American-born stars hit some milestones on Sunday, as Dallas' Mike Modano became the 31st player and first American to reach the 1,point plateau in the NHL.
Modano reached the mark with a game-winning goal in the third period, helping lead the Stars to a win over Edmonton. Meanwhile, in Atlanta, Blues forward Keith Tkachuk picked up his 1,th career point with a second period goal, tying the game at two.
Brad Boyes scored the game-winner midway through the third period, as the Blues went on to win Atlanta goalie Ondrej Pavelec did everything he could to bail out his team, turning aside 43 of 46 shots in the loss. Carolina goalie Cam Ward left the game after one period, while his replacement, Michael Leighton , surrendered three goals on 11 shots in the third period, as the Hurricanes fell to Anaheim, Teemu Selanne picked up the eventual game-winner seven minutes into the third period, while Rob Niedermayer closed the deal with a pair of goals just six-minutes apart.
