James Reimer is finding his time in the Florida Panthers’ crease to be a comfortable spot these days.
On Saturday night, he posted a 2-0 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
James Reimer stopped 38 shots for the 2-0 shutout of the Montreal Canadiens Saturday in Sunrise – file photo by Brent Clark
Reimer made 38 saves for his second shut out in three games.
“You just have to stay in the moment and try to make saves,” Reimer said. “You don’t put too much expectation on yourself; you just come to the rink and try to give the boys a chance. When you’re feeling [confident], the puck is big and you’re reading plays. It’s just doing the little things that can attribute to [success].”
Connor Brickley and Vincent Trocheck scored for the Panthers in the second and third periods, respectively.
“Brickley has been real solid,” Panthers head coach Bob Boughner said. “I thought Trocheck’s line was a little stagnant in the first period, and we made that change and Brickley put some energy in that line.”
Florida improved to 17-16-5 with the win.
“Now that it’s going good for us, it’s fun,” Reimer said. “A year can be a roller coaster. Sometimes things go your way; sometimes they don’t. You just have to take it in stride and enjoy it when it’s going well.”
The Panthers have won five straight.
“It’s getting there, [but] I don’t think it’s where it needs to be yet. Obviously we’ve won five in a row and we’re doing some good things. At the same time, we haven’t played a full 60 minutes like we want. It’s just a matter of putting it all together and playing a full three periods,” Trocheck said after the win.
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Carey Price made 31 saves in the loss as Montreal dropped to a dismal 16-19-4.
“We’re all just trying to support each other and work hard every day to get out of it. I’m sure no one in this room has really had to deal with this adversity. I sure haven’t in my career,” the Canadiens’ Max Pacioretty said after the loss. “It would do no good to be negative about it. Yeah, I’m [ticked] off and I want results just as much as the next person. More. I take pride in the results I’ve had in my career. I can’t speak for everyone else, but many frustrations kind of creep in and it’s definitely there, but I can’t let it take over my game and my mindset.”
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