Feb 22, 2009 5:01 pm US/Eastern
Panthers Shutout Bruins 2-0
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Panthers goal Tomas Vokun gets his sixth shutout of the season in a 2-0 win over the Boston Bruins.
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Tomas Vokun recorded 41 saves and his sixth shutout of the season as the
Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 2-0 Saturday night.
Vokun made his biggest save when he stopped Patrice Bergenon's wraparound shot with 13:45 left in the third period.
"I didn't see it because I was facing the other way. I just knew that the guy was try and wrap it and I was just trying to at least put some part of my body in the way," Vokoun said. "Playing this game, you need, sometimes, really good fortune. That was definitely a lot of luck."
NHL officials briefly stopped the games to review Vokoun's save. Had Bergeron's shot been ruled a goal,
Radek Dvorak's goal that made the score 2-0, would have been disallowed.
"That particular play, you think about the change in momentum if that's in," Panthers coach Pete DeBoer said. "Our goal's disallowed and they get a goal and it's 1-1. So obviously, that's a pivotal moment in the game. And he was outstanding tonight, nothing short of that. Gave us the chance to win and that's the type of goaltending we need down the stretch."
Dvorak scored both goals for Florida in the third period. He scored on a short-handed breakaway goal at 1:44 to put the Panthers up 1-0. Dvorak's wrist shot from the right circle went into the top of the net. At 6:44, he took a pass from
Gregory Campbell and beat Boston's Tim Thomas with a shot from in front of the right circle.
"It's a great feeling, especially when you're winning," Dvorak said. "Any time you have a chance to help the team win a hockey game, it's great."
Vokun's shutout was his second in the last three games. The Panthers lead the NHL with nine. The win puts the Panthers in a three-way tie with the Rangers and Sabres for sixth place in the Eastern Conference. All three teams have 68 points, but the Panthers have played 59 games, while Buffalo and New York have played 60.
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