New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers

Saturday, April 21, 2012, 6:30 PM ET BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Playoffs Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the New Jersey Devils 3–0 on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
New Jersey Devils	0	48-28-6
at Florida Panthers	3	38-26-18

Goals by period

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	0	0	0	0
Florida Panthers	0	1	2	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	11	6	13	30
Florida Panthers	11	12	9	32

Three stars

J. Theodore, Florida Panthers (goaltender)
K. Versteeg, Florida Panthers (1 goal, 1 assist)
S. Matthias, Florida Panthers (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	04:00	Florida Panthers	Kris Versteeg (1)	Stephen Weiss (1), Brian Campbell (1)	Power play	NJD 0, FLA 1
3rd	13:17	Florida Panthers	Scottie Upshall (1)	Kris Versteeg (1), Shawn Matthias (1)	Even strength	NJD 0, FLA 2
3rd	19:26	Florida Panthers	Tomas Kopecky (1)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	NJD 0, FLA 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers
Stat	New Jersey Devils	Florida Panthers
Shots on goal	30	32
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	14	8
Hits	47	46
Blocked shots	12	13
Giveaways	2	4
Takeaways	7	7
Faceoffs won	27/58 (46.6%)	31/58 (53.4%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	-1	4	3	5	0	0		16:00
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	1	0		20:18
Number 11 S. Gionta	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	07:07
Number 12 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		12:59
Number 14 A. Henrique	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	2	0	0	28.6%	15:57
Number 15 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		11:13
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	0	0	-2	0	6	0	0	0		25:00
Number 18 S. Bernier	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	0	0		08:13
Number 19 T. Zajac	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	1	0	64.7%	20:15
Number 20 R. Carter	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		05:58
Number 23 D. Clarkson	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	0	75%	16:06
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	2	0	44.4%	17:52
Number 2 M. Zidlicky	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	3	1	0		22:08
Number 6 A. Greene	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		21:08
Number 10 P. Harrold	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:57
Number 24 B. Salvador	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3	0		22:08
Number 28 A. Volchenkov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0		16:58
Number 29 M. Fayne	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		18:52

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	32	30	2	.938	58:21	Loss

Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	60%	20:34
Number 10 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	25%	12:21
Number 14 T. Fleischmann	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		16:29
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		08:41
Number 18 S. Matthias	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	10:23
Number 19 S. Upshall	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	4	1	0		12:40
Number 20 S. Bergenheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0		15:40
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	100%	11:10
Number 26 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0		17:48
Number 32 K. Versteeg	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	3	1	1	50%	19:07
Number 57 M. Goc	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	0	44.4%	18:32
Number 82 T. Kopecky	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	3	0	0		16:32
Number 7 D. Kulikov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0		16:24
Number 23 T. Strachan	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		13:26
Number 43 M. Weaver	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	0		20:31
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0	0		16:19
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	4	3	0		28:58
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	0	0	0	+2	2	3	2	0	0		18:29

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 60 J. Theodore	30	30	0	1.000	59:56	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:05	Florida Panthers	Ed Jovanovski	Slashing	2
2nd	03:30	New Jersey Devils	Marek Zidlicky	Interference	2
2nd	08:43	New Jersey Devils	Zach Parise	Holding	2
2nd	13:23	New Jersey Devils	Dainius Zubrus	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	17:59	Florida Panthers	Marco Sturm	Holding	2
2nd	19:09	New Jersey Devils	Adam Henrique	High sticking	2
3rd	03:07	New Jersey Devils	Ryan Carter	Boarding	2
3rd	03:07	New Jersey Devils	Steve Bernier	Roughing	2
3rd	03:07	Florida Panthers	Tomas Kopecky	Roughing	2
3rd	17:52	Florida Panthers	Erik Gudbranson	Roughing	2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach: Peter DeBoer
Florida Panthers head coach: Kevin Dineen
Referees: Wes McCauley, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Jonny Murray
New Jersey Devils scratches: Eric Boulton, Cam Janssen, Jacob Josefson, Adam Larsson
Florida Panthers scratches: Krys Barch, Wojtek Wolski, Mike Santorelli, Jack Skille, Keaton Ellerby, Jason Garrison

2011-2012 season series

Every New Jersey Devils and Florida Panthers game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Mon, Nov 21, 2011
New Jersey Devils 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/SO	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Tue, Dec 13, 2011
Florida Panthers 2 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Jan 6, 2012
Florida Panthers 3 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 11, 2012
New Jersey Devils 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Fri, Apr 13, 2012
New Jersey Devils 2 at Florida Panthers 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Sun, Apr 15, 2012
Florida Panthers 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Apr 17, 2012
Florida Panthers 0 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Apr 19, 2012
New Jersey Devils 0 at Florida Panthers 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Florida Panthers 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Apr 24, 2012
New Jersey Devils 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Thu, Apr 26, 2012

Other NHL games on Apr 21

Other NHL games on Saturday, April 21, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Ottawa Senators 2 at New York Rangers 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Rangers, Sat, Apr 21, 2012
San Jose Sharks 1 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Apr 21, 2012
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Apr 21, 2012

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