I could even score if I was out there

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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Florida Panthers will aim for their first three-game winning streak of the season when they welcome the Montreal Canadiens for Tuesdays battle at BB&T Center. The Panthers are 2-0 so far on a four-game homestand that is set to end tomorrow night against the New York Rangers. However, its been over a year since Florida last won three in a row during a five-game run from Dec. 10-19 of last season. After posting a shootout win over Pittsburgh on Dec. 22, the Panthers emerged from the Christmas break with Sundays 6-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Sundays victory was Floridas fourth in five games and the club is 5-1-1 over its last seven outings. The Panthers, who are two points out of a playoff spot in the East, also have won four straight on home ice and are 9-4-2 in Sunrise this season. The Panthers used a ferocious third-period comeback to down the Maple Leafs on Sunday. Toronto held a 4-2 edge after 40 minutes of play, but Florida responded with four unanswered goals in the final period. Brad Boyes redirected in Dmitry Kulikovs wrister from the point on a power play for the go-ahead goal with 3:15 remaining. That tally made it a 5-4 game and Scottie Upshall would later add an empty-net score to arrive at the final margin. Kulikov and Willie Mitchell also scored in the third for the Panthers, while Roberto Luongo picked up the win with 18 saves. I thought we played a real good game, said Panthers coach Gerard Gallant. Florida will try for another strong effort against a Montreal team that won its third straight game on Monday night. The Canadiens visited the Carolina Hurricanes and notched a 3-1 victory behind a 28-save effort from Carey Price. Lars Eller and Jiri Sekac both scored in the second period for the Canadiens, while Max Pacioretty added an empty-net goal to help Montreal secure its sixth win in seven games. Price only allowed a power-play goal to Eric Staal early in the third period. He made 12 saves in the final stanza. We didnt play a good third period, but we were able to hold on, Price said. Dustin Tokarski could give Price a rest tonight. Montreals backup has never started against Florida, but did face the Panthers once in a relief appearance. Montreal is second in the Atlantic Division, but has a chance to take over the top spot from the idle Tampa Bay Lightning. The Habs are two points behind Tampa, but a win would give them possession of first place as a result of holding the tiebreaker. Tonights tilt marks the first of five meetings this season between the Habs and Panthers. Montreal has claimed two straight and five of the last seven encounters overall and also have won three of the past four meetings in South Florida. The Canadiens are 10-7-1 as the road team after beginning a five-game swing with consecutive wins. 1st PERIOD0:00 – Woah. That Ginette Reno can sing. Its like Luba and Celine Dion had a love child that ate Kate Smiths soul. I hope Gionta shakes her hand this time. He totally snubbed her in game 4, and that jinxed us. Cant trust dudes with goatees. Shifty. Gio can fit in the pocket of my cargo shorts. Dude is tiny. Like a doll. Like a little goateed Cabbage Patch doll.0:45 – Hope I remembered to PVR Castle. Nathan Fillion is the bomb.2:11 – LAAAAAAARRRRRRRRSSSSSS. Hamlet pops one for the boys! Score one for Denmark! Lets keep er going. When sorrows come, they come not single spies. But in battalions! Im going to celebrate with a hot dog.2:12 – Love the Danes. Danish meatballs are so good. Also, that salty black liquorice. Oh, and aquavit. And Tuborg. And Lego. I wonder how many Legos it would take to build a Lego Gio versus a Lego me?12:23 – Penalty to Weaver. Love Weaves. Played together in Florida. Degree in Communications, and a minor in virtual reality software design. And he takes pucks to the groin for a living. Great mini golfer, too. Another guy who can fit in my pocket. Dude was gonna quit and work at Timmys. Thats the most Canadian thing ever. Im afraid next puck he blocks is going to kill him, though. Tough mother. Habs got him for a 5th. They gave a player and a 7th for me. Does that make me better than Mike Weaver? Hes on the ice. Im not. These are tough questions, man.15:38 – Penalty to PK. Man, I wish I was on the ice. I havent punched anyone since April, and even then I didnt get many in. My knuckles have returned to a fleshy colour. I havent seen the inside of the quiet room since before Easter.20:00 – Coachs Corner. Grapes is wearing a suit of cherries. Whyd he switch sides with MacLean a few years back? Has that ever been explained? Thats just weird. Grapes would have me on the ice, for sure. These clips of Crosby getting mugged are disturbing. Wouldnt happen if I was on the ice for the Pens. Man, I wouldve killed in the Semenko days. And whats with all the water bottle squirting?2nd PERIOD0:00 – I wonder what Colton Orr is doing right now. I wonder if hes ever known true love.3:18 – Imma have a second hot dog. I deserve it.10:00 – Georgie and Weaves just had 3-minute shifts. THREE MINUTES. Thats how much I played during March. 10:45 – Moeners up here with me. Thought he played well last game. Sucks for him. Whos going to protect the boys? Prustys game, but kinda small. I hope Moener doesnt eat all the cheese puffs. I dont liike to eat cheese puffsuntil the 2nd, and theres never enough cheese puffs.dddddddddddd I wonder how many other Princeton grads are eating for free tonight. Rumsfeld for sure. Evan Flatow, maybe. Lorna Marsden, def. Christos Papadimitriou, no way. No fin way, man. Brooke Shields. Whatever happened to her? Suddenly Susan was aces.12:43 – Is it EM-elin or YEM-elin? Thats never been made clear to me.14:22 – I mustve put on 16 pounds sitting up here the past month. Id be hard pressed right now to play my three shifts if I was in the lineup. Damn cheese puffs.15:24 – Patches! Off the schneid! Nice pass from the kid Beaulieu, who hasnt played in almost as long as me.15:25 – Is it BO-LEE-EW or BO-LEE-UH? Thats never been made clear to me.16:08 – Seriously, though. What kind of feels does Colton Orr have?17:39 – Vanek! 3-0! Looks like Im headed to Boston. Not quite as nice a press box there. No cheese puffs.3rd PERIOD0:00 – Im pretty sure I forgot to PVR Castle. Damn. Season finale. Castle and Becketts wedding. Eddie McClintock guest starring. EDDIE MCCLINTOCK! Dude was solid inCrumbs.2:53 – Maybe Brad Marchand just needs a hug.3:12 – The playoff beards out there kinda suck. And whats with the playoff goatees on Gionta and Pleks? So wrong. My moustache is being wasted up here.5:16 – They never play Garth Brooks at the Bell Centre. Thats just bad arena work, man. Bad arena work.6:12 – Okay, one more hot dog, but thats it. Sodium is not your friend.7:19 – I hate that "Olé, Olé, Olé" song.16:03 – Man, teams pull the goalie real early nowadays. I could even score if I was out there.16:04 – Vanek again, into the empty net. Well, thats it. Were headed to Boston. Game 7. Bunch of games 7s this round. Or is it games 7, like solicitors general, and courts marshal, and attorneys general?16:14 – NBCSN gave me an assist! Gotta be the first ever playoff press-box assist! Should have put a bonus in my contract for that…19:36 – And here comes some roughness. Chara versus Weaver. Weaver looks like a little boy next to him. Like a Lego Gio. This is where I wouldve come in handy. I should be down there. Me and Moener, who hasnt had one cheese puff all night, by-the-by.20:00 – Big win. Hope Montrealers dont burn the city down in joy. Taking a hot dog for the road. Gonna google Brooke Shields and cheese puff calories when I get home. Gotta stay off Twitter, though. No Castle spoilers. ' ' '