SUNRISE, Fla. — Comebacks have been a rare occurrence for the Florida Panthers this year and so it was fitting for one Saturday to start in the most unlikely of places.
In the first minute of the third period with his Panthers down by two goals, Marc Staal charged to the net, reeled in a pass from Eric Staal and flipped the puck past Connor Hellebuyck. The rally didn’t end with a win, but the defenseman’s third goal of the season was the spark Florida needed to do the bare minimum: A 5-4, overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets keeps the Panthers’ postseason aspirations alive with 15 games left in the regular season.
Although it fell short of pulling off a second multi-goal come-from-behind wins in as many days, Florida picked up a point by erasing a 4-2 third-period deficit and getting the game to overtime, and now sit just three points out of postseason position.
