SUNRISE | The Canadian wasn't in the penalty box often, with three penalties. But the Panthers scored two of their four goals on the power play.
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And both times this happened after penalties in the offensive area. Nick Suzuki and Joel Armia committed this sin.
Martin St-Louis looked for bad penalties to explain this 4-1 loss to the Panthers.
“It was 1-1, it wasn't a perfect game for either team, but the punishment in the offensive zone hurt. We must do better at deflecting our punishments. But if the score is 1-1 in the third period, you can't take a penalty in the offensive zone. »
When a colleague asked him if Armia's punishment in the third period was the turning point in this meeting, St-Louis admitted.
“Yeah, I don’t think it’s an exaggeration (to say that). We have been there. »
Eetu Luostarinen scored both goals for the Panthers on the power play.
David Savard also talked about the two costly penalties at the other end of the ice.
“It hurts. You have to be careful, stressed the defender. It can cost a match, and that's exactly what happened tonight. We have to kill punishments in critical moments. »
CH continued their problems while outnumbered, conceding two more goals on just three occasions. After this visit to Sunrise, the Habs are now 31st in the NHL at 71.9%. Only the Ottawa Senators performed worse with 71.3%.