Anaheim Ducks Defeat Florida Panthers 3-2 in Shootout with Quenneville's Return to South Florida

The Anaheim Ducks defeated the Florida Panthers 3-2 in a shootout, with Troy Terry and Mason McTavish scoring the decisive goals. Leo Carlsson contributed a goal and an assist, including a short-handed goal that extended his point streak to four games, and Cutter Gauthier added a power-play goal. This game marked coach Joel Quenneville's first against his former team, the Panthers, whom he coached from 2019 to 2021 before being banned from the NHL for nearly three years due to his involvement in a sexual-assault scandal. The Panthers rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the third period with goals by Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart to force overtime, but ultimately fell in the shootout. Despite Florida's statistical dominance in shots and expected goals, Ducks goalie Lukas Dostal's strong performance, including stopping two of three shootout attempts, was key to the victory. The Panthers continued to struggle with injuries, missing key forwards Jonah Gadjovich and Brad Marchand.