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SUNRISE, Fla. - Roberto Luongo played a big role in Saturday nights perfect performance for Floridas penalty killers.Luongo made 36 saves and rookie Aaron Ekblad scored his first NHL goal, leading the Panthers to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.Captain Willie Mitchell also scored for Florida, which has won three of four. The Panthers killed off each of Philadelphias six power plays.Louie has been outstanding for us all year and again tonight he was real key at key times, especially on penalty kill, coach Gerard Gallant said. He was awesome.Luongo has stopped 107 of his last 111 shots, and the Panthers have picked up points in their last six games since a 1-0 loss to Ottawa on Oct. 13.I?feel pretty good. The puck is hitting me, Luongo said. Guys are playing hard and putting pressure on the players, not giving them time and space, which allows me to do my job a lot easier than in normal circumstances.Vincent Lecavalier spoiled Luongos bid for his second shutout of the season when he scored in traffic with 7.4 seconds left.Ekblad, the Panthers top pick in this years draft, converted a power-play slap shot from just inside the blue line, beating Philadelphia goalie Steve Mason on the short side at 15:38 of the third.Extreme thrill, the 18-year-old Ekblad said. Obviously, feelings that I felt in junior with my first goal and feeling it again here, its unbelievable. Its special.Mason, who is 0-4-1 in his last five starts, made 28 saves.Luongo faced his stiffest challenge with Jussi Jokinen (hooking) and Mitchell (delay of game) in the box, putting the Panthers at a 5-on-3 disadvantage for just over a minute in the third period.There is no room for excuses in this league. You just have to do whatever it takes to put the puck in back of the net and we didnt do that tonight, Flyers winger Wayne Simmonds said. Weve had opportunities, but were just not scoring. We just have to go back and look at the video and take it from there.Florida gave another blue-collar effort against the Flyers, who had won four of five and collected 15 goals in that stretch. The injury-riddled Panthers were playing without several key forwards, including Brandon Pirri and Dave Bolland.I?thought the guys who came into the lineup played real well and competed, Gallant said. The first 30 minutes I thought was excellent and after that we ran into penalty trouble and it took some momentum away from us.Mitchell took a feed from Jokinen behind the net and fired a one-timer from the point past Mason to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead 9:07 into the game.It was the first goal of the season for Mitchell, who signed with Florida on July 1 after spending the previous three seasons with Los Angeles. The defencemans shot went between Masons legs.Yes, I wont lie. I feel really good, Mitchell said. For me its playing against the top players and trying to shut them down with a good stick, playing good defence. Thats as good a feeling as scoring a goal.It was Masons first start since he lost 4-0 to Chicago on Oct. 21.Wins are not coming right now on the personal front but you just have to keep working and stay positive, Mason said. I was happy for the most part with my game tonight but when the goalie at the other end plays pretty much a perfect game, its tough to come out on the winning side.NOTES: The Panthers victory was only their second in the last eight games against Philadelphia in Sunrise. ... The Flyers also suffered their second loss in Florida in the past three days, dropping a 4-3 decision to Tampa Bay on Thursday. ... Florida has allowed only 17 non-shootout goals this season. ... Philadelphia is 1 for 19 with the man advantage over their last six games. ... Panthers D Rocco Grimaldi made his NHL debut, logging 6:11 of ice time. ... Jokinens assist on Mitchells goal was his fifth in the past four games. Luke Kuechly Womens Jersey . Louis Cardinals have agreed to a one-year contract. Christian Miller Womens Jersey . - This win was more the New Jersey Devils style. http://www.thepanthersofficialstore.com/authentic-christian-mccaffrey-panthers-jersey/ .ca. Kerry, I hope you address Ron MacLeans comment during the second intermission of Game 4 in Montreal-Tampa series. Basically, he suggested that the NHL should not have used a referee from Quebec, following the Game 3 disputed non-goal, because the referee could be biased towards Montreal. Custom Carolina Panthers Jerseys . "Canada," Bolland said with a smile. "Is that a question?" One day earlier, though, fellow Toronto Maple Leafs centre Nazem Kadri wasnt so sure his home and native land could pull off the win against the United States in the semi-finals of the Olympic hockey tournament. Sam Mills Jersey . You can listen to the game live on TSN Radio 690 in Montreal or on TSN.ca/Montreal. Also, TSN.ca features live streaming of the post-game news conferences from the Bell Centre. The Rangers grabbed a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Final after Sundays 3-2 overtime victory against the visiting Habs.It appears Sidney Crosby wanted to make sure Jonathan Toews was good with him taking the captaincy for Team Canada in Sochi. According to CSNChicago.com, Detroit Red Wings and Team Canada head coach Mike Babcock said the Pittsburgh Penguins captain wanted the go-ahead from the Chicago Blackhawks captain before accepting Canadas captaincy for the upcoming Olympics. "When we were taking about it, Sidney wanted to make sure it was OK with [Toews], just for the fact he won a couple of Cups,” Babcock said after the Wings morning skate ahead of Wednesday nights game with the Blackhawks. "Hes held in high regard, to say the least, and hes a huge part of the reason why they win as much as they do." Toews, for his part, thought Crosbys gesture was a flattering one. "For Sidney to ask guys for approval, I dont think he needed to do that, but it sshows the kind of guy he is," Toews said.dddddddddddd Toews went as so far as to suggest that Babcock revealed this discussion just to be polite. "Everybody knows Sidney is the guy," said Toews. "Im just honored to be in the conversation for the captaincy. One way or the other, Im excited to accept a role like that. If its more of a leadership role, Im excited for the challenge." Babcock believes that Toews would have made for a deserving captain, as well. "Hes earned the right to be a captain with Canada: two Cups, Olympic gold," said Babcock. "I dont know what else hes won. It seems more than that. Hes a pro who does it right every day. Hes a 200-footer. To me, hes an impressive, impressive man." Toews and Nashville Predators captain Shea Weber will serve as alternate captains for Canada next month in Sochi. ' ' '