After battling back Friday night only to fall in overtime to the New York Rangers, the Florida Panthers got another crack at the co-leaders of the NHL’s Eastern Conference on Sunday. This time, the Panthers left nothing to chance, no overtime would be necessary as Florida defeated the Rangers 4-0 on Sunday evening.

The 1st period was a stalemate, ending 0-0, the 2nd period would prove more interesting however. Florida came out gunning for goals as they outshot New York 16-7 in the period. Velli Peltonen, Stephen Weiss, and Gregory Campbell (all unusual contributors) scored within 6 minutes of each other to put the Panthers ahead 3-0 at period’s end. The Panthers hunkered down in the 3rd period to protect their lead, and though outshot 17-5, Michael Frolik would tuck in a goal 1:00 in as the Panthers cruised to their 4-0 shutout win.

Things COULD be looking up for the Panthers, aside from the rash of injuries they keep suffering. Back up goalie Craig Anderson made his 2nd start in a row Sunday, getting the W and a shutout in the process. Anderson’s performance is making Vokoun’s hold on the starting position look tenuous, but in the end the job must go to the best performer. Florida is also getting contributions offensively from several sources which will be key if the injuries continue to ravage the team.