"For a change, the Panthers and goalie Scott Clemmensen didn't get off to a horrible start.

It wasn't exactly a quick one or pretty game, either, but two second-period goals by a torrid Sean Bergenheim and slumping Mike Santorelli against stingy Kings goalie Jonathan Quick would be all the offense needed for Clemmensen to lead the Panthers to a 3-1 victory Thursday night in front of 14,929 fans in BankAtlantic Center.

The Panthers snapped their first two-game losing streak since late October and ended a seven-game slide (0-6-1) to the Kings dating back to a Nov. 27, 2002 win in Los Angeles. They also avenged an early season 2-1 loss in the Staples Center in which they thoroughly outplayed the defensive-minded Kings with a 42-26 shot edge (compared to 23-23 Thursday)."