"When the Panthers signed Mike Santorelli to a one-year contract in the summer of 2010, no one was sure what to expect. The center was coming off a season in which he managed to play only 25 games for the Nashville Predators before getting shipped to the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL.

In November 2010, coach Pete DeBoer moved the speedy Santorelli to right wing to accommodate Shawn Matthias at center, and the move paid off. Santorelli played his first full NHL season last year, tallying 20 goals and 21 assists. Florida rewarded him in June with a two-year deal.

This year, Santorelli has struggled to provide an encore. Santorelli, 27, injured his shoulder in a preseason game against the Dallas Stars, and he missed the first seven games of the season. Since then, Santorelli hasn't been nearly as productive as he was last year, managing just seven goals and two assists through 44 games.

However, against the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, Santorelli supplied some relief in an otherwise disappointing campaign. With 2:46 left in the second period, Tomas Fleischmann won a puck battle behind the net and hit Santorelli in the right faceoff circle. Santorelli one-timed the puck over goalie Jonathan Quick's shoulder for the game-winning goal."