Panthers ‘not about to panic’ says head coach Maurice

Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice is not quick to panic after his team lost Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final 5-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights, giving up three goals in the third period.

Maurice, whose Florida team rallied from a 3-1 series deficit in the first round to beat the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Boston Bruins, knows it’s way too early to hand the Stanley Cup to the Knights.

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Game 2 is Monday in Las Vegas.

“The losing team talks about too many of something and the winning team talks about the fabulousness of all other things,” Maurice said. “We lost the first game in the Boston series and went along and got a little better and we lost two more and got a little better.”