Bobrovsky made 12 saves in the third period, including five in the final 1:09 with Allen pulled for the extra attacker. With one second remaining, Bobrovsky stopped Timo Meier’s tip of Bratt’s point shot.
“Bob was good, very good,” Florida center Anton Lundell said. “He made some big saves, kept us in the game. When we were struggling, he kept us alive. We played pretty solid as a team. It has been a while since we won a game 1-0.”
Bobrovsky was coming off allowing five goals on 15 shots in an 8-5 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. He made 12 saves in the first period alone on Thursday.
“Every game is a different game,” Bobrovsky said. “I felt comfortable the last game, too. I did not feel uncomfortable; I was there, I was focused. They scored good goals — there were five, but good goals. I give them credit. But I felt great tonight as well. I played my game, I was focused and tried to help the guys as much as I could.”
Maurice said the Panthers were counting on Bobrovsky to have the kind of performance he had Thursday because the goalie has bounced back so many times before.
“If you didn’t like one of Sergei’s games,” Maurice said, “you are pretty sure you’re going to like the next one. He was right on tonight. And clean with everything he did. There was a lot of danger when you watch that game on video and [you] will be really impressed with the deflections because there are wonderful hands on that team. He made some great saves.”
NOTES: Florida defenseman Jeff Petry was honored in a pregame ceremony to celebrate his 1,000th NHL game on Monday. … Panthers forward Jack Devine made his NHL debut, finishing with two shots on goal in 8:20 of ice time.