The Florida Panthers needed a little spark coming into Saturday after winning four of their past 10 games. One would have thought it would be on the offensive side of the ice to do it, but no, it was their goalie.

The Ducks fired 34 shots on net but could get nothing past goaltender Spencer Knight today in a 3-0 loss to the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena. NHL GAMECENTER | DUCKS STREAM The loss dropped A

Spencer Knight made 34 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Florida Panthers beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-0 on Saturday night to open a home-and-home set.

John Gibson stopped 42 shots. Florida scoring leader Sam Reinhart ... per game and were shut out three times during their trip. Panthers: It was just the fifth shutout of Knight's career.

The Ducks road trip was primed as a "make or break" endeavor and they were thoroughly outplayed at nearly every turn. They went 1-4-1, were shutout three times, outscored by a total of 24-8, and outshot 206-155.

The Florida Panthers headed west Monday on a positive note. After shutting out Anaheim on Saturday night, the Panthers practiced Monday before their six-hour flight to California. They will need the rest and the positive thinking,

The Anaheim Ducks wrapped up a disappointing road trip with a matchup, the first game of a home-and-home series, against the defending Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers. The Ducks were coming off a 4-3 shootout loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, which brought their point tally to three on their season-long six-game road trip.