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SUNRISE, Fla. Adam Foote Avalanche Jersey . - The Florida Panthers were finally able to beat former goalie Craig Anderson.Jimmy Hayes scored the winning goal to lift the Panthers over the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Friday night.Sean Bergenheim and Dylan Olsen also scored for the Panthers, and Vincent Trocheck had two assists. Al Montoya made 22 saves in his fourth start of the season. No. 1 goalie Roberto Luongo missed the game because of a lower-body injury sustained Wednesday against Carolina.The Panthers had a season-high 46 shots and won their second in a row at home.Anderson, who spent 2006-09 with the Panthers, stopped 43 shots. He came into the game 11-2-1 against the Panthers, including a shutout in their last meeting on Oct. 13. He was especially sharp in the second period when he turned away 16 shots, many of them quality chances.It was extremely frustrating. We had point-blank shots on breakaways, said Trocheck, who assisted on the winning goal. Anderson played great, but luckily we were able to come out on top.Cody Ceci scored a goal, and Chris Neil had a goal and an assist for Ottawa.After struggling to get anything past Anderson for most of the game, the Panthers scored two goals in the third to take a 3-2 lead.Trocheck passed from the bottom of the left circle to Hayes, who skated in on the right side. His wrist shot beat Anderson at 7:31 to make it 3-2.The Panthers had gotten even just 34 seconds into the third. Bergenheims shot from the left circle went over Andersons right shoulder and in off the post.Anderson was frustrated that his stellar effort was wasted.I feel pretty embarrassed right now after that effort that we put out there, Anderson said. Mentally, we played a team that wasnt in the playoffs and maybe that was our mindset that we should beat them because of that, but we didnt work for it.Ottawa took a 2-1 lead in the second on Cecis goal. Neils shot was blocked but the rebound came out to Ceci in the right circle. He put the puck behind Montoya at 2:41.The Senators had only four shots in the third period.You cant ask your goalie to bail you out every game, Neil said. (The Panthers) had way too many odd-man rushes. We just werent on the same page. It was just a brutal game by us.Montoya played well for the Panthers but the Senators didnt press him late.They werent shooting the puck much, Montoya said. This is one we wanted to have and we deserved to have.The Senators went ahead 1-0 on Neils goal. Eric Condra passed from the right circle across to Neil in front. Neil slapped the puck past Montoya on the glove side at 5:04 of the first period.The Panthers tied it 47 seconds later. Dylan Olsen took a pass from Trocheck in the high slot, and his wrist shot slid under Andersons pads for his first goal of the season.He (Anderson) was outstanding, Panthers coach Gerard Gallant said. We worked hard and kept pushing and pushing, and finally a couple pucks got by him. It was probably our best offensive game.NOTES: Ottawa played its third of five games on the road... Panthers LW Shawn Thornton took a puck to the face and left the game late in the second period but returned in the third. ... Florida RW Scottie Upshall was placed on the injured list because of a lower-body injury. ... Dan Ellis was recalled by Florida from AHL San Antonio on Thursday to back up Montoya. A.J. Greer Jersey .C. -- Marcus Paige and his North Carolina teammates have endured so many wild swings -- big wins, surprising losses, NCAA drama -- that no one can blame their Hall of Fame coach for wondering whats next. Teemu Selanne Avalanche Jersey . Cesar said the difficulties he went through after the 2010 World Cup helped him become "a better professional" and made him "more focused" on his career. He admitted that he took things for granted before the World Cup in South Africa, when he arrived considered the worlds top goalkeeper. http://www.hockeyavalanche.com/customized/ . Although the deal cannot be made official until the free agent moratorium period is lifted on July 10, Patterson has agreed to a three-year, $18 million extension to remain in Toronto, sources confirm to TSN. Sang Hwa Lee skated a terrific pace in the final race of the womens 500m, setting a new Olympic record of 37.28 for a combined time of 1:14.70, also an Olympic record. Lee won the gold medal, defending her title from the Vancouver Games. Russians have a new medallist to cheer. Olga Fatkulina won the silver medal in front of the home crowd. Fatkulina finished with a combined time of 1:15.06. Margot Boer became the first speed skater from the Netherlands to win a medal in the womens 500m, taking the bronze medal with a total time of 1:15.48. Nesbitt was the fastest Canadian, finishing with a combined time of 1:17.15, finished 12th. She was assigned a false start in the second race but avoided a penalty with a clean start on the second attempt. "I was better in my first race than in my second, which is very frustrating," Nesbitt said afterr the race. Mark Barberio Avalanche Jersey. "I false-started in my second race, which took me off my guard." Joining Nesbitt in todays races were Calgarys Anastasia Bucsis, Marsha Hudey of White City, Sask., and Danielle Wotherspoon-Gregg, from Red Deer, Alta. Hudey and Wotherspoon-Gregg are making their Olympic debut. Hudey was the first Canadian to race in the second race, finishing with a combined score of 1:19.22. Wotherspoon-Gregg finished with a combined time of 1:19.32. Anastasia Bucsis finished with a combined time of 1:18.52. Nesbitts priority is to use the 500m as a tune up ahead of the 1000m on Thursday; she is the defending Olympic champion. "Its going to be tough on Thursday," she said. "The girls have stepped it up in the last four years and this season. Ive got work to do, but thats why Im here, to compete." ' ' '