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.

Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight is 4-1 with 133 saves on 142 shots (.937 save percentage) with a 1.61 goals-against since Dec. 22.

Backup goalie Spencer Knight made 34 saves to lead the host Florida Panthers to a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.

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. Jesper Boqvist, Anton Lundell and Gustav Forsling scored.

Sam Reinhart leads the Panthers in goals (27) and points (51), while Matthew Tkachuk is second in both points (40) and assists (26). Recently named the “Athlete of the Year” in his native Finland, captain Aleksander Barkov ranks third in points (38) and first in assists (27).

Florida shutdown and shutout the visiting Anaheim Ducks, skating to a 3-0 victory at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday night. The story for much of the opening period was the goaltending as both Spencer Knight and John Gibson came up with several big stops to keep the game scoreless.

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Spencer Knight made 34 saves for his second shutout of the season, and the Florida Panthers won 3-0 against the Anaheim Ducks at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday.

Spencer Knight makes 34 saves for his second shutout of the season, leading the Florida Panthers to a 3-0 victory over the struggling Anaheim Ducks.

The Ducks dropped their third straight game, finishing their six-game trip with a 1-4-1 record after a 3-0 loss to Florida.