The Florida Panthers dominated the Los Angeles Kings Tuesday night.
They just couldn't beat them.
The Panthers outshot the Kings 26-12, but Jozef Stumpel tied it for Los Angeles with 14 seconds left in regulation and the game ended in a 2-2 draw.
"It was a frustrating finish," said Panthers coach Doug MacLean. "But certainly, total domination."
Although the Panthers didn't allow a single shot in the first period and ended up setting a team record for fewest shots allowed in a game, they couldn't put the Kings away.
Florida led 2-0 midway through the third period, but Craig Johnson scored for Los Angeles at 11:04 and Stumpel tied it in the closing seconds after the Kings pulled goalie Stephane Fiset for an extra skater.
Stumpel swatted the puck through goalie Mark Fitzpatrick's legs following a scramble in front of the net. Luc Robitaille assisted on the goal.
"I didn't know it was in," Stumpel said. "I just swung and it went through his legs."
Los Angeles was outshot 7-0 in the first period and 11-3 in the second. It was the first time in the Kings' 30-year history that they failed to get a shot on goal in a period.
"I'm not embarrassed. It's them (Kings players) that should be," coach Larry Robinson said. "We only played seven minutes of hockey -- the last seven. I'm not pleased with the effort."
Florida took a 1-0 lead on a second-period goal by Steve Washburn. Defenseman Paul Laus' wrist shot from the point clanged off the top crossbar and bounced right to Washburn, who nudged it past a sliding Fiset.
The Panthers made it 2-0 early in the third period on a goal by Jody Hull.
Fitzpatrick, filling in for the injured John Vanbiesbrouck, finished with only 10 saves, but remained unbeaten against the Kings (4-0-2).