Marcel Goc and Brian Campbell scored for the NHL-worst Panthers, who have lost five straight.

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Brian Campbell scored in the first period, and Scottie Upshall made it 2-0 in the second against Henrik Lundqvist, who faced 23 shots.

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Wirtz then went out and paid top dollar to acquire a star defenseman, Brian Campbell, pushing the team's payroll to the league's salary cap.

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But Jacobs (65) and then Campbell (51) were dismissed in quick succession and it was left to captain Brian Lara and Ricardo Powell to pick up the pieces, adding a further 91 during their fourth wicket stand.

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