Goaltender Jose Theodore put up quite a fight in front of a raucous and playoff-starved crowd of 19,119 in Florida Friday night, withstanding a ridiculous 26 shots from the New Jersey Devils in the first period to keep his team in the game. The Panthers wound up losing the opener of their series 3-2, but certainly not because of Theodore, and so look for him to start in net for the Panthers in the series' second game Sunday night. "I thought he was really good in the first period," said first-year Panthers head coach Kevin Dineen. "You give up three goals in the first period and that's something you're always questioning about a goalie, but if he doesn't play the way he did we're in trouble. So it was a solid night for our goaltender."