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SUNRISE, Fla. -- Dave Barr cant be happy.Barr is the assistant coach who came over from the Buffalo Sabres this year to fix the Florida Panthers power play.The Panthers (4-5-1) enter Thursdays home game against the well-rested New Jersey Devils (4-2-2) at BB&T Center with a power play that is sputtering.In a 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night, the Panthers had seven man-advantage situations and still managed to get outscored 1-0 in those instances.Yes, thats right: Florida went 0-for-7 on the power play while also allowing one short-handed goal. And now they face a Devils team that hasnt played since Saturday.Weve got to work on our power play -- thats the bottom line, Panthers coach Gerard Gallant said. When you stand around and try to make cute plays like we did, its not going to work.The Panthers will face another good penalty-killing team on Thursday in the Devils, who are at 86 percent on their PK unit.The Panthers have other issues as well.Goalie Roberto Luongo, who has not played poorly, did give up a bad-angle shot on Tuesday and is now on a personal three-game losing streak.In addition, the Panthers, who won the Atlantic Division last season, are without three of their top six forwards: Jonathan Huberdeau, Nick Bjugstad and Jussi Jokinen. The return of Huberdeau is still at least a couple months away, but Bjugstad and Jokinen could be back in a couple of weeks.Meanwhile, the Devils, who have missed the playoffs in each of the past four years, have been encouraged by their start. The team is largely predicated on the play of their two biggest stars, goalie Cory Schneider and left wing Taylor Hall.Schneider, 30, is off to a great start, with a 4-2-1 record and a 1.86 goals-against average. He has stopped 94.1 percent of the shots he has faced. His GAA and save percentage would be career highs -- including the minor leagues -- if they were to hold up at those rates.Hall, acquired in an offseason trade with the Edmonton Oilers, has been outstanding, with five goals and two assists -- sparking what had been a weak attack. Hall also had an overtime game-winner against the Minnesota Wild.The 24-year-old Hall, who was the first overall pick in the 2010 NHL Draft, has been the spark the Devils wanted when they traded defenseman Adam Larsson.When he gets going, its good for our whole team, Schneider said.Devils general manager Ray Shero, who is in his second year running New Jerseys hockey operation, added Hall to a forward group that includes Adam Henrique and Kyle Palmieri, who both scored 30 goals last season.The Devils also have high hopes for Pavel Zacha, their first-round pick (sixth overall) in 2015. The 19-year-old has three assists in eight games but is still looking for his first NHL goal.Florida has its own 19-year-old rookie forward in Denis Malgin, who came through with his first NHL goal in Tuesdays loss to the Bruins.Amid their current funk of four losses in five games, the most positive Panthers storyline has been the play of two free-agent signings: right wingers Jonathan Marchessault and Colton Sceviour.The Panthers gave each of those lightly tested wingers two-year contracts on July 1 -- moves that look wise, at least for the moment.Marchessault, 25, had seven goals and 11 assists in 45 games last season for the Tampa Bay Lightning. On Tuesday, he was named the NHLs Third Star for October, tying for the league lead with six goals and adding five assists in nine games.Sceviour, 27, has five goals and two assists. He had 11 goals and 12 assists in 71 games last season for the Dallas Stars.They have joined forces with Panthers veterans such as right winger Jaromir Jagr, who on Thursday is expected to play in his 1,640th NHL game, moving him into sole possession of sixth place in league history.The Panthers also have young star center Aleksander Barkov, who is probably their best all-around forward, emerging center Vincent Trocheck and veteran center Derek Mackenzie, who is the team captain.Its an interesting blend of young and old, from 44-year-old Jagr to the teenage Malgin. When they are right, the Panthers are a speedy team with stellar goaltending and a defense that includes young All-Star Aaron Ekblad and power-play quarterback Keith Yandle.But when they are not right, you get what happened on Tuesday: seven power plays, no goals and a short-hander allowed.The power play will be fine, Luongo insisted late Tuesday night. But Ive got to be better. Devin Bush Jersey . 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He sat out the following game, a 108-107 win Saturday in Portland, before coming back to help send the Nuggets to their seventh consecutive loss. NORTON, Mass. -- Kevin Chappell made six birdies and an eagle Saturday and wound up with the 36-hole lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship.Nothing brought out more emotion than his only bogey.Chappell missed the green well to the right on the 13th hole and with a far right pin, he didnt have much of a shot. He tried to chip it up the hill, only it came up short. He tried a flop that didnt quite stay on the green. And all he could think about was last week at Bethpage Black.Chappell was in reasonable shape late in the second round at The Barclays when he finished bogey-double bogey-bogey. Instead of being one shot behind, he dropped four shots in three holes. At the TPC Boston, he wondered if he was headed down the same road.Not this time. Chappell holed the 15-foot bogey putt, added two birdies and closed out a 7-under 64 for a one-shot lead at the halfway point.I was fighting some internal demons there, Chappell said. I couldnt help but recall the same situation last Friday. To know that, refer to it and then not let it happen again is huge, and thats why you saw the emotion from me.He was at 11-under 131, one shot ahead of PGA champion Jimmy Walker (64) and Paul Casey (66).Dustin Johnson was poised to join Chappell in the lead until his long iron on the 18th sailed well right into the trees. He had to take a penalty drop, hit wedge on to about 45 feet and then three-putted for a double bogey. He still shot 66 and was three behind.At least he still has a chance.Phil Mickelson missed the cut for only the second time in a FedEx Cup playoff event, making a double bogey on his final hole for a 72. Jason Day, the world No. 1, took a quadruple-bogey 8 on the fifth hole and rallied to make the cut on the number.The cut was at 1-under 141.Also missing the cut was Bubba Watson, still hopeful of a captains pick for the Ryder Cup. Justin Thomas also is trying to make a case, and Saturday didnt help the cause. His good start was wasted by a 40 on the back nine, which included two balls in the water for a triple bogey on the par-3 16th, and he wound up missing the cut.Chappell nearly threw away a shot at the end. After a good drive on the 18th, he waatched players in the group ahead struggle from the left of the green.dddddddddddd Chappell figured his best chance was to lay up, but he hit it weak, the ball caught a gust of wind and it landed in the thick collar of a pot bunker.His next shot made up for it, a wedge that jumped on him but still had enough height to settle about 15 feet away for par.Chappell already has three runner-up finishes this summer (two of them to Day). He is patient about his prospect for that first PGA Tour victory, and it helps that hes having a career season. At No. 13 in the FedEx Cup, he is all but set to reach the Tour Championship for the first time.Its hard to be frustrated when youre having the best year of your career, he said. Thats really how I try to look at it. ... I would love to have won, and won multiple times, but Ive learned from those experiences. You dont know if youre improving until you get in the situation and see how you hold up, so look forward to that.Casey is at No. 59 in the FedEx Cup, needing a good week to make sure he stays in the top 70 to advance to the third playoff event at the BMW Championship next week. That shouldnt be a problem. He played bogey-free for a 66 to get in the last group with Chappell.Brian Harman is at No. 67 in the Fed Ex Cup. He had a 65 and was two shots behind. Joining Johnson at 8-under 134 was Smylie Kaufman, who had reason to expect so much more than his 66. Kaufman was 7 under through seven holes, thanks to a chip-in and an eagle. But he closed out the front nine with bogeys, and played even par on the back nine.Walker recovered from his malaise after winning his first major at Baltusrol. He missed the cut in his next two weeks, but spent time at home working on his game and appears to have returned to form. He finished strong with an eagle on the par-5 seventh and a birdie from the first cut of rough on the ninth hole.Thirteen players who were at No. 70 or lower in the FedEx Cup missed the cut, meaning their season is over. That group includes Webb Simpson and Vijay Singh. ' ' '