Florida Panthers forward Nick Bjugstad, who missed the first 19 games of the season with a broken hand, will move to center from wing, where he has played for the past five games. He'll swap positions with Denis Malgin. "We wanted to get (Bjugstad) into some game rhythm, that's why we put him on the wing," Panthers coach Tom Rowe said. "Malgin was playing well down the center. We felt tonight let's get [Bjugstad] back in the middle of the ice where he's more comfortable, get him going, get him kicked off to the scoring opportunities we think he can bring." The Panthers are playing the fourth game of a six-game road trip. They are 1-1-1 and coming off a 2-1 overtime win against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday. Florida is 1-0-1 since Rowe replaced Gerard Gallant as coach following a 3-2 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Nov. 27. After consulting with the assistant coaches, Rowe said he has been focused on making some changes to the defensive coverage since taking over from Gallant. "We played an awful lot of area [coverage] last year, and I thought it would be wise to get back doing that," he said. "It's easier to sort it out and you use a lot less energy when you go into a zone coverage."
