Panthers 5, Hurricanes 2

Florida 2 1 2 — 5 Carolina 1 0 1 — 2

First Period: 1, Florida, Verhaeghe 5 (Barkov, Tkachuk), 8:30 (pp). 2, Florida, Ekblad 3 (Rodrigues), 12:29. 3, Carolina, Aho 4 (Jarvis, Svechnikov), 19:44.

Second Period: 4, Florida, Greer 2 (Nosek, Mikkola), 3:33.

Third Period: 5, Florida, Bennett 7 (Rodrigues, Verhaeghe), 6:08 (pp). 6, Florida, Luostarinen 4 (Forsling, Nosek), 14:55. 7, Carolina, Blake 3 (Jarvis, Gostisbehere), 16:19 (pp).

Shots on goal: Florida 7-8-5: 20. Carolina 10-10-13: 33.

Power-play opportunities: Florida 2 of 3. Carolina 1 of 4.

Goalies: Florida, Bobrovsky 9-4-0 (33 shots-31 saves). Carolina, Andersen 7-3-0 (20-15).