Niko Mikkola started the Panthers’ run with his first goal of the season and Florida finished with four goals in just over six minutes. Anton Lundell also scored and Seth Jones capped the scoring on the power play. Sam Reinhart had three assists, and Eetu Luostarinen and Aaron Ekblad added two each.
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Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves for his sixth straight victory as the Panthers, making their first visit to Raleigh since their series-ending Game 5 victory in the Eastern Conference finals last spring, won for the fifth time in six games.
Eric Robinson and Andrei Svechnikov scored for the Hurricanes, who lost three straight games for the first time this season. Frederik Andersen, playing for the first time after a nine-game layoff, made 17 saves but is winless in his last seven games (0-5-2).
It was Florida’s second comeback against the Hurricanes in less than a week. The Panthers erased a three-goal deficit in the third period Thursday en route to a shootout victory at home.
Robinson scored 4:15 into the game. Svechnikov’s goal came when he left the penalty area and caught the Panthers off guard, scoring on a breakaway at 1:58 of the second period. He slid the puck between Bobrovsky’s pads.
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The Panthers had seven shots on goal in the first two periods and then nearly as many goals in the third with 15 shots.
Next
Panthers: Begin five-game homestand Saturday against Tampa Bay
Hurricanes: Host Detroit on Saturday.
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