Sam Bennett finally ended his goal drought Tuesday night and he helped the Florida Panthers beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 late Tuesday night in southern California. Florida scored three goals in the opening period,

Verhaeghe stole the puck from Anaheim defenseman Jacob Trouba behind the Ducks' goal before putting it into the upper right corner of the net to extend the Panthers' lead to 3-1 with 1:11 remaining in the first period. Florida has scored three times in the first period four times this season which trails only Tampa Bay and Ottawa (both five).

Defenseman Aaron Ekblad had a goal and an assist in his return from an upper-body injury and the Florida Panthers routed the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Saturday night.

Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist to lead the Florida Panthers to a road win against the Anaheim Ducks, beating them for the second time in four days.

Bennett had not scored a goal since Dec. 3 against the Penguins. Sam Reinhart, Carter Verhaeghe, Evan Rodrigues, and Uvis Balinskis also scored for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves for ...