Florida, who lost two straight games for the first time this season, completed their second longest homestand of the regular season. The Cats finished with a 2-1-2 record during their five games in Sunrise.
Carolina(14-6-1) picked up a power-play goal with 6:25 left in the first period. Martin Necas moved the puck from the right wing to Jake Bean at the top of the zone. He passed to the top left circle and Brett Pesce pounded a one-time slap shot by Chris Driedger for this third goal this season. Pesce extended his point streak to three games.
Neither team got on the scoreboard in the second period. The Panthers did not score once in the first period during their five-game homestand. The Cats had not scored during the second period in the past four contests.
In the third period, Florida(13-4-4) evened it up 1-1 at the 4:40 mark in third period. Carter Verhaeghe centered the puck from the right circle and Barkov redirected it from the top of the crease. It was saved by Alex Nedeljkovic, however Frank Vatrano put in the rebound from the left of the crease for his seventh tally of the year. Vatrano scored in the third straight game while Barkov increased his point streak up to three games.
The Panthers took their first lead 2-1 with 3:09 to go in the frame. Mason Marchment guided it to the slot area and Eetu Luostarinen poked at the puck several times in the crease until it went into the cage. Marchment now has a three-game assist streak since being called up.
The Canes responded pulling their goalie and tying it up 2-2 with 1:33 left. Necas pushed the puck from the right wing to Nino Niederreiter at the end wall. He centering pass went to Vincent Trocheck in the low slot and he scored on a snap shot for his 11th goal this year. Trocheck has scored three goals against his former team this season.
Carolina got the victory at 1:59 of overtime. Dougie Hamilton made a lead pass from his own defensive zone. Necas brought the puck into the Florida zone and left it for Sebastian Aho in the high slot. He angled a pass to his left and Necas found the net with a wrist shot. It ended up being a three-point game for Necas with one goal and two assists in the victory.
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