Florida(30-12-5) picked up two goals in a 14-second span to get the lead during the first period. Mason Marchment played the puck in the neutral zone to Nikita Gusev at the blue line and he sent a cross-ice pass to Alekander Barkov on the right side. He skated into the right circle and blasted a slap shot by Joonas Korpisalo at 6:52 for his 19th goal of the season.
The Panthers struck again at the 7:06 mark for a two-goal margin. Jonathan Huberdeau centered the puck from the left circle and Anthony Duclair released a shot from the slot area. It was saved and Sam Bennett batted the puck in from the crease area for his second straight contest with a tally. Duclair and Huberdeau extended their point streaks up to five games.
Columbus(15-24-9) made it 2-1 on the power play with 3:44 left in the first. Oliver Bjorkstrand shot the puck from the top right circle and it stopped by the skate of Cam Atkinson in the low slot . Jack Roslovic chipped the puck from the top of the crease over Knight for his 10th goal this year.
In the second period, Florida expanded their lead to 3-1 at 7:04. Duclair angled a pass from the right circle and Huberdeau's tip-in attempt was saved. Bennett followed in and scored from the left of the crease for his second goal of the contest and seventh of the campaign.
The Cats added two goals 56 seconds apart to get a four-goal cushion 5-1. Markus Nutivaara fed a pas from the left point to Frank Vatrano at the top right circle. His snap shot was deflected in by Ryan Lomberg with 4:18 left in the frame for his second goal of the season. Nutivaara has five assists in the last five games while Vatrano has a three-game point streak.
Florida put in another tally with 3:22 to go in the second. Duclair tapped the puck from the slot and Huberdeau snapped a shot from the inner right circle for his 16th goal this season.
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