It was the first time ever that the Panthers have defeated the Kraken in the regular season after three tries. Seattle, who had their seven-game winning streak snapped, was the first team to sweep the Cats in 2021-22.
Florida(12-8-4) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opening frame. Carter Verhaeghe scored an even-strength goal with seven minutes remaining and put in a power-play goal 26 seconds later. He has now reached 14 goals on the season.
Seattle(15-6-3) got their lone tally of the contest at 1:53 mark of the second period. Former Panthers center Jared McCann found the net for his 11th goal this year and the Kraken trailed 2-1. The Cats regained a two-goal margin at 5:31 when Matthew Tkachuk scored on the man advantage for his 12th goal this season.
In the third period, the Panthers added two more goals for a 5-1 lead. Aleksi Heponiemi put in his first goal since the 2020-21 campaign at 7:49. Gustav Forsling blasted a power-play goal from long range with 6:57 remaining in the third as he chalked up his fourth goal this year.
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