The Cats are playing three contests throughout California in a four-day stretch. The Sharks have the worst record in the National Hockey League.
Florida(10-4-1) got out to a 1-0 lead with 7:26 left in the first period. Ryan Lomberg picked up his second goal of the campaign on a snap shot from the top right circle past Mackenzie Blackwood.
San Jose(2-13-1) tied it 1-1 with 4:02 to go in the first. Former Panther Mike Hoffman scored his first goal with his new club with a snapped a shot from the right goal line by Anthony Stolarz. It was his first goal in 17 games, which snapped the second-longest drought of his NHL career.
The Panthers would get a power-play goal with 7:51 remaining in the second period for a 2-1 lead. Sam Reinhart pushed in a backhand shot from the top of the crease for his team-high 12th goal this season. Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Matthew Tkachuk were credited with assists on the play.
There was plenty of scoring during the third period as both teams combined for five goals. Tomas Hertl tapped in a one-time shot from the top of the crease on the man advantage for his third tally this year at the 6:11 mark to tie it up 2-2.
The Sharks took their only lead of the contest 70 seconds later on a delayed penalty. Luke Kunin steered the puck in from the blue paint on a backhand shot.
The Cats evened it up 3-3 with a power-play tally at 10:06. Carter Verhaeghe collected his seventh goal this season as he powered a one-time slap shot from the inner left circle. It was the 100th NHL goal for Verhaeghe.
It became 4-3 for Florida with 8:51 remaining in the frame. Kevin Stenlund redirected a long slap shot from the slot area. Aleksander Barkov finished things off with an empty-net tally for his sixth goal of the season with 2:13 left in the third and a Panthers 5-3 lead.
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