Sunday, January 4, 2026

Panthers Down Avalanche

     The Florida Panthers dropped the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 at Amerant Bank Arena on Sunday night. The Panthers reached the midway point of the 2025-26 season. 
     Both teams have captured three Stanley Cup titles combined in the past four seasons. The Avalanche lost their third game in regulation this season. The Avs are on a pace for the best regular season record in NHL history.
     The Panthers will head off on a six-game road trip. The Cats will play nine of their next 10 games on the road. 
     Florida(22-16-3) moved out to a 1-0 lead at the 6:27 mark of the first period. Sam Bennett got his 14th goal of the season.
     Colorado(31-3-7) evened it up 1-1 with 8:09 left in the first. Artturi Lehkonen collected his 15th goal of the campaign.
      The Panthers regained the lead 2-1 with 1:48 remaining in the second period. Aaron Ekblad chalked up his third tally this year. There was no scoring by either team during the third period.

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