Panthers Go Through Coyotes

     The Florida Panthers jumped on the Arizona Coyotes 3-1 at Gila River Arena on Friday night. It was the Panthers first road win since October 29 at Detroit. The Cats snapped a seven-game road winless streak with the victory. 

     All the scoring by both teams was done during the first period. Florida(19-4-4) moved out to a 1-0 lead at the 5:05 mark. Patric Hornqvist lifted a wrist shot from the right circle for his fourth goal of the campaign. The Panthers made it 2-0 just 10 seconds later when Sam Bennett fired a forehand shot from the high slot for his ninth goal of the season. 

     Arizona(5-19-2) closed it to 2-1 with 3:07 remaining in the first. Phil Kessel snapped a shot from the top right circle for a power-play goal. It was just the fourth goal this year for Kessel. 

     It became 3-1 for Florida with 24.3 seconds left on a power-play tally. Sam Reinhart scored on a snap shot from the high slot area for his eighth goal this season.