UNDATED (AP) — The Florida Panthers have won a battle of two of the NHL’s top teams.
Jonathan Huberdeau’s second goal of the day completed the Panthers’ 4-3 overtime win against the Hurricanes. Huberdeau opened the scoring for Florida and added an assist before his seventh goal of the season sealed the win at 2:29 of OT.
Alex Wennberg and Juho Lammikko also scored as the Panthers improved to 10-2-2, one point ahead of Carolina and Tampa Bay for the Central Division lead.
Jordan Staal and Sebastian Aho tallied in the first period and Vincent Trocheck added a third-period goal for the Hurricanes.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Kevin Lankinen posted his first NHL shutout and the Blackhawks improved to 4-0 versus the Red Wings this season with a 2-0 win at Detroit. Lankinen turned back 29 shots in helping Chicago win their third in a row and sixth in the last seven.
— The Maple Leafs pulled out a 2-1 win over the Senators as Alexander Kerfoot broke a tie with 9:14 left. Auston Matthews added his NHL-leading 14th goal and Frederik Andersen stopped 27 shots for the league-leading Leafs in the second game of three-game series in Toronto.
— Leon Draisaitl scored twice and the Oilers gained a split of their two-game set with the Jets by winning, 3-2. Jesse Puljujarvi also scored for Edmonton and Connor McDavid had a pair of assists, including his 500th NHL point.
— The Canucks were 5-1 winners over the Flames as Brock Boeser contributed a goal and two assists. Bo Horvat and J.T. Miller also scored and had an assist for Vancouver.
