UNDATED (AP) — The Florida Panthers have won a matchup of the top two teams in the NHL’s Eastern Conference.
Aaron Ekblad set up two goals before scoring the game-winner in overtime, giving the Panthers a 3-2 victory over Carolina.
Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart also scored goals for the Panthers. Reinhart came through by pouncing on a loose puck along the left side and zipping the puck past Frederik Andersen in the final minute of regulation.
Tony DeAngelo and Teuvo Teravainen did the scoring for the Hurricanes.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— One day after their 19-game point streak ended, the Avalanche earned a 2-0 shutout of the Golden Knights as Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots. Colorado’s victory spoiled the long-awaited debut of Jack Eichel, who was in action for the first time since being acquired from Buffalo and becoming the first NHL player to play after having artificial disk replacement surgery on his neck.
— Mark Scheifele recorded the fifth hat trick of his career and added an assist to lead the Jets to a 6-3 win over the Wild. Blake Wheeler had four assists and Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves for Winnipeg.
— Elias Lindholm ran his goal streak to six games by scoring twice and adding an assist in the Flames’ eighth win in a row, 6-2 versus the Ducks. Dillon Dube, Andrew Mangiapane, Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk also scored for Calgary, while Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson had a career-best three points with three assists.
