Overview
- Sam Reinhart logged three assists as Niko Mikkola, Luke Kunin, Anton Lundell, Sam Bennett and Seth Jones scored in the rally.
- Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves for his 16th win of the season and 445th of his career, tying Terry Sawchuk for eighth on the NHL all-time wins list.
- Florida outshot Carolina 14-3 in the third period after trailing 2-0, with Eric Robinson and Andrei Svechnikov providing the Hurricanes’ goals.
- The result gives Florida two late comeback wins over Carolina in five days and extends the Panthers’ surge to 8-2-0 over their past 10 games.
- Coach Paul Maurice’s on-bench tirade preceded the turnaround, though he said, “It changed nothing,” as Carolina’s slide reached 0-2-1 with repeated blown leads.