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Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers

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Panthers, down 3-0 in the third, stun Hurricanes and win in shootout, 4-3

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Florida Panthers: Game Highlights

Brad Marchand also scored for Florida, which trailed 3-0 midway through the third and still was down 3-1 with less than five minutes left. The NHL said it was the first time Florida won a game when down by three goals in the final 10 minutes of regulation.

With Sergei Bobrovsky being pulled for an extra attacker with about 4:40 left, Bennett scored quickly to make it 3-2 and Reinhart connected with 41.8 seconds left to knot the game at 3-3.

It was Florida's second three-goal comeback in less than two weeks. The Panthers also rallied from three down to top Columbus 7-6 on Dec. 6.

Sebastian Aho scored two third-period goals for the second consecutive game for the Hurricanes, whose five-game winning streak was snapped. Jordan Staal also scored for Carolina.

Goaltender Brandon Bussi — who was in camp with the Panthers this fall before being claimed by the Hurricanes — had 38 saves and lost for just the second time in 13 starts this season.

Marchand's goal was his 20th of the season for Florida, making him the third-oldest player to reach that number with the Panthers. Jaromir Jagr did it at 43, Joe Nieuwendyk did it at 39. Marchand, in his first full season with Florida, is 37.

Bobrovsky stopped 26 shots for Florida, which now has won seven of its last eight games.

Staal scored at 11:53 of the first put Carolina up 1-0, and it stayed that way until Aho scored on a breakout early in the third. Aho struck again on the power play with 12:26 left, about a minute after Marchand was called for cross-checking — a play that left the Panthers bench in disbelief.

Marchand scored midway through the third, and the rally was on.

Up next Hurricanes: Visit Tampa Bay on Saturday.

Panthers: Host St. Louis on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

FLA leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 11:53 Jordan Staal Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Eric Robinson (3), Shayne Gostisbehere (22)
Goal 3rd Period 1:27 Sebastian Aho Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (14), Seth Jarvis (9)
Goal 3rd Period 7:34 Sebastian Aho Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (15), Seth Jarvis (10)
Goal 3rd Period 10:16 Brad Marchand Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (12), Carter Verhaeghe (17)
Goal 3rd Period 17:35 Sam Bennett Goal (12) Batted, assists: Evan Rodrigues (9), Sam Reinhart (16)
Goal 3rd Period 19:18 Sam Reinhart Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Brad Marchand (19), Evan Rodrigues (10)
Goal 5 0:00 Sam Reinhart Goal Snap Shot
Goal 5 0:00 Jackson Blake Goal Wrist Shot
Goal 5 0:00 Evan Rodrigues Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

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16 Blocked Shots 14
27 Hits 23
8 Takeaways 3
29 Shots 41
1 Power Play Goals 0
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
33.3 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
33 Faceoffs Won 46
41.8 Faceoff Win Percent 58.2
16 Giveaways 15
4 Total Penalties 4
8 Penalty Minutes 8
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brad Marchand, LW Out Jan 12
Seth Jones, D Injured Reserve Jan 10
Jonah Gadjovich, LW Injured Reserve Jan 5
Cole Schwindt, C Injured Reserve Jan 5
Matthew Tkachuk, LW Injured Reserve Jan 5
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
William Carrier, LW Out Jan 12
Noah Philp, C Out Jan 10
Pyotr Kochetkov, G Injured Reserve Dec 29

Game Information

Amerant Bank Arena

Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 19,217 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 28 14 60 4
NY Islanders 25 15 55 5
Philadelphia 22 14 52 8
Washington 23 17 52 6
Pittsburgh 21 14 51 9
New Jersey 23 21 48 2
NY Rangers 20 21 46 6
Columbus 19 19 45 7

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 28 15 60 4
Tampa Bay 28 13 59 3
Montreal 26 14 58 6
Toronto 23 15 53 7
Buffalo 24 16 52 4
Boston 25 19 52 2
Florida 24 18 51 3
Ottawa 20 19 45 5
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