Mike Hoffman’s third-period goal put Florida ahead to stay and the Panthers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-1 Saturday night.
Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist and Frank Vatrano also scored a goal for the Panthers, who won for the fourth time in five games. James Reimer made 34 saves.
Max Pacioretty scored for the Golden Knights, and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 22 shots.
Vegas lost its fourth straight game for the first time in its short franchise history.
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Hoffman broke a 1-1 tie when he grabbed a loose puck along the boards on the right side, skated in, and slid the puck between Fleury’s pads with 13:47 left in the third.