After going five straight periods without a goal, the Florida Panthers erupted for three in a 3:11 span of the latter part of the third period to defeat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in the final tilt of the three-game set to remain in first place in the Discover Central Division.
With his team down 2-0, thanks to second period goals from Joe Pavelski and Jamie Benn, and time becoming a factor, Aleksander Barkov ignited the comeback when he poked a loose puck into the net after Jake Oettinger stopped Carter Verhaeghe’s in-close deflection of MacKenzie Weegar’s shot from between the circles with 6:21 left in regulation.