SUNRISE (CBSMiami/AP) — A game that was tied going into the third period went well for the visiting team on Thursday in South Florida.
Carl Soderberg scored twice, J.T. Compher broke a third-period tie and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise.
Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog also scored for the Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer stopped 33 shots.
Aaron Ekblad and Colton Sceviour had the goals for the Panthers. Roberto Luongo made 32 saves in his second game back from a knee injury.
The score was tied at 2 in the third period before the Avalanche scored twice in 44 seconds.