The Florida Panthers shook off an early deficit and strafed goaltender Anton Khudobin in a 3-1 victory that was a little more one-sided than the final score indicated. Florida’s 12th win of the season pushed them past the Carolina Hurricanes and back into the top spot in the Central Division.
Dallas, playing for the first time in nine days, took the lead 4:29 into the tilt when Chris Driedger made a nice pad stop on Jason Robertson’s low drive, but couldn’t corral the rebound, and Blake Comeau swooped in to knock the puck into the net.