Sam Bennett notched a hat trick and added an assist to power the Florida Panthers to a 7-1 rout over the Dallas Stars. It was the red-hot club’s 20th home win of the season.
With the score already 4-0, Cats in the second, Bennett scored a power-play goal from Brandon Montour and Anton Lundell at 12:37 and then added an unassisted marker 2:53 later. He scored the game’s final goal with 4:06 remaining, with the helpers going to Anthony Duclair and Jonathan Huberdeau.
It was Huberdeau’s third assist of the night and Duclair’s second.