Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter
SUNRISE (The Sports Xchange) — The Florida Panthers are reaching unfamiliar but much welcomed heights.
Center Aleksander Barkov scored twice as the Panthers defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 Sunday night. The victory lifted the Panthers (20-12-4, 44 points) to first place in the Atlantic Division after the Boston Bruins lost to the Ottawa Senators earlier Sunday.
“Last year, we were not even close to that spot,” Barkov said. “We just have to keep playing the same way and winning games.