SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Radim Vrbata recorded his seventh career hat trick to lift the Florida Panthers to an 8-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.
Evegenii Dadanov scored two goals and Vincent Trocheck and Aleksander Barkov each had a goal and two assists for the Panthers while Owen Tippett, the youngest player in the NHL at 18, scored his first career goal. James Reimer made 31 saves. Thirteen players recorded points for the Panthers.
Kalle Kossila scored his first NHL goal for Anaheim and Andrew Cogliano and Logan Shaw also scored. John Gibson allowed six goals on 17 shots in two periods.