Florida Panthers (26-17-3, in the Atlantic Division ... Jesper Boqvist has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games. Troy Terry has 15 goals and 19 assists for the Ducks. Leo Carlsson has two goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks will try to break a three-game slide when they take on the Florida Panthers. Anaheim has an 18-22-6 record overall and a 9-11-2 record in home games. The Ducks have given up 143 goals while scoring 109 for a -34 scoring differential.

Zegras returns to the lineup after missing 22 games with a knee injury, but Florida beats the Ducks for the second time in four days, 5-3, handing them their seventh loss in eight games.

Mason McTavish and Frank Vatrano scored first-period goals, but the Ducks could not keep up with the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers tonight in a 5-2 loss at Honda Center. NHL GAMECENT

If Paul Maurice was distraught with the Florida Panthers killing only one of four penalties against the Red Wings Thursday night, he certainly didn’t show it. Not after the 5-2 loss, nor on Friday morning.

Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist to lead the Florida Panthers to a road win against the Anaheim Ducks, beating them for the second time in four days.

Verhaeghe stole the puck from Anaheim defenseman Jacob Trouba behind the Ducks' goal before putting it into the upper right corner of the net to extend the Panthers' lead to 3-1 with 1:11 remaining in the first period. Florida has scored three times in the first period four times this season which trails only Tampa Bay and Ottawa (both five).

Sam Reinhart snapped a three-game goal drought and the Florida Panthers beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Tuesday night

Florida has a 14-8-1 record in ... Tuesday for the second time this season. The Panthers won the previous matchup 3-0. TOP PERFORMERS: Troy Terry has 15 goals and 19 assists for the Ducks.

BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers take on the Anaheim Ducks in ... Jesper Boqvist has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games. Troy Terry has 15 goals and 19 assists for the Ducks.

Defenseman Uvis Balinskis made it 5-2 Panthers at the 4:15 mark after showing off some nice skating and stickhandling skills at the Ducks blue line. That would be all Bobrovsky and the Cats would need to earn their second win over Anaheim in as many games.

The Pacific Division is fun this season. A new leader in the Pacific Division has emerged, as the Edmonton Oilers have a 32-15-3 record with 67 points.