The Florida Panthers moved into first place in the Atlantic Division by holding off the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 at BBT& Center on Sunday for their sixth consecutive victory.
The Panthers (20-12-4) are one point ahead of the Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens, and two in front of the Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators. The winning streak is the longest in six years for Florida, which has qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs once since 2000.
Aleksander Barkov scored twice, each on an assist by Jonathan Huberdeau, defenseman Aaron Ekblad had a goal and Roberto Luongo made 16 saves for Florida, which is 12-3-0 in its past 15 games. The Panthers won despite going 0-for-6 on the power play and failing to capitalize on two 5-on-3 advantages.
Brandon Saad and Cam Atkinson scored for Columbus (13-22-3), and Curtis McElhinney made 29 saves, 17 of them in the first period.
Los Florida Panthers se se impusieron 3-2 a Columbus Blue Jackets para lograr su sexta victoria consecutiva, la primera vez que se logra desde marzo del 2008….Las Panheras llegan a 44 puntos y asumen el liderato de la Division Atlantico superando a Detroit y Montreal que tienen 43 puntos…
La sexta victoria de los Florida Panthers en casa se logro con gol de Aaron Ekblad y 2 de Aleksander Barkov para llegar a 9 en 26 partidos….
Las Panteras terminan 2015 en casa el martes enfrentando a Montreal equipo que lleva 6 derrotas consecutivas y buscara recuperar su nivel y liderato en el BB&T de las Panteras…