Paul Maurice, Panthers Morning Skate: San Jose Sharks at Florida

Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice speaks before his team plays host to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024.

The Panthers, who have a five-game point streak at 4-0-1, are coming off a 7-5 win at Philadelphia.

Florida had leads of 3-0 and 4-2 before the Flyers came back and took the lead in the third.

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Thursday, the Panthers led 3-0 on goals from Evan Rodrigues, Niko Mikkola, and Sasha Barkov.

Carter Verhaeghe made it 4-2 on one of four power-play goals by the Panthers.

Down 5-4 in the third, Gus Forsling tied it up with 5:17 left; Sam Reinhart got the game-winner with 1:59 left.

Matthew Tkachuk had a 5-point night, scoring into an empty-net with 10.8 seconds left.

Tkachuk has a five-game scoring streak going and had nine points in his past two games.

Florida plays host to the Sharks on Saturday.

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