The Hurricanes had to score six and four goals to win earlier this week with Spencer Martin in net. Friday, they would have needed seven.

Martin Necas leads both the Hurricanes and the entire NHL in scoring with 37 points (12 goals, 25 assists). Sebastian Aho ranks second on the team with 25 points (seven goals, 18 assist), while Shayne Gostisbehere resides in third with 19 points (five goals, 14 assists).

Sam Reinhart scored his NHL-leading 18th goal and Jesper Boqvist, Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell and Sam Bennett also scored for the Panthers.

A.J. Greer and Anton Lundell scored 4:10 apart in the third period helping the Florida Panthers recover after squandering a two-goal lead to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Friday.

A.J. Greer and Anton Lundell scored 4:10 apart in the third period helping the Florida Panthers recover after squandering a two-goal lead to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Friday. Lundell, who also had an assist,

After dropping four straight games and seven of eight earlier this month, Florida has now earned consecutive wins over division leaders, taking down the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday 6-3. The Panthers may be catching Carolina,

All good things must come to an end. The Carolina Hurricanes saw their nine-game home winning streak snapped on Friday afternoon (Nov. 29) in a 6-3 loss to the Florida Panthers.