Carter Verhaeghe staked the Panthers to a 1-0 lead in the first period. The Panthers have proven tough to beat when scoring first on the road since 2023-24. They had an .818 winning percentage entering the night, according to NHL Stats. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 31 shots.

Devon Toews scored two goals and added an assist, Mikko Rantanen also scored to extend his point streak to 14 games and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Florida Panthers 3-1 in Denver on Monday night.

There are few teams in the NHL as hot as the Colorado Avalanche. Aside from an odd shootout loss to the Montreal Canadiens, they have been winning left and right (seven of eight at this stage).

B efore this season, the Avalanche hadn’t won in Sunrise, FL, in quite some time but did so in late November by a score of 7-4. That victory featured a team scoring its way out