SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Chris Higgins broke a tie late in the second period and the Florida Panthers went on to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 7-4 on Friday night in the first game of a home-and-home set.
Stephen Weiss added two goals, including an empty-netter, to help the Panthers rebound from a 4-3 home loss Wednesday night to Atlanta in which they set a franchise record with 55 shots.
David Booth, Mike Santorelli, Marty Reasoner and Michael Frolik also scored for Florida, which outshot Carolina 50-31.
Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun was pulled only 10:49 into the first period after giving up two goals. Scott Clemmensen replaced him and ended up with 23 saves.
Erik Cole, Tim Gleason, Tuomo Ruutu and Sergei Samsonov for Carolina, and Cam Ward stopped 43 shots.
The teams will meet again Saturday night in Carolina.
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