Sam Bennett scored 10 seconds into the third period, Brad Marchand had two assists and the Florida Panthers beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Wednesday night to sweep

SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Florida Panthers won their third straight game with a 3-2 victory against the Los Angeles Kings at Amerant Bank Arena on Wednesday. Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Bennett and Anton Lundell scored for the Panthers (18-13-2), who have won six of their past seven. Brad Marchand had two assists, and Daniil Tarasov made 27 saves.

Carter Verhaeghe scored the go-ahead goal in the second period as the host Florida Panthers rallied to defeat the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Wednesday night in Sunrise.

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Overall, this run has vaulted Florida back up in the division standings. At 17-13-2 and with 36 points, Florida is now just three points behind the Lightning and Detroit Red Wings (both 18-12-3, 39 points) for first place in the Atlantic and two points behind the Montreal Canadiens (17-11-4,

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The Panthers have won six of their past eight games to get back into the thick of the playoff race nearing the midway point of the season.

Meeting for the second and final time this season, the Panthers cruised a 5-2 win over the Kings in their first matchup back on Nov. 6 at Crypto.com Arena. Marchand scored a pair of goals in the win, while Niko Mikkola chipped in a pair of assists from the blue line.