Aleksander Barkov leads Panthers to victory over Blackhawks

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Aleksander Barkov had a goal and two assists and the surging Florida Panthers beat the Chicago Blackhawks on 5-2 on Sunday for their third straight win.

Aaron Ekblad, Brandon Montour, MacKenzie Weegar and Anton Lundell also scored as Eastern Conference-leading Florida won for the seventh time in eight games and finished a five-game road trip at 4-1-0.

The Panthers are 3-0 following the All-Star break and gelling when away from South Florida. They're an impressive 23-3-0 at home and have improved to 12-7-5 on the road.

According to Florida coach Andrew Brunette, there's no need for the high-scoring Panthers to be flashy all the time.

"I think we've managed the game pretty well on the road of late," Brunette said. "I thought at times (before) we did a little fire-wagoning. We have so much skill and we can can play at a pretty high level some time, we can get a little carried away.

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Aleksander Barkov #16 of the Florida Panthers scores an empty netter during the third period against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on February 20, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty Images)

"I thought we did an excellent job on this trip of playing road hockey. Whatever they're giving us, we're taking. We're kind of grinding through it, and were finding ways to score and do the right things."

Florida entered the game leading the NHL in scoring at 4.14 goals and 36.5 shots per game. In this one, the Panthers got three goals from defensemen.

Ekblad, one of the NHL's top offensive blueliners, scored his 13th goal. Weegar and Montour each added their fifth.

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