Mason Marchment's first hat trick powers Panthers past Wild

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Mason Marchment scored three goals for his first career hat trick, leading the Florida Panthers to a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Friday night.

Anthony Duclair and Aaron Ekblad each had a goal and an assist, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for his fifth straight win. Florida has won back-to-back games after a 15-day break and is 16-3-1 since Dec. 29.

"It’s great to have a few days off to regenerate, set your mind, before the most important part of the season," Bobrovsky said.

Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello scored for Minnesota, which had won six straight at home. The Wild lost in regulation at the Xcel Energy Center for the first time in 15 games dating to Nov. 18. Cam Talbot had 28 saves.

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Florida Panthers left wing Mason Marchment (17) celebrates his goal with teammates defenseman Gustav Forsling (42) and center Anton Lundell (15) as Minnesota Wild right wing Ryan Hartman (38) skates by in the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)

"We didn’t do well in our own zone," winger Jordan Greenway said. "We gave them too many chances. We gave them too many opportunities."

Florida leads the league in scoring at 4.14 goals per game, scoring 203 goals in 49 games, including shootout-deciding goals. The last two teams to require less than 50 games in a season to reach that mark were the 2005-06 Senators (48 games) and 1995-96 Penguins (41 games).

Jonathan Huberdeau has set up plenty of those tallies. With two helpers, he has 51 on the season to become the first player in franchise history to register three seasons