Sam Bennett, Aleksander Barkov lift Panthers over Golden Knights

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Sam Bennett scored two goals to lift the Florida Panthers over the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Thursday night.

Aleksander Barkov scored his 200th NHL goal and 500th NHL point, and had an assist, and Mason Marchment had an empty-net goal. Spencer Knight made 24 saves for the Panthers, who improved to 22-3-0 at home.

"Those are the milestones you’re going to think about after the season, after the career," Barkov said. "I’m happy to get it out of the way. We (held) our game together and played a really tight game. If we gave them anything, (Knight) was there."

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Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett (9) and Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Zach Whitecloud (2) go into the boards during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Zach Whitecloud had the lone goal for Vegas, which had a three-game point streak come to an end. Robin Lehner stopped 28 shots.

"I thought we did a good job of generating opportunities," Whitecloud said. "They do a good job of having you in your own end and making you defend. We had some good looks, they just didn’t go in."

Whitecloud gave Vegas a 1-0 lead when he fired the puck from the right circle over Knight’s right shoulder at 7:51 of the first.

Barkov tied the score at 1 on his shorthanded goal, a shot from the right circle that got past Lehner.

Bennett put the Panthers ahead 2-1 with a wrister from above the left circle that bounced off Lehner’s shoulder and into the net 1:18 into the second.

"That’s a really good team," Bennett said. "They play hard, playoff-style hockey. I think we matched them well