In Sunrise, the Panthers scored four goals in the middle frame, including two from Vladimir Tarasenko in a 5-1 win over the Calgary Flames. 
“I am not going to lie. It is nice and kind of a relief,” Tarasenko said. “It is to kind of understand your linemates and how the team plays a little bit more. I felt more comfortable as the game went on.”
Tarasenko opened the scoring 23 seconds gone in the middle frame for a 1-0 lead to the Panthers.
Yegor Sharangovich was the lone striker for the Flames, his power play goal at 5:51 of the second tied the game, 1-1.
Aleksander Barkov gave the Panthers a 2-1 lead at 6:19 of the second, scoring from the right circle.
“It was our second period. We spoke in the room and said, ‘We need to play a little harder,’” Barkov said. “We got away from playing hard the past couple of games, but we started back in the second period and we got a good win.”
Sam Bennett hit for a marker at 13:12 of the second to make it 3-1 to the Panthers. 1
Tarasenko collected his double at 14:55 for a 4-1 advantage to the Panthers headed to the third period.
“There is almost no risk in their game for highly skilled offensive players,” Maurice said of the line Tarasenko, Barkov and Reinhart. “They were right on both sides of the puck, and that is exciting for us.”
Calgary dropped to 31-27-5.
“That is one of the better teams, if not the best team, right now in the League,” Calgary coach Ryan Huska said of Florida. “We liked our first period, but we gave one up early in the second and that allowed their transition game [to get] going a little more than we would have liked.”
Kevin Stenlund scored a shorthanded goal at 4:33 of the third for a the 5-1 final count on the scoreboard. 
Jacob Markstrom made 26 saves in the loss.
“We turned the puck over too much, and they are a highly skilled team and took over on transition,” the Flames’ Mikael Backlund said. “We got away from our game in the second, started giving pucks away.”
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