In Sunrise, the Florida Panthers surrendered the first goal of the game to the Chicago Blackhawks at 29 seconds of the second period on Saturday night, and then reeled off four straight goals to take a 4-2 win.
Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves to get the victory.
Brandon Hagel gave the Hawks the lead with his goal in the middle frame.
“I still think it’s positive in here,” Hagel said. “Teams are going to have that throughout the year, every team does from good teams to bad teams. Every team goes through these stretches. We still have confidence in here. We know we’re a good hockey team. Just regroup, get back to it and get back to the way we know how to play and good things will happen.”
Aleksander Barkov struck for two goals for the Panthers.
Anthony Duclair returned to the Florida lineup from injury, and kicked in two assists on the scoresheet.
“Yeah, it was great to come back,” Duclair said. “Obviously, you never like to be injured and be out and watch the boys from the press box, but just happy to be back and playing with these guys and getting some wins.”
The Panthers improved to 18-5-4.
“[Duclair] had good speed in that first period there,” Panthers head coach Joel Quenneville said. “We didn’t want to change the lines, but I wanted to get him back to the lineup and he earned that opportunity based on how he was skating. … They all played a part in all the goals that they scored. Nice to see they get reunited and have a big night as well. So it was a good to have him back, and I thought that his speed was very dangerous.”
Frank Vatrano and Carter Verhaeghe also scored for the Panthers.
“I thought he was very quick and on the open side all of a sudden he closed it quick,” Quenneville said. “He’s finding pucks. He looked really solid, really sharp. He continued to do what he has to do, and that’s be consistent because it’s a chance to win every night.”
Adam Boqvist scored for Chicago with under two minutes left in the third period. 
Kevin Lankinen made 31 saves in the loss.
“That line was tough to handle all night,” Chicago head coach Jeremy Colliton said. “Whoever was the third guy there was strong on the puck and tough to defend, took the puck to the net, beat us to the net. They were a big difference in the game.”
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