Panthers start fast and finish strong, topping Golden Knights 4-2 in Cup rematch


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SUNRISE, Fla. — Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart scored power-play goals 1:59 apart in the third period, and the Florida Panthers went into their Christmas break by topping the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in a rematch of last season's Stanley Cup Final. Sam Bennett and Gustav Forsling also scored for Florida, while Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov and Brandon Montour each finished with two assists. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots for Florida. Mark Stone and Pavel Dorofeyev scored for Vegas, which topped Florida in five games last spring for the title.

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