Florida Panthers (26-17-3, in the Atlantic Division ... Jesper Boqvist has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games. Troy Terry has 15 goals and 19 assists for the Ducks. Leo Carlsson has two goals and two assists over the last 10 games.

Zegras returns to the lineup after missing 22 games with a knee injury, but Florida beats the Ducks for the second time in four days, 5-3, handing them their seventh loss in eight games.

BOTTOM LINE: The Anaheim Ducks will try to break a three-game slide when they take on the Florida Panthers. Anaheim has an 18-22-6 record overall and a 9-11-2 record in home games. The Ducks have given up 143 goals while scoring 109 for a -34 scoring differential.

Mason McTavish and Frank Vatrano scored first-period goals, but the Ducks could not keep up with the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers tonight in a 5-2 loss at Honda Center. NHL GAMECENT

If Paul Maurice was distraught with the Florida Panthers killing only one of four penalties against the Red Wings Thursday night, he certainly didn’t show it. Not after the 5-2 loss, nor on Friday morning.

Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist to lead the Florida Panthers to a road win against the Anaheim Ducks, beating them for the second time in four days.

Getting back a key player from injury, Trevor Zegras will return to action for the Ducks and suit up for the first time since Dec. 4. A first-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, the 23-year-old forward has tallied 10 points (four goals, six assists) in 24 games this season.

Verhaeghe stole the puck from Anaheim defenseman Jacob Trouba behind the Ducks' goal before putting it into the upper right corner of the net to extend the Panthers' lead to 3-1 with 1:11 remaining in the first period. Florida has scored three times in the first period four times this season which trails only Tampa Bay and Ottawa (both five).

The Ducks, who had been goal-starved on this trek before scoring three in a shootout loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday, face Florida twice in a row in a home-and-home set that begins Saturday.

Florida has a 14-8-1 record in ... Tuesday for the second time this season. The Panthers won the previous matchup 3-0. TOP PERFORMERS: Troy Terry has 15 goals and 19 assists for the Ducks.

Florida Panthers (26-17-3, in the Atlantic Division ... Jesper Boqvist has five goals and two assists over the last 10 games. Troy Terry has 15 goals and 19 assists for the Ducks.

Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist as the Florida Panthers opened a four-game western road trip with a 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.