Panthers score nine, defeat Blue Jackets for fourth straight win

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueThe Panthers tallied 9 goals, including 4 in the first period, in their win over the Blue Jackets, 8-2The Florida Panthers completed a back-to-back sweep with a 9-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, on Saturday.Florida scored 16 goals in the two games, including a 7-1 win against the Dallas Stars on Friday. The Panthers (26-7-5) have won four in a row and are 8-0-1 in their past nine."Confidence is a big thing in the NHL, and I can tell you firsthand that every guy in that room has a lot of confidence," Florida defenseman MacKenzie Weegar said.Weegar had a goal and three assists, Anton Lundell and Carter Verhaeghe each scored twice, and Jonathan Huberdeau extended the NHL's longest active point streak to eight games with a goal and an assist. "There's nothing more to say about it."Huberdeau gave the Panthers a 5-0 lead at 2:02 of the second period, and Lundell made it 6-0 at 12:10.Video: CBJ@FLA: Huberdeau scores in 2nd periodNyquist's power-play goal at 2:11 of the third made it 6-1.Sam Bennett responded at 3:40 to give Florida a 7-1 lead, and Lundell's second of the game at 7:33 made it 8-1."It's the best hockey team in the league, I'd say, just with how fast they are, how well they play structurally," Werenski said. … Panthers center Aleksander Barkov extended his point streak to five games (three goals, six assists).