SUNRISE, Fla. -- Troy Terry and Mason McTavish scored in a shootout, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Leo Carlsson had a goal and an assist, and Cutter Gauthier also scored to help the Ducks end a five-game trip with a victory in coach Joel Quenneville’s first game against his former team.

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In a blink of an eye, the first month of the 2025-26 season has come to a close for the Florida Panthers, who are chasing three straight Stanley Cup championships.

The Ducks (4-3-1) close out their five-game road trip with a visit to Florida to take on the Panthers (5-5-1). Puck drop is set for 4 p.m. PT and will air on Victory+ and KCOP-13. Anaheim enters this game coming off a 4-3 loss to the Lightning.

Brad Marchand is taking some time away from the Florida Panthers to help a friend dealing with an unimaginable tragedy. Marchand returned to his hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia, to serve as a fill-in coach for his friend, JP MacCallum, whose 10-year-old daughter recently died from cancer, per the Associated Press.

Florida has won four of its eight games as a favorite this season. In three games with moneyline odds shorter than -184 this season, the Panthers have picked up a victory twice. The moneyline odds imply that Florida has a 64.8% chance of winning this contest.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joel Quenneville returned to South Florida on Tuesday with an applause, a welcome message and a win. Quenneville last coached a game in Sunrise four years ago as head coach of the Panthers before he resigned and was banned from the NHL for his handling of a sexual assault scandal involving his 2010 Stanley Cup Blackhawks squad.

The Panthers continue their homestand after a strong win over the Golden Knights with a tough matchup against former coach Joel Quenneville and the Anaheim Ducks.