Aaron Ekblad gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead at 6:42 of the second period. After a scramble at the net, Ekblad scored on a sharp-angled wrist shot over Martin, who was still on the ice struggling to get back up on his skates.

Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight stopped all 20 shots he faced as Florida demolished the Carolina Hurricanes 6-0 in Sunrise, Fla., to complete the home-and-home sweep.

A.J. Greer and Anton Lundell scored 4:10 apart in the third period helping the Florida Panthers recover after squandering a two-goal lead to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 on Friday.

Martin Necas leads both the Hurricanes and the entire NHL in scoring with 37 points (12 goals, 25 assists). Sebastian Aho ranks second on the team with 25 points (seven goals, 18 assist), while Shayne Gostisbehere resides in third with 19 points (five goals, 14 assists).

The Carolina Hurricanes had perhaps their worst two games of the season Friday and Saturday losing back-to-back games to the Florida Panthers. The Canes were outscored 12-3 over 120 minutes of hockey and between weak goaltending,