Sunrise, Florida - The Florida Panthers fought hard and toughed out an important division win against the Canes, as both teams continued their runs into the playoffs.

The Panthers have been chasing the Hurricanes in the Central Division, and they hit 67 points – just one away from the top spot – after winning in overtime 4-3 against Carolina.

MacKenzie Weegar (27) led the Panthers with a goal and two assists as Florida got only its second win of the season against the Canes.

The game was pretty tight, back and forth through the first two periods, but then everything got a lot more serious in the third. The Canes were up 3-1 just minutes into the final period, but the Panthers answered with goals from Alex Wennberg and Gustav Forsling to tie things up and send the game into overtime.

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It only took Aleksander Barkov 24 seconds of sudden death to score the game-winner for the Panthers to snatch the victory away from the Canes. For the visitors, Dougie Hamilton led the way with two goals, while Andrei Svechnikov also scored and added an assist.

On Monday, the Panthers take on the Predators in Nashville and the Canes will face-off against the Stars in Carolina

In Winnipeg, the Jets fell to the Leafs for the second game in a row 4-1, while the Flames torched the Canadiens in consecutive games 5-2. The Stars needed overtime to defeat the Red Wings 2-1. The Capitals won big against the Islanders 6-3, in New York.

Meanwhile, the Blues held off the Avalanche 5-3 and the Penguins beat the Devils 4-2. And the Wild have won seven in a row, also clinching a playoff spot with a 6-3 win over the Sharks, while the playoff-bound Golden Knights easily took care of the Ducks 5-1.

In Vancouver, the Canucks held off the Senators 4-2. And the Kings were blanked by the Coyotes 4-0.

On Sunday, the Bruins play the Penguins in Pittsburgh, while the Blue Jackets are down in Tampa to face the Lightning.