Florida Panthers right wing Evgenii Dadonov, at left down on the ice, scores a goal against New Jersey Devils goaltender Cory Schneider on Monday, Oct. 14, 2019.
NEWARK, N.J. - Another strong third period provided a satisfying conclusion to a three-game road trip for coach Joel Quenneville and the Florida Panthers.
"No one sees that coming," Taylor Hall, one of the Devils' goal scorers, said of the struggle to win a game.
For Florida, Brett Connolly scored twice, and Jonathan Huberdeau and Evgenii Dandonov also had goals as the Panthers snapped a three-game losing streak.
The Devils expanded the lead to 4-1 early in the second as Butcher and Zacha scored 36 seconds apart.