Overview
- Sam Bennett opened the scoring and Aaron Ekblad netted the winner on unassisted goals as Florida never trailed in Sunrise.
- Daniil Tarasov stopped 27 shots for the Panthers, while Scott Wedgewood made 23 saves for Colorado to move to 18-2-4.
- Artturi Lehkonen scored in the second period for the Avalanche, who fell to 31-3-7 after seeing their 10-game run end.
- Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog left early in the second period with an upper-body injury, the team said.
- Florida played without defenseman Seth Jones after an upper-body injury in the Winter Classic, and Matthew Tkachuk will travel on the upcoming six-game road trip with his status for playing still unclear.