Stars 4, Panthers 2
SUNRISE, Fla. -- Tyler Seguin scored the winning goal with 3:02 left in the third period as the Dallas Stars rallied from a two-goal deficit, defeating the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Saturday night at the BB&T Center.
Seguin had two goals and an assist to power Dallas (4-1-0). The Stars also got two goals from left winger Jamie Benn, including an empty-netter with 18.6 seconds left.
On the winning goal, Seguin backhanded a rebound past Florida goalie Roberto Luongo. Defenseman John Klingberg and Benn had assists on the play.
The Panthers (3-2-0) got goals from centers Aleksander Barkov and Brandon Pirri.
Florida opened the scoring just 59 seconds into the second period, getting a goal from Barkov. The goal was initially disallowed after officials apparently thought that center Jonathan Huberdeau interfered with Dallas goalie Kari Lehtonen. But after a video review, the goal was allowed.
Just 64 seconds later, the Panthers made it 2-0 on the first goal of the season by Pirri, who was sprung for a breakaway on a pass from right winger Reilly Smith.
Pirri, skating at a high rate of speed, scored five-hole and then crashed hard into the boards. His back took the brunt of the hit, but he stayed in the game.
With 13:29 left in the second period, Dallas cut its deficit to 2-1 with Seguin's goal, his second of the season. Left winger Patrick Sharp had an assist.
The Stars tied the score on a power-play goal just 50 seconds into the third period. Benn skated to the front of the net, beating Florida's defense to the spot. The pass from Seguin arrived with perfect timing and Benn tipped the puck past Luongo.
NOTES: Stars C Radek Faksa, 21, made his NHL debut. He was Dallas' first-round pick in 2012, the 13th pick overall. Faksa, born in the Czech Repubic, said Panthers RW Jaromir Jagr, 43, is his idol. "He's my hockey god," Faksa said. ... Dallas placed LW Curtis McKenzie (lower body) on injured reserve. ... Stars RW Valeri Nichushkin, who had been scratched the past two games, was active. ... The Panthers hired former NHL defenseman Hal Gill, 40, as their manager of player development. Gill and former Florida defenseman and captain Bryan McCabe, 40, who is the director of player development, will work with Panthers prospects. ... Florida scratched D Steven Kampfer, D Dylan Olsen and LW Connor Brickley. ... Dallas scratched LW Travis Moen, D Patrik Nemeth and D Jamie Oleksiak.