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Holden’s Goal in 3rd Period leads Avs past Panthers 4-2

Colorado-Avalanche-LogoSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Nick Holden scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to lift the Colorado Avalanche over the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Thursday night.

Tyson Barrie had a goal and an assist, and Gabriel Landeskog and Jarome Iginla also scored for Colorado. Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves for the Avalanche, who won for the first time in three games.

Aaron Ekblad and Aleksander Barkov scored for the Panthers, and Roberto Luongo stopped 25 shots.

Holden’s goal, coming in the waning seconds of a power play, broke a 2-2 tie. Holden shot from the high slot and it deflected off a Panthers’ players stick and fluttered past Luongo at 11:03 of the third. Iginla added an empty-net goal with 27 seconds left.

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