Led by basically their entire top six, the Panthers took down Nashville 6-2 for their six straight victory, maintaining their spot atop the Eastern Conference standings. It didn’t take long for Florida to get on the scoreboard, and it was their top line getting the job done.

Carter Verhaeghe and Aleksander Barkov produced three points apiece and red-hot Sam Reinhart scored again as the host Florida Panthers won their sixth straight game, defeating the Nashville Predators 6-2 on Thursday night in Sunrise,

Carter Verhaeghe had two goals and an assist, Aleksander Barkov had three assists for the second time in less than a week and the Florida Panthers beat the Nashville Predators 6-2 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory.

Thursday’s victory against the Predators was Florida’s sixth in a row, the second-longest active streak in the league behind only the Carolina Hurricanes, who on Thursday won their eighth consecutive game.