New Jersey beats Florida 4-1 to snap Panthers' 7-game winning streak

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Timo Meier scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, Jacob Markstrom made 34 saves and the New Jersey Devils snapped Florida's seven-game winning streak by beating the Panthers 4-1 on Tuesday night.

Jack Hughes scored in the first period for the Devils, Paul Cotter put New Jersey up 3-1 with 15:07 left and Dougie Hamilton and Jesper Bratt each had a pair of assists. Ondrej Palat had an empty-netter to cap the win.

It was career game No. 498 for Markstrom. Only 80 goalies have reached the 500-game mark in NHL history.

Sam Reinhart got his 12th goal for Florida, and Spencer Knight made 20 saves for the Panthers. Florida played without forward Sam Bennett, a late scratch with what the team said was a minor upper-body issue.

Devils: New Jersey has shown resilience all season and Tuesday was another example. With this win the Devils improved to 5-2-1 this season coming off a loss.

Panthers: The game started a very tough 10-game stretch for Florida — two games against New Jersey, two against NHL-leading Winnipeg, two games with Carolina and single matchups against Chicago, Colorado, Washington and Toronto in that span.

Florida's Jonah Gadjovich and New Jersey's Brenden Dillon had a wild fight midway through the second period, 30 seconds of them holding each other's sweater with their left hands and throwing constant punches with their rights. Gadjovich's helmet was knocked off and his head was tucked inside his sweater for half of the fight. Dillon ended up going down first.

The Devils improved to 9-0-0 this season when leading after two periods. It's almost a guaranteed win in the NHL these days when leading after 40 minutes; teams came into Tuesday with a 181-4-15 record this season in that scenario.

The teams meet again Thursday night in Sunrise.

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Florida Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola (77) and New Jersey Devils left wing Erik Haula (56) go for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida Panthers left wing Matthew Tkachuk (19) and New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton (7) go for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) celebrates after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad (5) and New Jersey Devils right wing Stefan Noesen (11) go for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida Panthers defenseman Nate Schmidt (88) skates with the puck as New Jersey Devils left wing Jesper Bratt (63) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida Panthers defenseman Nate Schmidt (88) and New Jersey Devils center Justin Dowling, right, go for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) is congratulated after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida Panthers left wing Matthew Tkachuk (19) watches as the puck gets past New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom, left, on a goal scored by Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart, not shown, during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom (25) and defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler (71) defend the goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game, against the Florida Panthers, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Florida Panthers left wing Jonah Gadjovich, left, and New Jersey Devils defenseman Brenden Dillon, right, trade blows during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday.

A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.

Three other people were wounded and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and a high school were damaged, he said, adding that air defenses shot down 17 drones over Voronezh. The city is home to just over 1 million people and lies some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The attack came the day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight into Friday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.

For only the second time in the nearly four-year war, Russia used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a clear warning to Kyiv and NATO.

The intense barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile followed reports of major progress in talks between Ukraine and its allies on how to defend the country from further aggression by Moscow if a U.S.-led peace deal is struck.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday in his nightly address that Ukrainian negotiators “continue to communicate with the American side.”

Chief negotiator Rustem Umerov was in contact with U.S. partners Saturday, he said.

Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia targeted Ukraine with 154 drones overnight into Sunday and 125 were shot down.

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This photo provided by the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, shows a fragment believed to be a part of a Russian Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile that hit the Lviv region. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, listens to British Defense Secretary John Healey during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)