Panthers, down 3-0 in the third, stun Hurricanes and win in shootout, 4-3

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart scored extra-attacker goals in the final minutes to lead a furious comeback, Evan Rodrigues got the winning goal in the shootout and the Florida Panthers stunned the Carolina Hurricanes with a 4-3 victory on Friday night.

Brad Marchand also scored for Florida, which trailed 3-0 midway through the third and still was down 3-1 with less than five minutes left. The NHL said it was the first time Florida won a game when down by three goals in the final 10 minutes of regulation.

With Sergei Bobrovsky being pulled for an extra attacker with about 4:40 left, Bennett scored quickly to make it 3-2 and Reinhart connected with 41.8 seconds left to knot the game at 3-3.

It was Florida's second three-goal comeback in less than two weeks. The Panthers also rallied from three down to top Columbus 7-6 on Dec. 6.

Sebastian Aho scored two third-period goals for the second consecutive game for the Hurricanes, whose five-game winning streak was snapped. Jordan Staal also scored for Carolina.

Goaltender Brandon Bussi — who was in camp with the Panthers this fall before being claimed by the Hurricanes — had 38 saves and lost for just the second time in 13 starts this season.

Marchand's goal was his 20th of the season for Florida, making him the third-oldest player to reach that number with the Panthers. Jaromir Jagr did it at 43, Joe Nieuwendyk did it at 39. Marchand, in his first full season with Florida, is 37.

Bobrovsky stopped 26 shots for Florida, which now has won seven of its last eight games.

Staal scored at 11:53 of the first put Carolina up 1-0, and it stayed that way until Aho scored on a breakout early in the third. Aho struck again on the power play with 12:26 left, about a minute after Marchand was called for cross-checking — a play that left the Panthers bench in disbelief.

Marchand scored midway through the third, and the rally was on.

Hurricanes: Visit Tampa Bay on Saturday.

Panthers: Host St. Louis on Saturday.

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Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, center, celebrates with center Sam Reinhart, right, and left wing A.J. Greer (10) after making the winning save during overtime of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi (32) makes a save against Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett as left wing Brad Marchand (63) closes in during overtime of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, center, celebrates with center Sam Reinhart, right, and left wing A.J. Greer (10) after making the winning save during overtime of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi (32) leaves the ice after losing an NHL hockey game in overtime against the Florida Panthers, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) celebrates with teammates after an NHL hockey game overtime win against the Carolina Hurricanes, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) celebrates after a goal with teammate Eric Robinson (50) as Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Florida Panthers left wing Brad Marchand (63) looks to pass the puck as Carolina Hurricanes left wing William Carrier, left, defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett collides into Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi (32) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin (74) blocks the shot of Florida Panthers right wing Mackie Samoskevich (11) during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

Florida Panthers left wing A.J. Greer and Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker collide into goaltender Brandon Bussi during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Jim Rassol)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s address to Americans on the war with new missile attacks targeting Israel and the Gulf Arab states Thursday, underlining Tehran’s insistence that it rejected Washington’s outreach for a ceasefire while maintaining its grip on the Strait of Hormuz.

Britain planned to hold a call Thursday with nearly three dozen countries about how to reopen the strait, through which 20% of all oil and natural gas traded passes in peacetime. The 35 countries, including all G7 industrialized democracies except the U.S., as well as the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, signed a declaration last month demanding Iran stop blocking the strait. The call will discuss “diplomatic and political measures” that could restore shipping once the fighting is over.

Washington has insisted that Iran allow ships to freely transit the strait, but Trump this week has said it is not up to the U.S. to force it, and in his address encouraged countries that receive oil through Hormuz to “build some delayed courage” and go “take it.”

In his address, Trump said the U.S. would hit Iran “extremely hard over the next two to three weeks,” while also insisting American “core strategic objectives are nearing completion.”

Just before Trump began his nearly 20-minute address on Wednesday, explosions were heard in Dubai as air defenses worked to intercept an Iranian missile barrage. Less than a half hour after the president was done, Israel said its military was working to intercept incoming missiles.

Sirens sounded in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, immediately after the speech.

Following a joint statement in March condemning Iranian attacks on unarmed commercial vessels that called upon Iran to “cease immediately its threats, laying of mines, drone and missile attacks and other attempts to block the strait,” the 35 signatories were to hold a virtual meeting Thursday hosted by British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.

Though the oil and gas that typically transits the Strait of Hormuz primarily is sold to Asian nations, Japan and South Korea were the only two countries from the region that were joining.

“Trump’s message was that the United States can sustain its own economic and energy ecosystem, while countries dependent on regional exports will either have to buy from the United States or manage the Strait themselves,” the New York-based Soufan Center think tank wrote after the address.

“While Trump explicitly thanked U.S. allies in the Persian Gulf for their cooperation and allyship, an expedited U.S. withdrawal without securing the strait will leave many of these countries, whose economies are dependent on energy exports, in the lurch.”

No country appears willing to try and open the strait by force while the war is raging. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the group “will assess all viable diplomatic and political measures we can take to restore freedom of navigation, guarantee the safety of trapped ships and seafarers and to resume the movement of vital commodities.”

Bahrain, which now holds the presidency of the United Nations Security Council, has been working to get the world body to address the crisis as well.

Though Iran has allowed a trickle of ships through the strait, it remains largely closed. Iran has also been repeatedly attacking Gulf Arab energy infrastructure, sending oil prices skyrocketing and giving rise to broader economic problems worldwide.

Following Trump's speech, Brent crude, the international standard, rose again and was at $108 in early spot trading, up nearly 50% from Feb. 28 when Israel and the U.S. started the war with their attacks on Iran.

The rising energy prices and stock market jitters have been putting increasing domestic pressure on Trump, who used his address to offer a defense of the war while also suggesting it was close to winding down.

He acknowledged American service members who had been killed and said: “We are going to finish the job, and we’re going to finish it very fast. We’re getting very close.”

The U.S. has presented Iran with a 15-point plan for a ceasefire, but Trump didn’t say anything about the diplomatic efforts or bring up his April 6 deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or face severe retaliation from the U.S.

More than 1,900 people have been killed in Iran during the war, while 19 have been reported dead in Israel. More than two dozen people have died in Gulf states and the occupied West Bank, while 13 U.S. service members have been killed.

More than 1,200 people have been killed in Lebanon and more than 1 million displaced, according to authorities. Ten Israeli soldiers have also died there.

Weissert reported from Washington and Rising reported from Bangkok.

The Indian flagged LPG carrier Jag Vasant transporting liquefied petroleum gas, is seen at the Mumbai Port in Mumbai, India, after it arrived clearing the Strait of Hormuz, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

President Donald Trump walks from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)