Sam Reinhart snapped a three-game goal drought and the Florida Panthers beat the Ducks 5-2 on Tuesday night at Honda Center. Trevor Zegras returned to the lineup after missing 22 games because of surgery to repair torn meniscus in his right knee.

Zegras returns to the lineup after missing 22 games with a knee injury, but Florida beats the Ducks for the second time in four days, 5-3. Frank Vatrano and Mason McTavish score for the Ducks.

Mason McTavish and Frank Vatrano scored first-period goals, but the Ducks could not keep up with the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers tonight in a 5-2 loss at Honda Center. NHL GAMECENT

Trevor Zegras hasn't played a game for the Anaheim Ducks since December 4, but that should be changing on Tuesday night.

The futility of the Ducks’ power play was again on display in Florida, where the Panthers’ leading scorer Sam Reinhart was given a game misconduct and a major penalty for kneeing Isac Lundeström. The Ducks’ inability to finish with the five-minute man advantage –– or at all ––was on prominent display once more.

The Anaheim Ducks returned home following a season-long six-game road trip to face the Florida Panthers on the second leg of a home-and-home series against the defending Stanley Cup Champions. The Ducks went 1-4-1 on their road trip,

The Ducks will face the Florida Panthers again in the first home game of three before they head back on the road. The Ducks are coming off a 3-0 loss to the Panthers on Jan. 18. The Panthers have also not played since that 3-0 victory over the Ducks.