Brickley, a left winger, was falling to the ice as he collected the
puck in the crease and slid it into the net to break a 1-1 deadlock.
Brickley, a second-round draft pick of the Panthers in 2010, was
playing in his third NHL game.
Center Aleksander Barkov scored 50 seconds later for the Panthers
(2-1-0). Left winger Jussi Jokinen added an empty-net goal with 1:47
left.
Two backup goalies were mostly up to the task for long stretches.
Al Montoya made 22 saves in his season debut for the Panthers
Eddie Lack, making his Carolina debut, stopped 26 shots.
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The Hurricanes (0-3-0) are 0-12-2 in their last 14 games in October,
dating to a 2013 victory at the New York Islanders.
Center Nick Bjugstad scored Florida's first goal. Carolina center
Elias Lindholm countered to tie the game in the second period.
Bjugstad skated down the slot to set up a shot for the game's first
goal just 2:01 into the game.
The Hurricanes pulled even on Lindholm's one-timer from the right
circle. It came on Carolina's 11th shot of the game with 7:54
remaining in the second period.
The Hurricanes went 0-for-4 on power plays, sinking to 1-for-13 for
the season.
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Florida, despite playing a night earlier at Philadelphia, had the
early energy and racked up a 14-7 edge in first-period shots and yet
only a 1-0 lead.
One of Carolina's best scoring chances in the first 20 minutes came
with center Nathan Gerbe's short-handed breakaway. His shot was
wide.
NOTES: The Panthers used C Quinton Howden in the lineup for the
first time, giving LW Shawn Thornton the night off. ... Carolina RW
Kris Versteeg is a former Florida player, playing 99 games for the
Panthers. ... C Riley Nash of the Hurricanes could miss up to two
weeks with a shoulder injury sustained Saturday night against
Detroit. ... Florida swept three games from the Hurricanes last
season by a combined 9-1 score, with three different goalies
claiming victories. ... Carolina's first two home opponents have
come off games the night before while the Hurricanes had the night
before those games off. ... Florida is home Thursday night against
Buffalo. ... The Hurricanes don't play at home again until Oct. 30,
beginning a seven-game road stretch Friday night at Detroit.
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