<p>SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov had two goals and an assist, and the Florida Panthers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Saturday night.</p>
<p>Carter Verhaeghe added a goal and an assist as the Panthers earned their third straight win. Frank Vatrano also scored, and Anthony Duclair had two assists in his first game back since Feb. 27.</p>
<p>Brandon Hagel and Adam Boqvist scored for the Blackhawks, which lost to the Panthers for the third time this season. Kevin Lankinen had 31 saves.</p>
<p>Florida grabbed control with three goals in a scoring burst in the second period.</p>
<p>Barkov tied it at 1 when he beat Lankinen at 7:46. Verhaeghe put the Panthers ahead to stay 11 minutes in the period, and Valtrano made it 3-1 at 12:29. It was the 10th goal of the season for each the scorers during the decisive sequence.</p>
<p>Barkov scored again midway through the third. The captain has 11 points over his last nine games.</p>
<p>Hagel scored into an open net with Bobrovsky out of position just 28 seconds into the second off a return pass from Dominik Kubalik during a 2-on-1 break. It was Hagel’s second goal.</p>
<p>After being outplayed in the early going, Chicago got on track midway through the first with significant zone time and nine shots over the last 10 minutes of that period.</p>
<p>Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 stops for Florida.</p>
<p>YANDLE HONORED</p>
<p>Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque, whose career spanned 22 seasons and 1,612 games, was among those congratulating Keith Yandle on recently playing in his 1,000th game during a pregame video tribute.</p>
<p>Yandle achieved the milestone on March 7 against the Carolina Hurricanes, where he was also recognized on the scoreboard. During pregame warmups, all the Panthers wore jerseys with Yandle’s name and 1000 on the back.</p>
<p>The Boston native was presented with a 1,000-game Silver Stick by Barkov to conclude the festivities. One surprise gift from the organization was a custom-made golf cart.</p>
<p>BACK IN LINEUP</p>
<p>Duclair returned to action after missing six games with a lower-body injury.</p>
<p>GREAT CROWD</p>
<p>The game was witnessed by 4,721 fans, including Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores and his family.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Florida wraps up its two-game series with Chicago on Monday night.</p>
