Anton Lundell dances through Blue Jackets' penalty kill

Anton Lundell just skated through the Blue Jackets' penalty kill in Columbus, and the Panthers center set up a power-play goal for Sam Bennett.

It happened two minutes into the second period, and the third period is now underway. Florida arrived off a 4-1 loss in Boston, where Lundell was at the center of a scrum with Charlie McAvoy that we covered in Lundell's tangle with McAvoy at TD Garden.

The NHL account summed up the sequence as Lundell dancing through the defenders to set up Bennett.

Aaron Portzline described Lundell skating right through the penalty kill and finding a wide-open Bennett for the easy finish. He also pointed out that it was the fifth Panthers power-play goal in four-plus periods against Columbus this season.

Goldieonice focused on the start of the play, praising Lundell's work down the wing before the pass across to Bennett.

For Bennett, the finish was his third goal over Florida's past five games, according to David Dwork. He had been skating in the middle with Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk at the morning skate, as we noted in the Tkachuks' reunion with Bennett.

Is Anton Lundell finding his game again?

Lundell has 4 goals and 2 assists in 17 games, and a -5 rating that says the early weeks haven't been smooth. A play like this one is a reminder of what he can do when he gets the puck moving with speed.

Beating a penalty kill with your feet and then finding the open man is playmaking, and it is a different skill from his checking game. If he can bring that kind of patience to the man advantage more often, Paul Maurice has more options on the Panthers' second unit.

The Panthers have lost two straight, and there is plenty of hockey left in this one. Florida faces the Red Wings on Thursday, and Lundell will get another chance to show the feet haven't gone anywhere. We'll keep tabs on how this one finishes.

Quick hits

ST. LOUIS BLUESPius Suter just scored the 100th goal of his NHL career, which was also his 200th point, as the Blues face the Red Wings tonight. A fourth line doing that kind of work is a nice bonus for St. Louis.

COLORADO AVALANCHEMackenzie Blackwood's right skate blade popped off mid-save in Toronto tonight, and Nathan MacKinnon had to deal with it. Not something you see every night.

TRADE BUZZAnthony Di Marco reports the Philadelphia Flyers are open to moving Cam York if the right deal comes along. His name is now out there, and teams will call.

MILESTONEMark Scheifele tied Dale Hawerchuk and Blake Wheeler for second on the Winnipeg Jets' all-time assist list with his 550th tonight. That's the company he's keeping in franchise history.

MINNESOTA WILDElliotte Friedman says the Wild's push for Dylan Larkin is at a standstill, according to NHLTradeAlert. Minnesota's pursuit has hit a wall for now.

This article was written with the help of artificial intelligence, based on public reports and official sources.