Aleksander Barkov had a goal and two assists and the surging Florida Panthers beat the Chicago Blackhawks on 5-2 on Sunday for their third straight win.

Aaron Ekblad, Brandon Montour, MacKenzie Weegar and Anton Lundell also scored as Eastern Conference-leading Florida won for the seventh time in eight games and finished a five-game road trip at 4-1-0.

The Panthers are 3-0 following the All-Star break and gelling when away from South Florida. They're an impressive 23-3-0 at home and have improved to 12-7-5 on the road.

According to Florida coach Andrew Brunette, there's no need for the high-scoring Panthers to be flashy all the time.

Florida entered the game leading the NHL in scoring at 4.14 goals and 36.5 shots per game. In this one, the Panthers got three goals from defensemen.

Ekblad, one of the NHL's top offensive blueliners, scored his 13th goal. Weegar and Montour each added their fifth.

Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist for Chicago, which dropped its third straight overall and seventh in a row at home (0-6-1). The Blackhawks haven't won at the United Center since beating Anaheim on Jan. 15 and are 8-13-4 in their rink this season.

Caleb Jones added a late goal in the third just as a Chicago power play ended to make it closer.

Kane's assist gave him 720 for his career, all with Chicago, and moved him past Hall of Famer Denis Savard for second on the team's career list.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves for Florida. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 20 shots for Chicago.

The Blackhawks matched tempo with the Panthers for much of the game.

Chicago outshot Florida 11-3 in the first, but the Panthers started to dominate as the period went on.

Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews missed his ninth game under concussion protocol. 

The Blackhawks host New Jersey on Friday.