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Weiss nets hat trick as Panthers snap five game losing skid LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeSUNRISE Fla Stephen Weiss powered the Florida Panthers to a win that snapped a fivegame skid on Wednesday night He didnt have to do it all by himself thoughWeiss recorded his second NHL hat trick and scored in the shootout to lift the Panthers to a 65 victory over the Colorado Avalanche and former teammate Craig Anderson(Anderson) is not an easy guy to score on so yes you have to be happy about that but it was more important for us to get the two points Weiss saidNathan Horton and Dominic Moore also had goals for the PanthersTJ Galiardi and Matt Duchene both scored for Colorado with less then a minute left in regulation to force overtime Chris Stewart and Paul Stastny also had goals for Colorado Duchene netted another goal the second periodScott Clemmensen starting in place of injured Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun made 29 saves Vokoun is recovering after he was hit in the head by Florida defenceman Keith Ballards stick during a bizarre onice accident Monday night Vokoun received stitches on his ear but had no other medical problemsThe bottom line is we got the win Clemmensen said It was a seesaw battle Fortunately we had a hot shooter and he made the difference for usBallard was involved in another scary incident on Wednesday Charging toward the net with less than a minute left in overtime Ballard slid toward the net and appeared to collide with Anderson whose head hit the goal postHe wasnt running the goalie Florida captain Bryan McCabe said He either lost an edge or was hit He hit him for sure but didnt mean to He was on his butt How can you stopBallard wasnt available to speak with reporters after Wednesdays gameAnderson remained on the ice for a few minutes after the collision and was replaced by Peter Budaj Colorados Adam Foote pounced on Ballard afterward and a scuffle ensued behind the net Ballard was penalized for goaltender interferenceI havent talked to our trainer yet but he obviously took a hard hit there at the end of the game in overtime and he wasnt able to finish the game Colorado coach Joe Sacco said I dont know any more th...