ANAHEIM -- Cutter Gauthier scored his first NHL hat trick, and the Anaheim Ducks pulled away from the Florida Panthers for their fourth straight win, 7-3 at Honda Center on Tuesday.

Gauthier also had an assist for his first career four-point game.

Nikita Nesterenko had a goal and an assist, and Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry each had two assists for the Ducks (8-3-1), who have won six of seven. Lukas Dostal made 18 saves.

Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist, and Brad Marchand and Eetu Luostarinen also scored for the Panthers (6-6-1), who were 2-0-1 in their previous three games. Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves.

Gauthier gave Anaheim a 1-0 lead at 3:09 of the first period, scoring five-hole on a breakaway.

Marchand tied it 1-1 at 10:14 on a breakaway following a Ducks turnover in th

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