Patrick Maroon also scored an early goal before leaving the game with a lower-body injury for the Ducks, who pulled within one point of San Jose atop the Pacific Division standings.
Jonas Hiller made 28 saves for Anaheim, which is four points behind Western Conference-leading St. Louis with 11 games left.
Jimmy Hayes and Tomas Fleischmann scored in the second period for the Panthers, who lost all three games on their West Coast road trip by a combined 12-3.
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