My Cousin Nicky: Florida Panthers 5, New Jersey Devils 3

There were a lot of big names on the ice Tuesday night when the Florida Panthers faced the New Jersey Devils but the biggest offensive production came from Nick Cousins.

Got a problem with that?

Cousins, who came into the night with three goals this season, scored twice as the Panthers beat New Jersey 5-3 for their sixth consecutive win.

It was Cousins’ first two-goal game since 2020.

The Panthers, who went 3-0 on this three-games-in-four days roadtrip, come home having won 11 of 12 and 16 of their past 18.

Florida also extended its lead atop the NHL standings — and in road wins, now with 23.

Not too shabby.

The Panthers fulfilled coach Paul Maurice’s wishes for a quick start against a Devils team which made a coaching change the day before.

Florida took a 2-0 lead off goals from Cousins and Evan Rodrigues before the Devils battled back — and eventually tied the score at 2 midway through the second.

Eetu Luostarinen gave Florida the lead back at 12:37 of the second.

Jersey Guy Anthony Stolarz did the rest, beating his hometown Devils for the first time with 22 saves.

Matthew Tkachuk got his third assist of the night at 5:33 of the third when he fed Gus Forsling in the slot; his shot was deflected in by Cousins for a little breathing room.

New Jersey ended up pulling back within a goal, but Sam Reinhart iced it with the empty net goal.

Tkachuk became the fourth player in franchise history with consecutive 50-assist seasons — joining Jonathan Huberdeau, Sasha Barkov, and Olli Jokinen. All three did it twice.