The Florida Panthers losing streak hit four after they were beaten by a 5-1 count by the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre.
Fabian Zetterlund scored in the first period, adding on after Drake Batherson’s game-opening power-play goal, and again in the third to lead the offensive charge for Ottawa.
Artem Zub and former Panther Claude Giroux also tallied and Jake Sanderson had a pair of helpers for the Senators, who strengthened its hold on second wild card in the Eastern Conferen...
Revenge is a dish that can be served hot as well.
The Toronto Maple Leafs ' GM search has been loaded with rumors of potential candidates. But after the news dropped today by insider Pierre LeBrun, it appears that one man may be emerging as a top candidate. The Leafs have obtained permission to speak with Florida Panthers' assistant general manager Sunny Mehta. But Toronto will have to act fast, as the New Jersey Devils, who just joined the GM hunt this week , have also received permission from the Cats to talk to him. The Leafs and the...
Four regular season games left, baby!
The final four-game homestretch begins tonight for the chief combatants in the Eastern Conference lower-seeds playoff race. With 78 games down, the Islanders (89 pts.) host the Leafs, the Blue Jackets (90 pts.) visit the Sabres, the Senators (92 pts.) host the Panthers, and the Flyers (92 pts.) are in Detroit (89 pts.). Technically, the […]
The Florida Panthers (37-37-4) will try to end a three-game losing streak and complete the season-series sweep when they pay a final visit to the Ottawa Senators (41-27-10) tonight at Canadian Tire Centre in suburban Kanata.
Depleted Florida gave a spirited effort in Montreal on Tuesday, but couldn’t close, dropping a 4-3 decision to the Canadiens in a hard-fought game that went to a shootout. Carter Verhaeghe, Cole Reinhardt and Eetu Luostarinen scored even-strength goals for the Panther...
After a disappointing shutout loss on Sunday, the Montreal Canadiens were back at it on Tuesday night, hosting the already playoff-eliminated Florida Panthers. It would seem like a perfect opportunity to get back on track with a convincing win, but the Habs struggled yet again, and found themselves staring down a one-goal deficit in the dying minutes. As they have many times before, they pulled a rabbit out of their hat, forcing overtime, and ultimately a shootout to take the two points, tying...
The Florida Panthers took the lead three separate times, but couldn’t hold off the Montreal Canadiens, eventually losing 4-3 to the Habs in a shootout at Bell Centre.
Donovan Sebrango created the game-opening goal, going to coast-to-coast and firing a low shot on Jakub Dobes. The Montreal goaler made a fine kick save, only to see Carter Verhaeghe bury the rebound from the left circle at the 9:23 mark.
Ivan Demidov blistered Cole Caufield’s cross by Daniil Tarasov 54 seconds into the ...
Lots of changes to the lineup after Sunday’s loss. Joe Veleno is ill and Brendan Gallagher is a scratch to make the math work on the returns of both Kirby Dach and Alexandre Texier. Adam Engström is also in as Kaiden Guhle needs a therapy day.
First period
A difficult opening shift for Engström, who sees A.J. Greer skate around him and he has to haul down the Panthers forward.
Newhook did a nice job on the first PK unit to get a clear, but it was a shooting gallery on Jakub ...
Game 78: Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT / 4:00 PM PDT In the Canadiens region: TSN2 (English), RDS (French) In the Panthers region: SCRIPPS Streaming: ESPN+, RDS, TSN+
There are five games left for the Montreal Canadiens to play in the regular season, and the next three will be contested at the Bell Centre. Before ending the campaign versus Metropolitan Division opponents, the Habs will face two final division rivals before the playoffs begin. B...
Stuart Skinner was sitting on the bench, serving as the back for Saturday’s game against the Panthers when a puck left the playing area and struck him in the face. It caused damage near his left eye to the point where he couldn’t play as scheduled on Sunday after swelling set in, as seen in […]
The Florida Panthers were beaten 5-2 by the Piitsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena, giving the home team a convincing sweep of both the weekend set and the season series.
Rickard Rakell scored twice; Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists; and Elmer Soderblom and Bryan Rust also scored for the surprising Penguins, who are currently in second place in the Metropolitan Division.
After Soderblom gave Pittsburgh the lead with an unassisted goal at the 11-minute mark, Cole Schwindt cou...
Goaltending has been the Vegas Golden Knights' biggest weakness this season, and they should be looking for help between the pipes this offseason because of it. Due to this, let's take a look at three goalies who the Golden Knights should consider targeting this summer. Sergei Bobrovsky, Florida Panthers If Bobrovsky hits the free-agent market this summer, the Golden Knights certainly could be a team that pursues him. While the 37-year-old has had a tough 2025-26 season, his incredible r...
Here are your Pens Points for this Monday morning… The Pittsburgh Penguins closed out the rare home-home back-to-back on Sunday against the Florida Panthers. Pittsburgh once again took care of business after dispatching the Cats 9-4 on Saturday with a controlled, 5-2 win on Sunday, led by Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell. [Recap] Egor Chinakhov […]
On March 6, the Flyers found themselves six points out of a wildcard spot, and eight points back of the Islanders with two games in hand. Detroit were 10 points ahead of them. With just 67 points, Philadelphia had to overtake Washington, Columbus, and Ottawa just to get to the second wildcard position. They were a meddling 4-4-2 over their previous 10 games. And had Florida, Toronto, and New Jersey just two to three points back. At the time, many hoped the Flyers would end up sinking further, ...
Pregame The Penguins use the same lineup from yesterday — including in net with Arturs Silovs playing. Taylor Gauthier got the quick call up from Wheeling last minute to serve as backup, Stuart Skinner was unavailable with an upper body injury. The visiting Panthers are using this lineup, including starting Daniil Tarasov after he mopped […]
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It became official today: the Buffalo Sabres will break their streak of fourteen seasons without appearing the playoffs thanks to the Pittsburgh Penguins defeating the Florida Panthers, officially eliminating the two-time defending champions from the playoffs. The last time that Buffalo was in the playoffs was 2011 where the Lindy Ruff-led Sabres qualified as the seventh-seeded team and fell in the opening round in seven games to the Philadelphia Flyers.
They won't see the Flyers this year,...
The Florida Panthers were eliminated from the 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs after getting crushed 9-4 by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who moved closer to making their first playoff appearance since 2022, at PPG Paints Arena.
After the teams played to a 2-2 tie in the first period, the Penguins exploded for six goals in the second, chasing Sergei Bobrovsky midway through the frame, to turn the game into a utter and complete rout.
Veterans Evgeny Malkin and Erik Karlsson were the offensive cat...
This all feels very familiar.. Who: Florida Panthers (37-36-3, 77 points, 7th place Atlantic Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (39-22-16, 94 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 3:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and SCRIPPS, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: Ahh, the rare break is ahead. The Pens enjoy their first string of […]
Pregame The Penguins keep the same skaters, flipping Ben Kindel and Rickard Rakell onto different lines. Arturs Silovs in the net. Here’s what’s left of the injury-riddled Florida Panthers. First period It’s all Penguins early, the party gets started 20 seconds in with Noel Acciari driving hard to the net and lifting his rebound allll […]
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At the trade deadline, the Minnesota Wild swung a little trade for Jeff Petry, sending the Florida Panthers a conditional seventh-round pick for the veteran defenseman.
After adding Quinn Hughes, the Wild’s defensive core seemed to be set. When healthy, the Wild arguably have the best defensiv...
Who: Florida Panthers (37-35-3, 77 points, 7th place Atlantic Division) @ Pittsburgh Penguins (38-22-16, 92 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) When: 5:00 p.m. ET How to Watch: Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and SCRIPPS, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: The Penguins are right back at PPG Paints Arena for a 3 p.m. ET Sunday puck drop against […]
The Florida Panthers (37-35-3) will open its final road trip of the season when the play the first of two back-to-back games at PPG Paints Arena against the Pittsburgh Penguins (38-22-16) this evening.
Florida surprised the disengaged Boston Bruins to complete the season-series sweep with a hard-fought 2-1 victory. Mackie Samoskevich scored for the third-straight game 4:20 into the tilt and Sam Bennett added on 3:19 later, from A.J. Greer, to give the Panthers a lead they would not relinq...