Paul Maurice started his Olympic break early. The Florida Panthers head coach was tossed out of Thursday night's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, in what was a wild, fight-filled affair. The Battle of Florida lived up to its name, and much more, as this game was one for the ages. In the third period, the Lightning were walking away with it 4-0, and that's when things took a turn. Fights broke out at center ice, including a rematch between Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk, and Lightning's Brandon...
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The Florida Panthers got absolutely thrashed 6-1 by the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena in the final night of action before the NHL shuts down for three weeks for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy.
Tampa Bay, clad in its Stadium Series kit, scored twice in each period with the goals going to Brandon Hagel, Zemgus Girgensons, Jake Guentzel, Erik Cernak, Pontus Holmberg and Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Guentzel’s goal came on the power play; Cernak’s marker w...
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To their credit, the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers played an actual hockey game for the first 44 minutes of their final meeting during the regular season. Up 4-0 in the third period, the two teams got into their usual shenanigans that resulted in 14 penalties being dished out, 6 misconducts, 2 game misconducts, and Paul Maurice getting ejected. Overall, the two teams combined for 147 penalty minutes on the night. Oh yeah, and the Lightning won 6-1 behind Andrei Vasilevskiy’s 33 save...
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The Florida Panthers (29-24-3) and Tampa Bay Lightning (36-14-4) will tussle for the final time this regular season at Benchmark International Arena in the last night of NHL action before the three-week break for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
Florida blew a two-goal third period lead, but still managed to end its four-game losing streak with a nail-biting 5-4 shootout win over the Boston Bruins last night. Anton Lundell (1G/2A), Matthew Tkachuk (1G/1A) and Uvis Balinskis (1G/1A) had ...
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Game 55: Florida Panthers (29-24-3) at Tampa Bay Lightning (36-14-4)
Time: 7:30 PM
Location: Benchmark International Arena, Where the Panthers have suffered 40 regular season losses
TV/Stream/Radio: Hulu, ESPN+, 102.5 FM, Lightning App (audio only)
Odds: Lightning
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No need to get too in depth with this preview, right? We all know how these games go. The teams play pretty fun hockey until a hit or a post-whistle scrum goes a littl...
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The Florida Panthers kept its fading playoff hopes alive and eded four-game losing streak with a much-needed 5-4 shootout win over the Boston Bruins at Amerant Bank Arena.
After Sam Bennett had a goal waved off, Eetu Luostarinen opened the scoring for real at 4:22 when he beat Joonas Korpisalo with a wrister from the right circle following a turnover by Morgan Geekie.
The Bruins would forge ahead on back-to-back breakaway goals from Mikey Eyssimont.
Alex Steeves tipped Hampus Li...
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Welcome to another Atlantic Division showdown, folks! The Bruins will wrap up their pre-Olympic schedule by facing the Panthers in Florida. They’ll be seeing a desperate Panthers team, or as desperate as a team can be when facing a blip after winning two Cups in a row. As a reminder, tonight’s game will be the […]
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The Florida Panthers (28-24-3) limp into tonight’s tilt looking to end a frustrating four-game losing streak when they face the Boston Bruins (32-20-4) at Amerant Bank Arena in their penultimate game before the long break for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Yes, there are 26 games left after this one, but this feels like a must-win for the Cats.
Florida saw an early two-goal lead evaporate in Monday night’s 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres as they failed to get a win in Sunrise for the fourth con...
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The Tampa Bay Lightning are hosting the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday evening. They're also hosting scouts from 10 teams around the NHL, as the Bolts are sniffing around the trade market. 10 teams with scouts/reps on the list here in Tampa for Lightning/Sabres: ANA, CHI, FLA, LA, MTL, NYR, PHI, SJ, STL, WAS — David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) February 4, 2026 The Lightning are looking to add, and GM Julien BriseBois told insider David Pagnotta that if he does make a deal, his priority would be ...
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The Florida Panthers blew a two-goal lead in a 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres Monday night, the latest debacle in a season that's just been fraught with troubles right from the get-go. In fact, it started back in training camp when captain Aleksander Barkov suffered a torn ACL and MCL. Without him and Matthew Tkachuk for the first half of the year, the Panthers have had a dreadful season, and are now nine points back of a playoff berth, with four other teams to leapfrog as well.&nb...
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Wednesday will feature an NHL outing between the home favorite Florida Panthers (28-24-3, -145 on the moneyline to win) and the Boston Bruins (32-20-4, +121 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on TNT.
Check out the Panthers-Bruins game on TNT.
Panthers vs. Bruins Game Info & Odds
When: Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET
TV Channel: TNT
Where: Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida
Favorite: Panthers (-145)
Underdog: Bruins (+121)
Over/under: 6
Panthers vs. Bruins Predictio...
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Well, it looks like Coach Jon Cooper isn’t going to have one of his most trusted forwards for Team Canada in the upcoming Olympic Games in Italy. Reports have surfaced that Anthony Cirelli will not be able to participate after suffering an injury in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s victory over the Boston Bruins.
To add insult to injury, he’s being replaced on the roster by a Panther. Florida’s Sam Bennett
Shortly after Boston scored to make it 3-1 on Sunday, Cirelli was skating at center i...
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The injury-riddled Florida Panthers blew an early two-goal lead and dropped their fourth consecutive game, falling 5-3 to the rising Buffalo Sabres at Amerant Bank Arena.
Florida got off to a quick start, opening the scoring just 37 seconds in when Niko Mikkola’s slapper struck A.J. Greer in the back and fortoitous rookie Sandis Vilmanis sniped Alex Lyon’s glove for his second NHL goal.
The puck luck continued as the Cats extended their lead at 5:54. Sam Reinhart missed wide, but mad...
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The Florida Panthers are moderate favorites (-126) at home versus the Buffalo Sabres (+106) at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday.
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Panthers vs. Sabres Favorite, Moneyline, Total
Favorite: Panthers (-126)
Underdog: Sabres (+106)
Total: 6
Best Panthers vs. Sabres Promo Codes
How to Watch Panthers vs. Sabres
Date: Monday, February 2, 2026
Time: 7 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: ESPN+
Location: Sunrise, Florida
Venue: Amerant Bank Arena
Live Stream: W...
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Looking for best bets for the Florida Panthers versus Buffalo Sabres game on Monday at 7 p.m. ET? See below for some suggestions.
Best Panthers vs. Sabres Prop Bets
Player & Team
Odds to Score a Goal
Goals & Games Played
Sam Reinhart, Panthers
+125
27 G in 54 GP
Tage Thompson, Sabres
+160
28 G in 54 GP
Matthew Tkachuk, Panthers
+170
2 G in 7 GP
Sam Bennett, Panthers
+180
19 G in 54 GP
Carter Verhaeghe, Panthers
+230
16 G in ...
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The Florida Panthers losing streak is at three after a frustrating 2-1 defeat to the Winnipeg Jets at Amerant Bank Arena.
Eetu Luostarinen opened the scoring with 5:20 left in the first, seconds after a cross-checking penalty on Logan Stanley expired. After taking a pass from Gustav Forsling, Evan Rodrigues let go of a wrister from just above the right circle that deflected off Luostarinen and beat Eric Comrie.
Unfortunately, that’s all the struggling Cats would be able to get into t...
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Recap of the game.
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A look at the projected lineups and pre-game interviews.
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The Florida Panthers are moderate favorites (-153) at home versus the Winnipeg Jets (+128) on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET.
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Panthers vs. Jets Favorite, Moneyline, Total
Favorite: Panthers (-153)
Underdog: Jets (+128)
Total: 5.5
Best Panthers vs. Jets Promo Codes
How to Watch Panthers vs. Jets
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026
Time: 4 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: ESPN+
Location: Sunrise, Florida
Venue: Amerant Bank Arena
Live Stream: Watch this ga...
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A late penalty on Niko Mikkola loomed large in the Florida Panthers costly 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center.
Mikkola’s drive by of goaltender Joel Hofer with 1:54 left in the game put the Blues on a power play that they cashed in on with nine seconds remaining on the clock when Jimmy Snuggerud whipped Pavel Buchnevich’s circle-to-circle crossing pass past Daniil Tarasov. The second assist went to Jordan Kyrou, who was named First Star for his one-goal, two-assist perfo...
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The Florida Panthers (28-21-3) have -155 moneyline odds to win when they visit the St. Louis Blues (19-25-9), who have +130 odds, on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
Tune in on ESPN+ as the Panthers and the Blues hit the ice.
Panthers vs. Blues Game Info & Odds
When: Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
TV Channel: ESPN+
Live Stream: Fubo
Live Stream: ESPN+
Where: Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri
Favorite: Panthers (-155)
Underdog: Blues (+130)
Over/und...
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With trade chatter heating up fast, Media Bytes breaks down the latest on Panarin’s sweepstakes, Minnesota’s interest in Trocheck, and the growing vitriol for J.T. Miller.
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The Florida Panthers (28=20-3) will go for the season-series sweep and look to extend its winning streak to four when they host the Utah Mammoth (27-21-4) tonight at Amerant Bank Arena.
Florida is back in Broward after beating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game road trip with a perfect record. Tobias Björnfot produced the first multi-goal game of his career, Mackie Samoskevich ended a long scoring drought, Carter Verhaeghe notched a beauty and Sam Reinhart found...
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