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Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov goes down with concerning leg injury during Sharks game

Last season, the Florida Panthers dealt with a long list of injuries to key players, many of whom missed significant portions of the campaign. One of their earliest major setbacks came when captain Aleksander Barkov tore his ACL and MCL during training camp, forcing him to miss the entire 2025-26 season. Now, there are concerns […] The post Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov goes down with concerning leg injury during Sharks game appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Why isn’t Brad Marchand playing today, Oct. 1, for Panthers vs Sharks?

Although they won't have Brad Marchand with them, the Florida Panthers hope to spoil another home-opener in the NHL as they visit the San Jose Sharks. The Florida Panthers will be without their ultimate hostile-environment feeder when taking on the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center in the 2026-27 NHL season. After spoiling a banner-raising ceremony in their debut, without Brad Marchand as well, the Cats will look to play party-crashers again in Macklin Celebrini’s first game as Sharks captain. ...

Gameday 2: Florida Panthers at San Jose Sharks

The undefeated Florida Panthers kick off a three-game jaunt through the Golden State when they take on the San Jose Sharks in their season-opener at SAP Center. Florida opened its 33rd season of play with a highly-satisfying 1-0 overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Gustav Forsling struck the decisive blow with 4.3 seconds left in overtime when he drove a one-timer past Brandon Bussi with the lone assist going to Carter Verhaeghe. Jacob Markström’s first game with the Cats since 2014...

Three things to carry over from training camp

Can you believe it? The regular season is here (well for some teams). That means training camp is officially over, and everything counts for the next few months. The Tampa Bay Lightning had a good, but not perfect preseason as they went 2-1-1 in their four games against the Nashville Predators and Florida Panthers. There are some things that definitely still need work (power play) and we there is still probably some shuffling to do among the defensive pairings and lines, but for the most part ...

Lightning Morning Links: Face-Off!

NHL Opening Night The puck has finally dropped for the new season! The Carolina Hurricanes raised their new Stanley Cup banner to christen the new season in Raleigh against the Florida Panthers. It took a while before the first goal was scored as the game entered overtime scoreless and seemed destined for a shutout shootout before Gustav Forsling scored from distance on a slapshot with 4.3 seconds left. You probably won’t ever see a first goal of the game scored any later than that in the...

Jacob on the mark in Panthers 1-0 win over Hurricanes

The Florida Panthers opened the 2026-27 NHL season with a very solid road effort to come away with a 1-0 overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes, spoiling banner raising night at a sold-out Lenovo Center. Gustav Forsling one-timed Carter Verhaeghe’s pass past Brandon Bussi from just inside the blue line with 4.3 seconds left in the extra session for the game’s only goal, which came on Florida’s 20th shot. CARDIAC CATS 🚨 GUSTAV FORSLING OT WINNER WITH FOUR SECONDS LEFT TO GIVE FLO...

Rod Brind’Amour gets real about Brandon Bussi after tough Hurricanes loss to Panthers

The Carolina Hurricanes raised their 2026 Stanley Cup banner to the rafters of Lenovo Center on Tuesday evening before their first regular-season matchup of the new season against the Florida Panthers, who had won back-to-back championships in 2024 and 2025. While it wasn’t a championship game, the Panthers got the last laugh at Carolina’s expense. […] The post Rod Brind’Amour gets real about Brandon Bussi after tough Hurricanes loss to Panthers appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Hurricanes drop season opener in OT to Florida 1-0

Gustov Forsling scored with just over four seconds left in Overtime, and the Carolina Hurricanes dropped a heartbreaker to Florida on Opening Night 1-0. For one last time the Hurricanes got a chance to celebrate the Stanley Cup—and they did it in a way that showed just what they would have done had they been […]

Hurricanes’ Brandon Bussi owns up to ‘bad goal’ in Panthers loss

The Carolina Hurricanes took on the Florida Panthers to open the 2026-27 NHL season. They raised their Stanley Cup banner before the game, celebrating the team’s first championship in 20 years. Unfortunately, Brandon Bussi and his teammates could not pick up the win. Bussi had a big-time performance in goal. He wasn’t tested too often […] The post Hurricanes’ Brandon Bussi owns up to ‘bad goal’ in Panthers loss appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Panthers’ Gustav Forsling gushes about ‘really fun’ Hurricanes win

The Florida Panthers opened the 2026-27 campaign with a huge win. Florida took on the Carolina Hurricanes, who raised their Stanley Cup banner on Tuesday night. But Carolina was unable to end the night with a victory, thanks to Gustav Forsling. Forsling scored the only goal of the game. He did this with mere seconds […] The post Panthers’ Gustav Forsling gushes about ‘really fun’ Hurricanes win appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Panthers’ Gustav Forsling spoils Hurricanes’ banner night with OT winner

The Florida Panthers took on the defending Stanley Cup champions Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. Florida is looking to get itself back into Stanley Cup contention. Thanks to Gustav Forsling, their season started off on the right foot. The Panthers and Hurricanes needed all three periods and nearly all of overtime to finally settle this […] The post Panthers’ Gustav Forsling spoils Hurricanes’ banner night with OT winner appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Senators make surprising captaincy decision after Brady Tkachuk trade

The Ottawa Senators had a vacancy for the team captain. Brady Tkachuk had been the captain for five seasons, from 2021 through this past season. In the offseason, the Senators traded away their captain, as Tkachuk was sent to the Florida Panthers. Now, the team has named the 11th captain in franchise history, according to […] The post Senators make surprising captaincy decision after Brady Tkachuk trade appeared first on ClutchPoints .

It’s time for LBC’s ninth annual Regular Season Predictions contest

We are looking for fourteen pieces of information from you. A) The  First  and  Last  place teams from each of the NHL’s four divisions (so that’s eight selections). Sure, picking the winner is usually the way these things go, but are you also knowledgeable enough to suss out the league’s bottom-feeders in addition to its powerhouses? B) The amount of points the Florida Panthers will finish the 2025-26 season with C) Which team will make the greatest improvem...

The Leafs Nation’s staff awards and Stanley Cup predictions for 2026-27 NHL season

After a long summer, we’ve finally arrived at the start of the 2026-27 NHL season. The defending champion  Carolina Hurricanes will host the Florida Panthers to kick off a six-game slate on Tuesday that includes the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Montreal Canadiens and Gavin McKenna’s NHL debut. The Leafs Nation staff submitted their awards…

NHL rumors: The 2027 Stanley Cup Final, according to Elliotte Friedman

On Tuesday night, the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes open up the 2026-27 campaign. The Hurricanes will face the Florida Panthers in the first of five games on opening night. The Hurricanes went 20 years between Stanley Cup titles and look to defend their championship. As the Canes take to the title defense, Elliotte […] The post NHL rumors: The 2027 Stanley Cup Final, according to Elliotte Friedman appeared first on ClutchPoints .