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Gameday 79: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators

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...

Panthers can’t close, fall 4-3 in shootout to Montreal

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 ...

Gameday 78: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens

The Florida Panthers (37-37-3) will continue its five-game road trip and try to halt a two-game losing streak when they do battle with the Montreal Canadiens (45-22-10) tonight at Bell Centre to conclude the season series. Florida followed up Saturday’s 9-4 lopsided loss in Pittsburgh by getting beaten again by the Penguins, this time by a 5-2 count on Sunday. Cole Schwindt scored his first goal since returning to the lineup to forge a 1-1 first period tie and Carter Verhaeghe beat Arturs...

Panthers swept aside in 5-2 loss to Penguins

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...

Gameday 77: Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins

The Florida Panthers (37-36-3) and the Pittsburgh Penguins (39-22-16) will go again this afternoon in the second game of the weekend set from PPG Paints Arena. Pittsburgh crushed the Panthers by a 9-4 count yesterday. The Cats will look to avoid a season-series sweep at the hands of the playoff-bound Penguins. WHEN:  3 p.m. ET WHERE:  PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, PA ON THE TUBE:  Scripps, SN-PIT ON THE DIAL:  104.3 WQAM (D/B), 106.3 ESPN (PB), Thunde...

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Panthers handed an “e” after getting crushed 9-4 by Penguins

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...

Gameday 76: Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins

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...

Panthers complete sweep with 2-1 win over Bruins

Another fast start and a high-level performance from Sergei Bobrovksy propelled the Florida Panthers to a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins at Amerant Bank Arena. Mackie Samoskevich flipped on the red light for the third-straight game to open the scoring at the 4:20 mark. A.J. Greer pressured Henri Jokiharju into turning the puck over to Samoskevich, who worked his way into a shooting angle after the interception and snapped a wrister by Jeremy Swayman from the top of the left circle. ...

Gameday 75: Florida Panthers vs Boston Bruins

The Florida Panthers (36-35-3) will shoot for the season-series sweep when they face the Boston Bruins (43-24-8) tonight at Amerant Bank Arena in suburban Sunrise. Florida exploded for five first period goals and cruised to 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators to end a three-game losing streak. Matthew Tkachuk racked up a goal and three assists; Carter Verhaeghe scored twice and added a helper; and Seth Jones tied a franchise record for defensemen with three assists in the opening frame. Dani...

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Hot start powers Panthers to 6-3 win over Senators

The Florida Panthers exploded for five first period goals and cruised to 6-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators at Amerant Bank Arena. Florida opened the scroring just eight seconds in, which is a new franchise record. After Tomas Nosek won to opening draw back to Seth Jones, the defenseman sent the puck languidly into the Ottawa zone off a Senator. A whiff by Linus Ullmark allowed the puck to drift into the slot, where a lucky Noah Gregor fired it off Ullmark’s arm and into the back of the...

Gameday 74: Florida Panthers vs Ottawa Senators

The Florida Panthers (35-35-3) will try to climb back above NHL .500 when they host the Ottawa Senators (38-25-10) tonight at Amerant Bank Arena in suburban Sunrise Florida played a pretty good road game, but could only get one fluky goal past Igor Shesterkin in Sunday’s 3-1 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Jesper Boqvist and rookie Mike Benning assisted on the goal, which came off the stick of struggling Mackie Samoskevich with 41 seconds remaining in the tilt. Serg...

Panthers offense falters in 3-1 loss to Rangers

The Florida Panthers left the Big Apple with no points, losing 3-1 to the New York Rangers at Madison Sqaure Garden. With Igor Shesterkin and Sergei Bobrovsky pitching shutouts into the third, Adam Sykora finally opened the scoring when he tipped Adam Fox’s shot from just above the right circle past Florida’s keeper at 5:38 with the secondary assist going to Noah Laba. Conor Sheary provided insurance at the 11:14 mark, cashing in a shorthanded breakaway after J.T. Miller picked off V...

Gameday 73: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers

After getting beaten 5-2 by the New York Islanders, the Florida Panthers (35-34-3) will do battle with the New York Rangers (19-18-5) this afternoon at Madison Square Garden to complete a weekend back-to-back in the Empire State. WHEN:  1 p.m. ET WHERE:  Madison Square Garden – New York, NY ON THE TUBE:  Scripps, NHL Network, MSG ON THE DIAL:  104.3 WQAM (D/B), 106.3 ESPN (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys) SOCIALS:  #TimeToHunt, #NYR, #FLAvsNYR,&nbsp...

Panthers collapse in second, lose 5-2 to Islanders

The Florida Panthers started strong, but a disastrous second period cost them in a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders at UBS Arena. Matthew Tkachuk opened the scoring with a breakaway goal 8:06 into the first. Seth Jones sent a cherry-picking Tkachuk in alone on Ilya Sorokin and he pulled the keeper to the ice before roofing the puck on the backhand. Tkachuk’s second goal at 14:03 was prettier than his first as scored between his legs after being gifted the puck by Ondřej Palát after...

Gameday 72: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders

The Florida Panthers (35-33-3) will open a two-game road trip and look to complete the seasom-series sweep when they pay a visit to the New York Islanders (34-21-5) in matinee action from UBS Arena. Florida almost a stole a point from the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, but lost 3-2 when Joel Eriksson Ek potted a rebound with five seconds left in regulation. Daniil Tarasov was other-worldly, making 47 saves to keep his vastly outplayed team in it. Matthew Tkachuk and Aaron Ekblad scored third...

Tarasov stops 47 shots in Panthers 3-2 loss to Wild

Daniil Tarasov finished with 47 saves, but couldn’t make the final stop as the Florida Panthers fell 3-2 to the Minnesota Wild at Amerant Bank Arena when Joel Eriksson Ek converted a rebound chance with five seconds left in regulation. After a scoreless first period that saw a otherworldly 19-save performance from Tarasov, the WIld finally broke through when Yakov Trenin took an entry pass from Jeff Petry and then drove to the net before setting up Marcus Foligno in the slot for the goal ...

Gameday 71: Florida Panthers vs Minnesota Wild

The Florida Panthers (35-32-3) will close a brief homestand when they welcome the Minnesota Wild (40-20-12) to Amerant Bank game in their final game against an opponent from the Western Conference. Florida blew a late three-goal lead against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday, but managed to pull out a 5-4 victory when Vinnie Hinostroza scored a beauty on Joey Daccord in the shootout. Nolan Foote scored his first as a Panter and Eetu Luostarinen, Carter Vergaehe and Noah Gregor, who set up Foo...

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Hinostroza gives Panthers 5-4 shootout win over Kraken

Vinnie Hinostroza scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Florida Panthers a wild 5-4 victory over the Seattle Kraken at Amerant Bank Arena. After scoreless opening frame, Nolan Foote scored his first NHL goal since April 11, 2024, 2:32 into the second. Gustav Forsling moved the puck around the boards behind his own net and it got by Matty Berniers and came to Noah Gregor. Gregor and Foote took off on a two-on-one break and the former eventually fed the latter in the slot. Foote ...

Gameday 70: Florida Panthers vs Seattle Kraken

The Florida Panthers (34-32-3) open a brief two-game homestand when they host the Seattle Kraken (31-26-9) tonight in Sunrise to close out the season-series between the two far-flung clubs. Florida dropped a 4-1 decision to the Calgary Flames on Friday to finish its four-game road trip with a one win and three losses. A.J. Greer scored the only goal and also managed to get himself suspended for three games by first hooking, then boarding Connor Zary in the third period. Donovan Sebrango a...

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Clowder Chatter: Monday Panthers Open Forum

Florida Panthers forward A.J. Greer has been suspended for three games by the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety for boarding Calgary Flames forward Connor Zary on Friday, March 20. Greer will miss Florida’s home games this week against the Seattle Kraken and Minnesota Wild and Saturday’s road game versus the New York Islanders. He will be eligible to return on Sunday, when the Panthers face the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The Charlotte Checkers completed ...

Clowder Chatter: Sunday Panthers Open Forum

After dropping a pair of games against Hartford during the week, the Charlotte Checkers bounced back with a 5-1 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms last night at Bojangles Coliseum. Brian Pinho scored the final two goals of the game and added an assist and Mitchell Vande Sompel, Noah Gregor and Jack Devine lit the lamp in the first period. Nate Smith, Ben Steeves, Tobias Björnfot, Gregor and Ludvig Jansson were credited with assists. Cooper Black stopped 23 of 24 shots to post h...

Penalties burn Panthers in 4-1 loss to Flames

The Florida Panthers completed its four-game road trip with a 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome. Calgary got its goals from four different players and goaltender Dustin Wolf turned aside 24 of 25 shots to earn the game’s First Star. After a scoreless opening frame, the Flames struck first 7:44 into the second when Blake Coleman collected a Sam Bennett turnover and shoveled a backhand pass off the right boards to Joel Farabee. Farabee moved a little closer to the...

Gameday 69: Florida Panthers at Calgary Flames

The Florida Panthers (34-31-3) will conclude a four-game road trip when they face the Calgary Flames (27-34-7) in the second game of an Albertan back-to-back. Florida delivered an absolute gem of a road game, shutting out the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 at Rogers Place last night. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all 21 shots faced and Cole Reinhardt, A.J. Greer, Anton Lundell and Carter Verhaeghe found the back of the net. Rookie Mike Benning, Evan Rodrigues and Sam Bennett collected two helpers apiece ...

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Bobrovsky, Panthers post 4-0 shutout over Oilers

Sergei Bobrovsky and the Florida Panthers blanked the Edmonton Oilers 4-0 at Rogers Place to snap a two-game skid. Bobrovsky stopped all 21 shots faced to join Roberto Luongo (38) and Tomas Voukon (23) as the only goalers in franchise history to record 20 shutouts. The Panthers delivered a near-perfect first period of road hockey, outchancing the Oilers 14-4, and put two goals on the board to establish firm control. Cole Reinhardt notched his first as a Cat when Mike Benning sen...

Gameday 68: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers

The Florida Panthers (33-31-3) will continue its four-game road trip when they pay a visit to the Edmonton Oilers (34-26-9) tonight at Rogers Place to conclude the season series between last year’s Stanley Cup combatants. Florida fell to 0-2 on the trek west with Tuesday night’s sloppy 5-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist; Sam Bennett scored his 25th of the season; and Carter Verhaeghe assisted on both markers. Sergei Bobrovsky gave up all five goals...

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