The Florida Panthers fought back in the second period before giving up the last four goals of the game in a 6-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues that brought its season-high four-game winning streak to an end.
St. Louis opened the scoring midway through the opening frame when rookie Otto Stenberg sent the puck back to Cam Fowler following an offensive zone faceoff. The veteran defenseman moved to the middle and let a shot go that Jake Neighbours tipped by a helpless Daniil Tarasov. It was Sten...
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The Florida Panthers (19-13-2) will go for a sweep of its three-game homestand when they take on the St. Louis Blues (13-15-8) at Amerant Bank Arena in the second half of a weekend back-to-back.
Florida scored three times in the second half of the third period to erase a three-goal deficit and then outdid the Carolina Hurricanes in the shootout to post a stunning 4-3 victory over the Eastern Conference’s top team last night. Brad Marchand, Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart each had a goal and ...
about 2 months ago
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The Florida Panthers scored three times in the back half of the third period to erase a three-goal deficit and then outdid the Carolina Hurricanes in the shootout to post a stunning 4-3 victory over the top team in the Eastern Conference.
Carolina opened the scoring 11:53 into the first when veteran Jordan Staal banged in a rebound following a point shot from Shayne Gostisbehere that came off the back glass. Eric Robinson drew the primary assist on Staal’s tenth of the season.
The Hu...
about 2 months ago
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The surging Florida Panthers (18-13-2) will continue its three-game homestand tonight when the play host to the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes (22-9-2) at Amerant Bank Arena.
Florida will be shooting for its first four-game winning streak of the season. The Cats won three in a row for the third time after completing its first season-series sweep of the Los Angeles Kings since 2019 with a hard-fought 3-2 decision on Wednesday. Anton Lundell, Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett...
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Anton Lundell, Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett each scored their 11th goal of the season in the Florida Panthers gritty 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings at Amerant Bank Arena.
The Panthers fell behind 13:39 into the first when they yielded a rare power-play goal to the Kings after the table was set by Bennett’s double-minor for high-sticking.
After taking a low to high pass from Alex Laferriere at the left point, Brandt Clarke moved to his right and sent a shot towards the goal th...
about 2 months ago
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Anton Lundell, Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett each scored their 11th goal of the season in the Florida Panthers gritty 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings at Amerant Bank Arena.
The Panthers fell behind 13:39 into the first when they yielded a rare power-play goal to the Kings after the table was set by Bennett’s double-minor for high-sticking.
After taking a low to high pass from Alex Laferriere at the left point, Brandt Clarke moved to his right and sent a shot towards the goal th...
about 2 months ago
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The Florida Panthers (17-13-2) return home after a successful road trip to play host to the Los Angeles Kings (14-9-9) in the first of three games at Amerant Bank Arena over the next four days.
Florida evened up the season series with the Tampa Bay Lightning by besting their arch-rivals by a 5-2 count on Monday to conclude its four-game roadie with an impressive 3-1 record. Sam Reinhart scored shorthanded and on the power play, Brad Marchand notched the game-winner, Carter Verhaeghe contr...
about 2 months ago
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The Florida Panthers finished off its four-game road trip in fine fashion, rolling to a 5-2 win over the division-leading Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena.
A hooking call on Niko Mikkola gave the Lightning an early man-advantage, but it was the Panthers who’d get the opening goal at the 2:16 mark.
After Sam Reinhart got a piece of Darren Raddysh’s shot, Aaron Ekblad settled the puck and sent Reinhart away with Anton Lundell on a 2-on-1 break. Raddysh laid out to t...
about 2 months ago
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The Florida Panthers (16-13-2) will conclude its four-game road trip when they do battle with the Atlantic Division-leading Tampa Bay Lightning (18-11-3) tonight at Benchmark International Arena.
Florida played a near-perfect road game on Saturday, blanking the Dallas Stars by a 4-0 count to sweep the season series from the NHL’s second-best team. Brad Marchand scored two goals and added an assist, Anton Lundell opened the scoring and set up Marchand’s empty-netter, Sam Bennett notched hi...
about 2 months ago
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The Florida Panthers shrugged off Thursday night’s one-sided loss in Denver, delivering a gem of a road game in a dominant 4-0 victory over the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center to sweep the season series against the league’s second best team.
After a low event first period that saw the teams combine for just four shots, Anton Lundell opened the scoring 19 seconds into the middle frame when he took a pass from Eetu Luostarinen and somehow kept possession of the puck while splitting...
about 2 months ago
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After getting its three-game winning streak snapped in Denver, the Florida Panthers (15-13-2) will resume its tough four-game road trip tonight when they face the Dallas Stars (21-6-5) at American Airlines Center.
A night after defeating the Utah Mammoth, the Panthers got a rude awakening when they were battered 6-2 by the high-flying Colorado Avalanche. While positives were at a minimum, Noah Gregor did notch his first goal with Florida and Mackie Samoskevich ended an eight-game goalless...
about 2 months ago
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The Florida Panthers hit a bump in the road last night, a big one, as they were rocked 6-2 by the league-leading Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena.
It was Florida worst defeat since they were thrashed 7-3 by the Anaheim Ducks on November 4, while the Avalanche became the first team to reach 50+ points this season.
Nathan MacKinnon, Gavin Brindley and defenseman Sam Malinski each contributed a goal and an assist and Martin Necas and Josh Manson also produced multi-point games with two ...
about 2 months ago
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The Florida Panthers (15-12-2) will continue its tough four-game roadie when they pay a visit to the league-leading Colorado Avalanche (21-2-7) tonight at Denver’s Ball Arena.
Latter game saint Anton Lundell lit the lamp with 52 seconds left in regulation to lift the Panthers to a 4-3 win over the Utah Mammoth last night at Delta Center, getting the trip off to a positive start. Sam Bennett scored twice and added an assist and linemate Carter Verhaeghe contributed a goal and an assist to ...
about 2 months ago
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Latter game saint Anton Lundell lit the lamp with 52 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 win over the Utah Mammoth, stunning the crowd at Delta Center.
As the clock headed towards overtime, Lundell won an offensive zone draw back to Aaron Ekblad, who pushed the puck forward to Sam Reinhart. Reinhart sent a pass from the right boards down low to Eetu Luostarinen, who tipped it across the goal mouth. Lundell was able to bat the puck out of the air and just ...
about 2 months ago
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The Florida Panthers (14-12-2) will make its second-ever trip to the Beehive State to face the Utah Mammoth (14-14-3) at Delta Center tonight to open a four-game road trip that carries a high degree of difficulty.
Florida won in two different fashions over the weekend to finish off a rough six-game homestand (2-3-1) on a positive note. After beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-6 in overtime on Saturday, the Cats got back to basics to defeat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Sunday. Uvis Balin...
about 2 months ago
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The Florida Panthers have their work cut out for them over the next week, as they begin a difficult four-game road trip starting tomorrow night in Salt Lake City that features matchups against the top two teams in the league and ends with their cross-state rival.
Wednesday night’s game against the Utah Mammoth is the only one of the four against a team not currently holding down a playoff spot. The struggling Mammoth, who recently lost leading goal-scorer Logan Cooley, are 4-6 in their la...
about 2 months ago
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The Florida Panthers concluded a rough six-game homestand on a high note, delivering a complete effort to beat the New York Islanders 4-1 at Amerant Bank Arena.
Florida opened the scoring at the 12:14 mark. After A.J. Greer lost the handle behind the net, Mackie Samoskevich took firm possession and sent a bounce pass off the boards back to Uvis Balinksis. The Latvian defenseman notched his first of the season when his wrist shot from the left point eluded David Rittich, who was screened b...
about 2 months ago
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The Florida Panthers (13-12-2) will conclude a disappointing six-game homestand when they host the rising New York Islanders (16-10-3) late this afternoon at Amerant Bank Arena.
Sam Bennett (1G/3A), Brad Marchand (1G/3A) and Carter Verhaeghe (2G/1A) combined for eleven points in Florida’s wild 7-6 overtime victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets that saw Bennett take a pass from Marchand and beat Elvis Merzlikins with four seconds to go in the extra session. Seth Jones had a goal and an as...
about 2 months ago
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Sam Bennett lifted the Florida Panthers to an electrifying 7-6 comeback win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, ending the Cats five-game winless streak at Amerant Bank Arena with four seconds remaining in overtime.
The deciding goal came after Brad Marchand and Bennett combined to dispossess Zach Werenski of the puck at center ice. Bennett dropped to Gustav Forsling, who head-manned to Marchand on the left side. Marchand patiently waited for the incoming Bennett before letting go of a langui...
about 2 months ago
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The Florida Panthers (12-12-2) welcome the Columbus Blues Jackets (13-9-5) to Amerant Bank Arena this afternoon for the first of three meetings between the two clubs this season.
Slumping Florida finally earned a point in its current six-game homestand, which is turning out to be downright disastrous, in Thursday’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators. New dad Carter Verhaeghe scored the Panthers’ only goal, with the assists going to Sam Bennett and A.J. Greer, late in the first p...
2 months ago
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Despite scoring first (again), the Florida Panthers were beaten 2-1 in overtime by the Nashville Predators at Amerant Bank Arena, sending the tail-spinning two-time defending champions to a fifth-straight defeat on home ice.
The opening period featured strong goaltending from both Sergei Bobrovksy and Juuse Saros, and it was a big Bob stop on Matthew Wood that lead to Florida’s only goal at 16:26.
After denying Wood on a short track breakaway, Bobrovsky sweep the puck to the left sid...
2 months ago
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The Florida Panthers (12-12-1) will shoot for the season series sweep and an end to a three-game losing streak when they face the Nashville Predators (9-13-4) tonight at Amerant Bank Arena.
Struggling Florida was beaten 4-1 by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday, falling to a putrid 0-3 on their current homestand to land in the Eastern Conference basement. Sam Reinhart took a pass from Anton Lundell scored shorthanded in the second period to pull the Panthers within a goal, but that would ...
2 months ago
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The Florida Panthers dropped their third straight game at home, falling to the Toronto Maple Leafs by a 4-1 count at Amerant Bank Arena.
Toronto scored twice in a 2:30 span of the first period to take control of the scoreboard.
Recent waiver claim Troy Stecher opened the scoring at the 5:24 mark. After taking a low to high pass from Bobby McMann, Stecher beat Sergei Bobrovsky with a wrister from the right point through a screen. The second assist on Stecher’s first of the season went...
2 months ago
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The Florida Panthers (12-11-1) will continue their six-game homestand when they play the first of four against the Toronto Maple Leafs (11-11-3) tonight at Amerant Bank Arena in a clash between two struggling 25-point teams that currently reside at the bottom of the Atlantic Division.
Florida blew a two-goal lead for the second-straight game in Saturday’s 5-3 loss to the Calgary Flames. Quick strikes from Evan Rodrigues and Sam Bennett had the Cats sitting pretty 2:58 into the game. The v...
2 months ago
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The Charlotte Checkers split a weekend set at Bojangles Coliseum against the Toronto Marlies.
Charlotte posted its tenth win of the season on Saturday, besting the Marlies by a 5-1 count. Brett Chorske scored two goals and added an assist and Riese Gaber, Gracyn Sawchyn and Sanid Vilmanis also lit the lamp for the Checkers. In addition to his goal, Vilmanis also finished the game with the two assists. Also collecting helpers were Trevor Carrick (2), Brian Pinho, Tobias Bjornfot, Jack Stud...
2 months ago
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