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Sam Bennett is a crucial piece of the Florida Panthers’ top-six — even scoring the team’s opening goal in Tuesday night’s Game 2, 3-2 overtime win against the Tampa Bay Lightning — but they’ll be without the veteran for at least the next seven days. Bennett was injured after blocking teammate Brandon Montour’s shot with […]

Death, taxes and Carter Verhaeghe scoring clutch overtime goals for the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The pride of Waterdown scored his fifth career postseason OT winner to lead the Cats to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference opening-round series on Tuesday night. Not […]

Is there a better playoff matchup than the Battle of Florida? Game 1 between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers was another electric chapter between the two rivals, with an absolutely ridiculous 109 hits combined between the two clubs. Although it was the Cats that come out on top of the Bolts 3-2 on […]

The Florida Panthers look for a 2-0 lead in the series as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Lightning-Panthers Game 2 prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Game one of the series saw the Panthers strike first. Same Reinhart scored just 6:17 into the game to […]

The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are here as the Tampa Bay Lightning will head down to Sunrise to face the Florida Panthers for Game 1 of the First Round. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Lightning-Panthers prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Lightning finished the season 45-29-8 […]

The Florida Panthers have won the Atlantic Divison for the second time in three seasons. As a result, they head into the Stanley Cup Playoffs with an intense intrastate matchup waiting for them. Florida has drawn the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round. And it’s a matchup that could stand as one of the […]

After 1,312 games, the 2023-24 NHL regular-season has finally reached its conclusion. And served its primary purpose: cutting the 32-team field down to 16. After nearly seven months of hockey, it’s time for the greatest postseason in all of sports to begin. And what better way to kick off the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs than […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are about to begin a hopeful Stanley Cup run, but they could be in danger of losing a key player this summer. Veteran Steven Stamkos is going to be an unrestricted free agent and there is a chance he may leave. According to insiders Chris Johnston and Joe Smith, three teams […]

Hockey in Florida has entered a boom period. The Tampa Bay Lightning have been a model organization for nearly a decade, winning two Stanley Cups. Now, the Florida Panthers are beginning to emerge. They made the Stanley Cup Final last year in a losing effort. In 2024, they hope to flip the script in the […]

The Florida Panthers are headed to the 2024 NHL Playoffs. However, the team received an injury scare on Saturday night. Defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson suffered an upper-body injury against the Buffalo Sabres. He did not return to the game after receiving a little more than three minutes of ice time. After the game, head coach Paul […]

The Florida Panthers are legitimate contenders heading into the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. One major reason for this is the emergence of superstar forward Matthew Tkachuk. We saw the beginning of this emergence in 2021-22 when Tkachuk played his last season with the Calgary Flames. Now, though, his star power has gone beyond the game […]

The Florida Panthers have been rolling in 2023-24 and will head into the NHL Playoffs as a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. But, Paul Maurice’s squad is slumping at the moment and was just dealt a crushing blow, with star defenceman Aaron Ekblad suffering a lower-body injury in Tuesday’s defeat to the Montreal Canadiens, which forced […]

Florida Panthers winger Sam Reinhart is in an interesting situation this season as he prepares to enter free agency this offseason, but he does not seem concerned about a potential extension or his upcoming free agency as he is having a career year and the Panthers are preparing for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. “It hasn’t […]

In a rematch of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs will clash on Monday in a must-watch Atlantic Division matchup. Just six points separate these two teams with a couple of weeks left in the regular season, so it’s an important one. Ahead of the contest, Panthers head coach Paul […]

Despite the Florida Panthers clinching a playoff spot for the fifth straight season, head coach Paul Maurice was disgusted with his team’s effort in a 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders on home ice. It’s the sixth defeat in seven games for a Cats team that was looking like the class of the Eastern […]

The Florida Panthers are one of the best teams in the NHL and look like a legitimate contender again after making a Cinderella run to the Stanley Cup last season. A big reason for their success in 2023-24 is veteran Sam Reinhart, who is enjoying a career year. It couldn’t come at a better time […]

The Florida Panthers were the last team to advance to the postseason in 2023 — and improbably, the roster came within three victories of the franchise’s first-ever Stanley Cup. The Cats meshed into a wagon at the perfect time, authoring one of the most improbable comebacks against one of the best regular-season teams of all […]

The Florida Panthers have struggled massively without their captain and most responsible defensemen, losing four games in a row for just the second time this season with both Sasha Barkov and Aaron Ekblad on the shelf. The Cats lost four consecutive contests between March 14-23, costing the club the top stop in the Eastern Conference […]

Last season, the Boston Bruins clinched the President’s Trophy before the end of March. One of the greatest regular-season teams of all time took just 75 games to earn the top spot in NHL standings — tied for the fourth-fewest contests to reach the mark since the trophy was introduced in 1985-86. The B’s were […]

The top two teams in the Atlantic Divison face off as the Boston Bruins visit the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Bruins-Panthers prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Bruins enter the game sitting at 41-16-15 on the year, which is tied for the top spot in the Atlantic […]

Florida Panthers news has been mostly positive these days. Despite a recent four-game losing streak, Florida has emerged as a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. On Sunday night, star forward Sam Reinhart added to the positive news. And he joined a rather exclusive franchise club in the process. Reinhart scored his 50th goal of the 2023-24 […]

The Nashville Predators will travel to Sunrise to face the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena. We’re here to share our NHL odds series, make a Predators-Panthers prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Predators destroyed the San Jose Sharks 8-2 on Tuesday at home. The score was 1-1 in the second […]

It’s been just over a week since the NHL trade deadline, and it’s already starting to become very clear who the big winners were in 2024. If you watched the battle of the league’s two best players on Saturday night — a thrilling Connor McDavid vs. Nathan MacKinnon showdown — you’ll know that one of […]

The Florida Panthers came away with a bounce-back win against the Calgary Flames on Saturday but the team took blows to their roster during the outing. Forward Evan Rodrigues and defenseman Aaron Ekblad both had to leave the ice after suffering lower-body injuries. Eklblad had a collision with teammate Vladimir Tarasenko late in the first period […]

The 2024 NHL trade deadline has come and gone, and although we didn’t set any records this time around, it was another entertaining day in the National Hockey League. After 19 trades went down a year ago, there were 23 swaps made on March 8, 2024, and 39 in the 96 hours leading up to […]

The East visits the West as the Florida Panthers visit the Dallas Stars. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Stars prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Panthers enter the game at 44-17-4 on the year, sitting first in the Atlantic division. The Panthers have been playing great as of late, winning […]

The Florida Panthers have struck again at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. Florida has acquired veteran forward Kyle Okposo from the Buffalo Sabres, according to Elliotte Friedman. Buffalo is acquiring defenseman Calle Sjalin and a seventh-round draft pick in return for their captain. This move comes after Florida acquired Vladimir Tarasenko on Wednesday. The Panthers […]

The Florida Panthers approached the NHL trade deadline knowing they wanted some offensive reinforcements, which ended up leading to them trading for star forward Vladimir Tarasenko from the Ottawa Senators. Not only did the Panthers add a difference maker on offense, but they also managed to do so at a very reasonable price given that […]

The Florida Panthers are an absolute wagon. Winners of a ridiculous 16 of 18 games dating back to Jan. 22, the Cats have surged into the top spot in the President’s Trophy race, leading NHL standings with a 43-16-4 record through 63 games. And general manager Bill Zito made the club even more potent on […]

The Florida Panthers have agreed to an eight-year, $46 million extension for defenseman Gustav Forsling, according to Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff. This locks in Gustav Forsling with the Panthers for a long time. He is a key defender for the Panthers next to his partner on the blue line in Aaron Ekblad. Forsling and […]

The Vegas Golden Knights made a splash just days before the 2024 NHL trade deadline by acquiring standout defenseman Noah Hanifin from the Calgary Flames. The Golden Knights are also rumored to still be in on injured Pittsburgh Penguins star Jake Guentzel, but they’re facing serious competition from a host of other contenders. That list […]

The Ottawa Senators have had a disappointing 2023-24 season. As a result, they are sellers at the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline. That much is clear now as they have traded veteran forward Vladimir Tarasenko. The 32-year-old is headed to the Florida Panthers in a huge deadline swap. Tarasenko has now been traded for the second […]

Two teams currently in playoff positions face off as the Philadelphia Flyers face the Florida Panthers. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Flyers-Panthers prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Flyers come into the game sitting at 32-23-8 on the year, sitting third in the Metropolitan Division. They have won just four […]

The Florida Panthers are preparing for another deep playoff run in 2024, and they added one of the better goal-scorers on the trade market after acquiring Vladimir Tarasenko from the Ottawa Senators. In return, Florida is sending two draft picks to Canada’s capital, a third and fourth-round selection. Ottawa is also retaining 50 percent of […]

There were a few blockbuster deals that highlighted 2023 NHL Trade Deadline season, but it’s hard to call the day itself truly chaotic. Most of the big trades happened long before Mar. 3, 2023 — like Bo Horvat going from the Canucks to the Islanders, Patrick Kane and Vladimir Tarasenko getting shipped to the Big […]

It is an Atlantic Division clash as the Florida Panthers visit the Detroit Red Wings. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Red Wings prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Panthers come into the game sitting at 40-16-4 on the year and have been playing great, winning nine of their last ten. […]

Patrick Kane returned to the place where he won three Stanley Cups on Sunday, for the first time in his career playing an NHL game at the United Center not for the Chicago Blackhawks. And probably the greatest American-born player of all time delivered in the clutch yet again, calling game 1:43 into overtime to […]

The Florida Panthers were dealt a scare on Thursday evening in a 1-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes as both Matthew Tkachuk and Gustav Forsling exited with apparent injuries. Ahead of Saturday’s clash with the Washington Capitals, head coach Paul Maurice offered updates on the two. Tkachuk won’t play and remains day-to-day but Forsling is […]

The Florida Panthers lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to the Carolina Hurricanes in a rematch of last season’s Eastern Conference Final and they also lost Matthew Tkachuk and Gustav Forsling in the first period. Both players suffered injuries early in the game and were unable to return for the Panthers. After the game, Panthers coach Paul […]