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The Florida Panthers are gearing up for what should be a deep playoff run and they just got a huge boost ahead of Game 1 of their first-round series against the Washington Capitals. Star defenseman Aaron Ekblad, who has been on Injured Reserve since March, is set to be activated and return to the lineup […]

The Presidents Trophy-winning and number one seed in the East, the Florida Panthers, start their playoff run tonight as they face off against the second wild-card position team, the Washington Capitals. The Capitals were firing on all cylinders at the end of the regular season to hopefully propel them into a higher seeding but lost […]

The Florida Panthers kick off their first-round playoff series against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, following their first Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s best team in the regular season. It marks the team’s second straight playoff appearance, following a first-round exit against the Tampa Bay Lightning last year. However, despite taking top spot in the […]

The Washington Capitals are in for a difficult first-round matchup in the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs, fated to square off with the regular-season champion Florida Panthers. Superstar forward Alex Ovechkin had been battling an injury at the end of the regular season, which forced him to miss Washington’s final three games of the year. While […]

The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are right around the corner, with first-round matchups set to get underway on Monday, May 2. The Florida Panthers finished the regular season with the best record in the NHL, racking up 122 points throughout the season, and are widely expected to make a deep run in the playoffs. Here’s […]

The Boston Bruins will play host to their Atlantic Division rivals, the Florida Panthers in tonight’s matchup. This is the third meeting between these two teams this season as the series is tied, 1-1 with the home team winning both times. The Panthers are leading the league in points right now with 120 while the […]

The Florida Panthers have been one of the best hockey teams all season. On Thursday night, they accomplished another one of their goals in defeated the Detroit Red Wings, 5-2. With the win, the Panthers clinched the Atlantic Division and home ice advantage through the entire eastern conference playoffs. That’s a big deal for a […]

The Florida Panthers are the hottest team in the NHL right now. But even with a secured spot in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, they still have a reason to keep on collecting victories, as they are still neck-and-neck with the Colorado Avalanche for the best regular-season record with only a handful of games remaining […]

The Nashville Predators will play host to the always deadly Florida Panthers tonight. The Predators are still looking to lock in that playoff spot in the West as they are currently in the first wild card position, just two points ahead of the Stars. On the other hand, the Florida Panthers have already clinched a […]

Tuesday was a historic night for the Florida Panthers. In a back-and-forth affair against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Panthers emerged victorious in overtime after being down 5-1, becoming the third team in NHL history to have multiple comebacks after being down by four goals. Florida secured the win on an overtime goal scored by […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs will travel south to Florida tonight to take on the Panthers in this heavyweight bout. The Atlantic Division rivals have met just once this season where the Maple Leafs came out on top. Both of these teams have been on fire lately, both going 8-2 in their last 10 games played. […]

The Florida Panthers have been one of the best teams in the NHL this season and on Sunday, they became the first team to officially clinch a playoff berth with their 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres. In the win, Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau set the franchise record, recording his 97th point this season on […]

The Florida Panthers will head up north into Canada where they will look to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight. This will be the first meeting between these two teams in over two years. The Maple Leafs are trying to keep their streak alive with a possible fourth straight home win tonight but lost […]

In one of the larger trades ahead of the 2022 NHL trade deadline, the Montreal Canadiens shipped defenseman Ben Chiarot to the Florida Panthers. In exchange for Chiarot, the Canadiens received a 2023 first-round pick, a fourth-round pick in this year’s draft and prospect Ty Smilanic, who the Panthers selected in the third-round of the […]

The Florida Panthers managed to further improve the roster at the NHL trade deadline, with their biggest move coming in the form of a trade for Philadelphia Flyers legend Claude Giroux. Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov was discussing the Giroux acquisition with the media on Tuesday and had a surprisingly funny tidbit about one of the […]

Longtime Philadelphia Flyers winger Claude Giroux was dealt to the Florida Panthers at the NHL’s trade deadline, officially ending an era with the franchise that drafted him back in 2007. The Flyers had spoken about how Giroux had earned the right to have a say in where he was traded. The 34-year-old broke his silence […]

The Florida Panthers made a massive trade on Saturday, acquiring former All-Star Claude Giroux from the Philadelphia Flyers. But Florida was not done. On Sunday, the Panthers completed a trade with the Buffalo Sabres for defenseman Robert Hagg. In exchange, the Panthers sent a sixth-round draft pick in 2022 to Buffalo. The move was necessary […]

Philadelphia Flyers captain Claude Giroux is more than likely headed to the Florida Panthers. Rumors and reports of the trade are becoming more frequent, and his emotional 1,000th game did everything but sign the deal. Flyers writer Anthony SanFilippo tweeted the news following the milestone game Thursday night. THREAD: Claude Giroux is not accompanying the […]

The Florida Panthers appear to be all-in on trying to win the Stanley Cup this season. On Wednesday night, the Panthers completed a trade with the Montreal Canadiens for defenseman Ben Chiarot. Chiarot is easily one of the more sought after defenseman that was expected to be dealt prior to the NHL’s trade deadline on […]

Although he is now playing for the Florida Panthers, Joe Thornton will always be remembered as a San Jose Sharks legend. On Tuesday night, playing in his old stomping grounds at SAP Center in San Jose, Thornton received a heartwarming tribute from the Sharks, who played an emotional video as a tribute before the puck […]

The Philadelphia Flyers are looking to the future, and with that comes the expectation they’ll offload Claude Giroux at the NHL trade deadline. The veteran center should have a plethora of teams interested in bringing him aboard, and he could be a key contributor to any contending team. Giroux has spent his entire 15-year career […]

The Florida Panthers head to sunny Southern California to take on the Los Angeles Kings. The Panthers have won five in a row while the Kings have struggled lately. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Kings prediction and pick. Florida is riding a strong wave, having won five in a row. […]

The Florida Panthers will head into Pittsburgh to take on the Penguins in this marquee matchup tonight between two top teams in the league. The last time these teams met, the Penguins won 3-2 in a shootout. The Panthers are back in first place in the Atlantic while the Penguins are tied for second in […]

The Metropolitan Division’s fifth-place Columbus Blue Jackets head into Florida tonight to take on the Atlantic Division’s first-place Panthers. This will be the third meeting between these two this season as the Panthers won both previous matchups 9-2 and 8-4. The odds tonight are definitely not in Columbus’s favor as it’s time to continue our […]

The Nashville Predators continue their search for a way out of a slump this Tuesday night, as they take on the Florida Panthers on the road. It’s a tall order to beat the Panthers for Nashville, but the Preds certainly have what it takes to upstage Florida at FLA Live Arena down in Sunrise. With […]

The Carolina Hurricanes play host to the Florida Panthers tonight, as two heavyweights face off in this marquee matchup. It’s time to continue our NHL odds series with a Panthers-Hurricanes prediction and pick. The Panthers haven’t played a game in over two weeks, since February 1st, where they lost to the New York Rangers on […]

Division leaders in the Vegas Golden Knights and the Florida Panthers are about to lock horns  Thursday night at LA Live Arena, in Sunrise, Florida. The Golden Knights are sporting a 43-25-15 record, while the Panthers are carrying a 43-29-9 ledger. This game has the potential to be a preview of the 2022 NHL Stanley […]

The NHL has announced that three teams will be forced to postpone future games due to the league’s recent COVID-19 outbreak. These teams include the Colorado Avalanche, the Florida Panthers, and the Calgary Flames. This is according to the NHL Public Relations Twitter account, that tweeted the news Friday afternoon. The @NHL has extended the […]

After being implicated in the Chicago Blackhawks’ sexual assault scandal, Joel Quenneville has resigned as the head coach of the Florida Panthers. Quenneville met with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday and then tendered his resignation, which the Panthers accepted. Quenneville released this statement on his decision to leave the Panthers: Statement from Joel Quenneville: […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are in serious hot water right now following an investigation into the organization over sexual assault from a former assistant coach from 2010. Florida Panthers head honcho Joel Quenneville was at the helm in Chicago at the time, which means his name has been dragged into the mess. By no surprise, the […]

The Florida Panthers are locking up captain Aleksander Barkov on a historic eight-year, $80 million contract extension, according to The AP’s Tim Reynolds. The deal is now the largest given out in franchise history in terms of overall value. The previous record was held by goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, who inked a seven-year, $70 million contract in […]

Everybody wants to see Joe Thornton win the Stanley Cup. At 42, the window for Jumbo Joe to lift the greatest trophy in all of sports is very slim, but at least he’s getting one more season to try and achieve that elusive goal after signing a one-year contract with the Florida Panthers on Friday. […]

Thanks to the name, image, and likeness (NIL) rule, college athletes are now allowed to profit off their own characters. Miami Hurricanes quarterback D’Eriq King just took things to another level when he inked a deal with the NHL’s Florida Panthers. Wait, what? First of all, King isn’t going to lace up a pair of […]

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad suffered a gruesome leg injury in their game against the Dallas Stars on Sunday. He had an awkward crash which caused his knee to bend before he screamed in pain, via Super Sports News. After the incident, Aaron Ekblad was taken off the ice with a stretcher midway through the […]

Harry Wayne Huizenga, who was the former owner of the Miami Dolphins, Florida Marlins, Florida Panthers as well as the founder of three Fortune 500 companies, passed away at the age of 80 on late Thursday night at his Fort Lauderdale home. According to an obituary written on Friday by Mike Clary, Marcia Heroux Pounds, and […]

With the new season rapidly approaching, it’s only natural to ask: which teams will reach the 2018 NHL Playoffs, and who will drop out? Last week, we took a sneak peak at the Metropolitan Division’s playoff hopes. With the Metro projected to send four teams to the playoffs with the Rangers sitting on the edge, […]

With 1,914 career points including 765 goals and an impressive 1,149 assists, it’s safe to say that Jaromir Jagr is among the greatest hockey players to ever lace up his skates in the National Hockey League. Jagr’s incredible career has included over 25 NHL seasons and two Stanley Cups. Jagr has also led the NHL […]