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The Florida Panthers are working through a bit of a slump early in 2025-26. Florida is without some key players due to injuries. But overall, their play has not been up to their usual standards. Thursday night brought some major reasons to celebrate, though. Brad Marchand recorded his 1000th career point, and Daniil Tarasov recorded […]

The Florida Panthers traded for Brad Marchand last season in one of the most stunning deals in recent memory. It worked out for both sides, as the Panthers successfully defended their Stanley Cup championship. On Thursday night, though, it was an entirely personal milestone Marchand celebrated while wearing a Panthers jersey. Marchand provided an assist […]

The Florida Panthers are struggling to start the season, sitting at 8-7-1, outside of the playoff picture. Two key injuries have hampered the two-time defending champions. Captain Aleksander Barkov is likely out for the season after a training camp injury. But Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk will start skating amid his adductor injury and sports hernia, […]

In October of 1997, the Vancouver Canucks and Anaheim Ducks kicked off the NHL Global Series with back-to-back games in front of 10,500 spectators at the Yoyogi Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Since that debut contest — which was won for the Canucks by Pavel Bure — there have been 45 other international regular-season contests, spanning […]

The Florida Panthers sit at 7-7-1 through their first 15 games of the 2025-26 season, currently positioned seventh in the Atlantic Division. While some observers are hitting the panic button, there’s substantial reason to remain confident in the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup champions. Yes, their record is middling. But context matters significantly when evaluating this […]

The Florida Panthers (7-6-1) and Los Angeles Kings (6-5-4) both endured four-game losing streaks in October and have struggled to find their form in the early stages of the 2025-26 NHL season. Therefore, the stakes felt higher than usual for an early November matchup. They each came out of the gate hot, combining to create […]

The 2025-26 National Hockey League season is off to a terrific start. But don’t take our word for it — let the evidence speak for itself. There were 109 goals scored during Frozen Frenzy last Tuesday, the third most in a single day in NHL history. If you ask any hockey fan what makes the […]

When the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs came to a conclusion, the Florida Panthers were dancing around the ice with their second consecutive championship intact. General manager Bill Zito had put together a team with all the pieces in place and head coach Paul Maurice had directed his players flawlessly. In the days and weeks after […]

Brad Marchand of the Florida Panthers has had an emotional year. Marchand was seen crying in his return to Boston. He has now left the team to help a friend who lost his daughter due to cancer. Marchand missed the Panthers’ game on Tuesday night against the Anaheim Ducks, a game Florida lost 3-2. He […]

The National Hockey League is close to wrapping up its third official week of 2025-26, and — finally — every team has both won and lost a game. Last year at this time, the Winnipeg Jets remained undefeated, while the San Jose Sharks still hadn’t found a way to bank two points. It’s a little […]

The Florida Panthers may be the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, but their title defense is being tested to the limits thanks to a myriad of injuries to key players. That being said, they’ve been linked to longtime Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin, a former Conn Smythe Trophy winner and future Hall of Famer who […]

Carter Verhaeghe had a memorable night against the Boston Bruins. Still, he took a moment post-game to recognize someone whose night meant a little more: Florida Panthers teammate Brad Marchand, who made a triumphant return to his former city. “It was just fun to watch. You just take a seat. He’s playing unreal out there. […]

Regardless of how things ended between Brad Marchand and the Boston Bruins, the now-Florida Panthers forward will always have a soft spot for the city he called home for 15 seasons. There were expectations that the welcome Marchand would receive in his return to Boston on Tuesday night was going to be special, and they […]

All eyes were on Brad Marchand on Tuesday night, as the longtime Boston Bruins forward made his return to TD Garden for the first time as a visiting player. And the now-Florida Panther delivered in front of a sold out crowd, recording two assists in a nail-biting 4-3 victory over the home team. The two-time […]

Brad Marchand now plays for the Florida Panthers, but to a lot of hockey fans, he will always be associated with the Boston Bruins first and foremost. The Bruins and their fans gave one of their all-time greats a warm welcome, reminding him that Marchand still belongs in Beantown, with the incredible reception they gave […]

The Florida Panthers are the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. They won the Cup again last season, thanks in large part to the mid-season trade with the Boston Bruins for Brad Marchand. Marchand spent the first 15-plus years of his professional career in Boston. He created a near-legendary stature with the Bruins for his grit, […]

It’s been exactly 13 days since the 2025-26 National Hockey League campaign kicked off at Amerant Bank Arena on October 7. And although it’s still extremely early, the chaos brewing in Week 3 of ClutchPoints’ NHL Power Rankings is palpable. Some teams are absolutely shattering their preseason expectations — like the resurgent Detroit Red Wings […]

The Florida Panthers traded for Brad Marchand last season in a deal with the Boston Bruins. Marchand, Boston’s captain at the time, wanted a chance to win the Stanley Cup. He did just that, as the Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in six games for their second straight Stanley Cup. On Tuesday, the future Hall […]

The National Hockey League (NHL) handed Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand a $5,000 fine for unsportsmanlike conduct, the maximum allowed under the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement. The fine follows a heated incident with Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin during Saturday’s matchup in Buffalo. The league’s Department of Player Safety confirmed the fine on Sunday, with […]

Nobody said it would be easy for the Florida Panthers, especially after injuries had taken a toll on their team. The defending, back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions are playing most of their season without Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov, and now Dmitry Kulikov. It isn’t easy to replace that kind of production. However, Evan Rodrigues and some […]

The Florida Panthers took a loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. It was certainly a tough one for them to give up. And it marks a second straight defeat after a 3-0-0 start to the season. However, no one is counting this team out in the slightest. It would be foolish to […]

Wins are suddenly hard to come by for Brad Marchand and the Florida Panthers, as the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions have lost their second game in a row on Wednesday night at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena, 4-1. That also means that Florida remains winless in its first […]

The Florida Panthers are coming off their first loss of the year, dropping a 5-2 final to the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday to move 3-1-0 on the year. The squad was without Dmitry Kulikov as he was injured in an earlier game with the Flyers, which the Panthers won 2-1 last Thursday night. Now, the […]

What an incredible feeling it is to be back watching NHL hockey on a daily basis. And what a terrific first six days of the 2025-26 season it’s been, with multiple noteworthy feats being seen across the league. Arranging the second edition of ClutchPoints’ NHL Power Rankings was tricky, as a couple of expected bottom-feeders […]

Canadian left winger Jonah Gadjovich joined the Florida Panthers back in July 2023 after two seasons with the San Jose Sharks. The 55th pick of the 2017 NHL draft has since signed multiple deals, including a two-year extension back in March 2024 that keeps him with the Panthers until the 2025-26 season. The Panthers have […]

The Florida Panthers have begun the 2025-26 season with two consecutive wins over the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers. On Saturday, the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions will look to close their three-game homestand to open the year with a win over the Ottawa Senators. However, that task has gotten just a bit harder due to […]

The Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins are both 2-0 to start the 2025-26 NHL season, and the teams could soon be linked in a trade. Although Evgeni Malkin has spent his entire NHL career with the Pittsburgh Penguins, it seems as if the longtime alternate captain will not make it to the end of his […]

It’s been a long 113 days since the Florida Panthers broke the hearts of the Edmonton Oilers for the second straight time in the Stanley Cup Final, but hockey fans, we are back. The 2025-26 NHL campaign kicked off with a tripleheader on Tuesday night, starting with the Cats raising the banner at Amerant Bank […]

Sergei Bobrovsky is already well on his way to becoming an NHL Hall of Famer, regardless of any more NHL records he sets with the Florida Panthers. The Russian netminder has already led his team to back-to-back Stanley Cups and has won two Vezina Trophies. There is also an argument that he should’ve won at […]

The Florida Panthers opened the NHL season on Tuesday against the Chicago Blackhawks, raising their second Stanley Cup banner before the game. Even without Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk for the first game, Florida is considered a favorite for the title again. The Panthers and their fans celebrated the second title once more before trying […]

The Florida Panthers are ready to defend their championship and go for the three-peat, but they will be without two of their key players to start the season. Aleksander Barkov may not see the ice this season after having surgery a few weeks ago to repair the ACL and MCL in his right knee. As […]

Brad Marchand will always be associated with the Boston Bruins. But while he’s regarded as one of the best ever to put on a Bruins uniform, Marchand is also having quite a career revival with the Florida Panthers, with whom he was able to raise the Lord Stanley Cup for the second time in his […]

The Florida Panthers are on a mission to win their third championship in a row, and they still have the team to do so. There’s no doubt that this team has become a dynasty, and if they’re able to get back to the Stanley Cup Final again, it should be no question of what they’ve […]

The Sunshine State Showdown between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning is continuing to heat up as one of the NHL’s fastest-growing rivalries. Even if it was just a preseason game, Florida and Tampa Bay combined for 16 ejections and 312 penalty minutes on Saturday night. The Panthers came away with a 7-0 win […]

The Florida Panthers have designs on joining the elite teams in NHL history that have won at least 3 consecutive Stanley Cup championships when the 2025-26 season comes to a conclusion. The Panthers have won the title twice in a row, beating the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Finals each time. However, the third […]

The Florida Panthers are looking to win the Stanley Cup for a third straight year, but are also working on building a long-term dynasty. The team just took another step towards that goal, extending defenseman Niko Mikkola to an eight-year, $40 million contract. At an AAV of $5 million per season, the Panthers and Mikkola […]

The Florida Panthers made a lot of waves this offseason after winning their second straight Stanley Cup. They were able to keep Sam Bennett, Brad Marchand, and Aaron Ekblad before they hit unrestricted free agency. With the preseason wrapping up, Florida inked another core member to a long-term contract. According to multiple reporters, the Panthers […]

The Florida Panthers are coming off their third straight trip to the Stanley Cup Final. The Panthers now look for a third straight Cup victory, and being the first team since the early 1980s to go to the Final four years in a row. Injuries have already begun to pile up for the Panthers, which […]

Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito did not mince words about how difficult it was to see captain Aleksander Barkov go down with a season-ending injury just months before the 2026 Winter Olympics. “It’s heartbreaking,” Zito told reporters on Saturday morning. “That’s about all I can say… It’s heartbreaking.” Barkov tore his ACL and MCL […]