Florida Panthers News & Opinion

Panthers’ Trocheck Has Surgery for Fractured Ankle

The Canadian Press | November 21, 2018

TAMPA, Fla. — Florida Panthers forward Vincent Trocheck has had surgery for a fractured ankle and may play again this season.
Trocheck was hurt when twisted his right leg while chasing the puck near the end boards in Monday night’s game at Ottawa. He w…

Weekly Cat Nip: Panthers Inconsistency Stunting Playoff Hopes

Henry Norris | November 20, 2018

The Florida Panthers carried their win streak from last week into this one, but it came to an abrupt halt when they met the Columbus Blue Jackets in Columbus. Their…

Mike Hoffman Scores in Return to Ottawa; Panthers Down Senators 7-5

The Canadian Press | November 19, 2018

OTTAWA — Mike Hoffman scored to extend his point streak to 16 games in his first visit to Ottawa since being traded as his Florida Panthers topped the Senators 7-5 on Monday.
Troy Brouwer, Aleksander Barkov, Jared McCann, Evgenii Dadonov, Micheal Haley…

Rangers Top Panthers for 5th Straight Home Win

The Canadian Press | November 17, 2018

NEW YORK — Vladislav Namestnikov scored in the second period, Henrik Lundqvist made 39 saves and the New York Rangers beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Saturday night for their fifth consecutive home win.
Chris Kreider had a goal and two assists for New…

Blue Jackets Come From Behind to Rout Panthers

The Canadian Press | November 15, 2018

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joonas Korpisalo stopped 38 shots, five Columbus players had a goal and an assist and the Blue Jackets took over in the third period to rout the Florida Panthers 7-3 on Thursday night.
Markus Hannikainen broke a 3-3 tie early in the th…

Panthers Beat Flyers – Ekblad, Dadonov Lead the Way

The Canadian Press | November 13, 2018

PHILADELPHIA — Aaron Ekblad and Evgenii Dadonov scored goals, Roberto Luongo made 29 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.
Jakub Voracek had the lone goal for the Flyers, who had won…

Weekly Cat Nip: Panthers Dominant at Home

Henry Norris | November 13, 2018

Exhale, Florida Panthers fans. The Panthers experienced a change of pace last week as they enjoyed their first win streak of the season. After a few days to recover from the…

Panthers Beat Senators – Barkov Tallies Two

The Canadian Press | November 11, 2018

SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov scored twice during Florida’s five-goal second period and the Panthers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Sunday night for their fourth straight win.
Frank Vatrano, Troy Brouwer and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored, and Jam…

Panthers Beat Islanders 4-2 – Barkov With the Winner

The Canadian Press | November 10, 2018

SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the Florida Panthers beat the New York Islanders 4-2 on Saturday night.
Troy Brouwer, Mike Hoffman and Denis Malgin also scored for the Panthers, who won their third st…

Luongo Makes 26 Saves as Panthers Beat Oilers 4-1

The Canadian Press | November 8, 2018

SUNRISE, Fla. — Roberto Luongo made 26 saves in his second start since missing nine games with a knee injury to lift the Florida Panthers over the Edmonton Oilers 4-1 on Thursday night.
Evgenii Dadonov, Nick Bjugstad, Jonathan Huberdeau and Colton Scev…

Panthers’ Blue Line Missing Its Bite

Kyle Gipe | November 7, 2018

The 2018-19 season hasn’t exactly started the way the Florida Panthers had envisioned. With a 3-5-3 record through 11 games and tied for last in the league ahead of the…

Weekly Cat Nip: Panthers Go To Finland

Henry Norris | November 5, 2018

Following the Florida Panthers loss to the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 27, they boarded a plane and headed for Helsinki, Finland to face the Winnipeg Jets in a back-to-back…