The Tampa Bay Lightning’s preseason comes to an end in Sunrise tonight as they take on the Florida Panthers just a couple of days after the two teams met in Tampa. With the majority of the assumed regular season starters on both teams having hit their two-game maximum, tonight’s tilt should resemble a Syracuse Crunch versus Charlotte Checkers game more than a NHL contest.
That doesn’t mean it’s not worth a watch, especially for Lightning fans. If the lines from the morning skate are to be...
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On Monday, June 24, 2024, the Florida Panthers captured their first Stanley Cup title in a thrilling Game 7 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. When NHL commissioner Gary Bettman came…
Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice speaks before his team wraps up their preseason slate against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. The Panthers are coming off a 5-3 preseason win against the host Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday; Florida (2-0-1) plays its final exhibition game of the preseason on Saturday in Sunrise. Video Courtesy Florida Panthers / @FlaPanthers / Panthers Vision Where Does Brady Tkachuk Fit with the Panthers? Next to Matthew, of course: https://floridahock...
Teams around the league are making their cuts and are in the process of finalizing their rosters. But for those with a need to fill, there are still some notable unrestricted free agents as we quickly approach opening night on the NHL schedule. Here's the latest on the top five: Vladimir Tarasenko "I heard that the Florida Panthers and him have been eyeing each other," reported Elliotte Friedman on his 32 Thoughts podcast on Friday. "Makes sense... Played there, won a Cup there. Marchand is hu...
Little progress on a Connor Hellebuyck trade, and some free agents could be skating in Florida, with Panthers eyeing one of them.
Little progress on a Connor Hellebuyck trade, and some free agents could be skating in Florida, with Panthers eyeing one of them.
The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning are in Sunrise to close out the exhibition slate. Florida upped its preseason record to 2-0-1 by beating the Bolts 5-3 at Benchmark International Arena on Thursday.
Each member of the line of Kai Schwindt, Cole Reinhardt and Hunter St. Martin found the back of the net with Reinhardt’s goal being the game-winner. Reinhardt and Schwindt added assists and Bokondji Imama and Sandis Vilmanis also lit the lamp for Cats. Cooper Black (14 saves on 16 s...
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Florida Panthers general manager Dale Tallon moved away a key piece in Vincent Trocheck at the trade deadline of the 2019-20 season. He sent him to the Carolina Hurricanes in…
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As the Dylan Larkin drama continues to simmer in Detroit, it appears that he has added at least two, and up to four more destinations that he'd be willing to go to. Initially, we had heard that the Florida Panthers, Minnesota Wild, and Vegas Golden Knights were the teams he had approved, and then later the Dallas Stars appeared to be added. Now, Elliotte Friedman is reporting on the 32 Thoughts podcast the following: One of the things I heard about Larkin is that there are more tea...
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The Lightning took on the Panthers last night at Benchmark. This game had a lot less fireworks than last year and featured some honest-to-goodness hockey. The Panthers scored an ENG late in the game and won in Tampa by a 5-3 score. Jansen Harkins scored twice and Connor Geekie finished a nice 2-on-1 with Sam O’Reilly as the Lightning goal scorers. The two teams meet again on the other side of Alligator Alley on Saturday. [ Raw Charge ]
Jansen Harkins did his part to s...
The Florida Panthers “B” team struck for a hard-earned 5-3 victory over a pretty well-stocked Tampa Bay Lightning last night at Benchmark International Arena.
Each member of the line consisting of Kai Schwindt, Hunter St. Martin and Cole Reinhardt turned on the red light and St. Martin and Reinhardt also added assists.
First Star Reinhardt stole the puck from defenseman Ryan McDonagh and beat Andrei Vasilevskiy from between the circles 5:35 into the final frame to give the Panthers t...
Toronto enters the 2026–27 season with a new starting goalie, the No. 1 draft pick, and a question that neither addition can answer on its own. After finishing 32-36-14 and missing the playoffs, the Maple Leafs need Sergei Bobrovsky to reverse a sharp decline in net. Bobrovsky posted an .877 save percentage with Florida last […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning rallied back twice, but couldn’t pull out the win as the Florida Panthers picked up the 5-3 win in the Bolts final home preseason game. Jensen Haskins scored twice while Conor Geekie picked up his second goal of the preseason in the loss. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 20 of 24 shots in the loss.
The first period was a solid one for the Bolts. They didn’t have many shots on goal as Florida blocked six of their attempts, but most of the early play was in the Florid...
Welcome to the greatest show in the Sunshine State – the Lightning vs. the Panthers! The latest chapter in the rivalry gets underway tonight in the first of two pre-season games. Tonight the two teams meet at Benchmark and then both teams will wrap up things on Saturday in Sunrise.
In theory this game should have fairly low stakes since no one wins a Stanley Cup in the preseason. Yet, it’s Lightning Panthers. These teams don’t know how to play a normal game. So, it should be pretty entert...
Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice speaks before his team plays the host Tampa Bay Lightning in a preseason game on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Florida (1-0-1) lost to the host Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in a shootout the night before. The Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday and play host to the Lightning in the preseason finale on Saturday in Sunrise. Video Courtesy Florida Panthers / @FlaPanthers / Panthers Vision Where Does Brady Tkachuk Fit with the Panthers? Next to Matthew, of...
Florida Panthers defenseman Donovan Sebrango speaks before his team plays the host Tampa Bay Lightning in a preseason game on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. Florida (1-0-1) lost to the host Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in a shootout the night before. The Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday and play host to the Lightning in the preseason finale on Saturday in Sunrise. Video Courtesy Florida Panthers / @FlaPanthers / Panthers Vision Where Does Brady Tkachuk Fit with the Panthers? Next to Ma...
Connor Bedard on the ice taking shots, but is not close. Dylan Larkin practices and could play Saturday. Brady Tkachuk needs a few days.
Connor Bedard on the ice taking shots, but is not close. Dylan Larkin practices and could play Saturday. Brady Tkachuk needs a few days.
Florida Panthers rookie forward Sandis Vilmanis talks after a training camp practice in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday Sept. 23, 2026. Florida (1-0-1) lost to the host Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in a shootout the night before. The Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. Vilmanis made his NHL debut with the Panthers last season — one in which he played for Latvia’s Olympic team and was his team’s leading scorer at the World Championship. He is expected to start this season on the third l...
Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice talks after a training camp practice in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday Sept. 23, 2026. Florida (1-0-1) lost to the host Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in a shootout the night before. The Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday. Video Courtesy Florida Panthers / @FlaPanthers / Panthers Vision Where Does Brady Tkachuk Fit with the Panthers? Next to Matthew, of course: https://floridahockeynow.com/where-does-brady-tkachuk-fit-with-the-florida-panthers-right-n...
The Florida Panthers are on the gulf coast to face the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first of two meetings between the Sunshine State clubs to close out the exhibition slate. Florida is coming off a 3-2 shootout loss on Tuesday to the Carolina Hurricanes. Brady Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov each had a goal and an assist in the game. Like the Cats, the Lightning are 1-0-1 in the preseason. They nipped Nashville by a count 2-1 at home on Sunday before dropping a 3-2 overtime decision to the Predato...