The men’s hockey tournament finally gets underway at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy. Four Florida Panthers will taking part in today’s games.
Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola will be on the ice at PalaItalia Santa Giulia when Finland, which won the first gold in its history at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, opens Group B play versus Slovakia. Indications are that Lundell will be centering Luostarinen with either Kappo Kakko of the Seattle Kraken or Montreal ...
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Stepan Gorbunov centered the first line in Chelmet Chelyabinsk’s 4-2 win over Dinamo St. Petersburg in Monday action from the All-Russian Hockey League. Gorbunov was held off the score sheet and now has 19 points in 20 VHL games this season.
Stepan Zvyagin skated on the third line in Khimik Voskresensk’s 3-1 loss to Metallurg Novokuznetsk. He did not figure in the scoring. Zvyagin has one goal and three assists in five games since joining the VHL squad from Dinamo Molodechno of the Belrus...
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Shamar Moses collected an assist, registered a shot on goal, lost his only faceoff and went minus-two in North Bay Battalion’s 7-4 loss to the Barrie Colts in Sunday action from the Ontario Hockey League. Moses had produced eight goals and ten assists in 46 games this season.
Stepan Zvyagin assisted on the game-opening goal in Khimik Voskresensk’s 4-1 win over Dynamo-Altay in Saturday action from the All-Russian Hockey League. Zvyagin has a goal and three assists in four games since joini...
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The Charlotte Checkers had to settle for a weekend split with the AHL-leading Grand Rapids Griffins, who beat them 5-2 last night at Bojangles Colsieum. Robert Mastrosimone, from Wilmer Skoog and Trevor Carrick, and Riese Gaber scored the goals for the Checkers. Kirill Greasimyuk took the loss, stopping 16 of 19 shots faced.
Prospect Linus Eriksson scored the game-winning goal in Timrå IK’s 4-1 victory over Leksands IF in Satuday action from the Swedish Hockey League. Eriksson logged 18:...
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The Florida Panthers are idle for the next three weeks. Ten of the club’s skaters will be heading to Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Matthew Tkachuk will play for the Unites States; Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart and Brad Marchand wil skate for Canada; Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola will suit up for Finland; Sandis Vilmanis and Uvis Balinksis are part of the Latvian team; and Gustav Forsling will patrol the blue line for Sweden. Group Stage games will begin on Wednesday.
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The Florida Panthers got absolutely thrashed 6-1 by the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena in the final night of action before the NHL shuts down for three weeks for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, Italy.
Tampa Bay, clad in its Stadium Series kit, scored twice in each period with the goals going to Brandon Hagel, Zemgus Girgensons, Jake Guentzel, Erik Cernak, Pontus Holmberg and Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Guentzel’s goal came on the power play; Cernak’s marker w...
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The Florida Panthers (29-24-3) and Tampa Bay Lightning (36-14-4) will tussle for the final time this regular season at Benchmark International Arena in the last night of NHL action before the three-week break for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.
Florida blew a two-goal third period lead, but still managed to end its four-game losing streak with a nail-biting 5-4 shootout win over the Boston Bruins last night. Anton Lundell (1G/2A), Matthew Tkachuk (1G/1A) and Uvis Balinskis (1G/1A) had ...
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The Florida Panthers kept its fading playoff hopes alive and eded four-game losing streak with a much-needed 5-4 shootout win over the Boston Bruins at Amerant Bank Arena.
After Sam Bennett had a goal waved off, Eetu Luostarinen opened the scoring for real at 4:22 when he beat Joonas Korpisalo with a wrister from the right circle following a turnover by Morgan Geekie.
The Bruins would forge ahead on back-to-back breakaway goals from Mikey Eyssimont.
Alex Steeves tipped Hampus Li...
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The Florida Panthers (28-24-3) limp into tonight’s tilt looking to end a frustrating four-game losing streak when they face the Boston Bruins (32-20-4) at Amerant Bank Arena in their penultimate game before the long break for the 2026 Winter Olympics. Yes, there are 26 games left after this one, but this feels like a must-win for the Cats.
Florida saw an early two-goal lead evaporate in Monday night’s 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres as they failed to get a win in Sunrise for the fourth con...
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The injury-riddled Florida Panthers blew an early two-goal lead and dropped their fourth consecutive game, falling 5-3 to the rising Buffalo Sabres at Amerant Bank Arena.
Florida got off to a quick start, opening the scoring just 37 seconds in when Niko Mikkola’s slapper struck A.J. Greer in the back and fortoitous rookie Sandis Vilmanis sniped Alex Lyon’s glove for his second NHL goal.
The puck luck continued as the Cats extended their lead at 5:54. Sam Reinhart missed wide, but mad...
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The Florida Panthers (28-23-3) will play the first of its three remaining games before the break for the 2026 Olympics when they host Buffalo Sabres (31-18-5) in a key meeting between the two Atlantic Division rivals tonight in surprisingly chilly Sunrise.
Despite playing pretty well, Florida fell 2-1 to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. They have lost three-straight overall (all by one goal) and three in a row on home ice. Eetu Luostarien opened the scoring, from Evan Rodrigues and Gustav F...
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The Florida Panthers (28-23-3) will play the first of its three remaining games before the break for the 2026 Olympics when they host Buffalo Sabres (31-18-5) in a key meeting between the two Atlantic Division rivals tonight in surprisingly chilly Sunrise.
Despite playing pretty well, Florida fell 2-1 to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday. They have lost three-straight overall (all by one goal) and three in a row on home ice. Eetu Luostarien opened the scoring, from Evan Rodrigues and Gustav F...
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The Florida Panthers losing streak is at three after a frustrating 2-1 defeat to the Winnipeg Jets at Amerant Bank Arena.
Eetu Luostarinen opened the scoring with 5:20 left in the first, seconds after a cross-checking penalty on Logan Stanley expired. After taking a pass from Gustav Forsling, Evan Rodrigues let go of a wrister from just above the right circle that deflected off Luostarinen and beat Eric Comrie.
Unfortunately, that’s all the struggling Cats would be able to get into t...
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The Florida Panthers (28-22-3) limp back to Broward to open a key three-game homestand by hosting the Winnipeg Jets (21-25-7) this afternoon at Amerant Bank Arena..
Florida rallied from a two-goal deficit, thanks to a pair of goals from Matthew Tkachuk, before losing a 5-4 heartbreaker to the St. Louis Blues when Jimmy Snuggerud scored a power-play goal with nine seconds left in regulation. In addition to Tkachuk’s first two markers of the season, Sam Reinhart contributed a goal and an as...
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A late penalty on Niko Mikkola loomed large in the Florida Panthers costly 5-4 loss to the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center.
Mikkola’s drive by of goaltender Joel Hofer with 1:54 left in the game put the Blues on a power play that they cashed in on with nine seconds remaining on the clock when Jimmy Snuggerud whipped Pavel Buchnevich’s circle-to-circle crossing pass past Daniil Tarasov. The second assist went to Jordan Kyrou, who was named First Star for his one-goal, two-assist perfo...
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The Florida Panthers (28-21-3) are back on the road for a one-off against the struggling St. Louis Blues (19-25-9) tonight at Enterprise Center.
After a sweeping a three-game road trip, the Panthers returned home and were beaten 4-3 by former backup goalie Vitek Vanecek and the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday. Sandis Vilmanis scored his first NHL goal; Cole Schwindt lit the lamp; and Carter Verhaeghe’s late marker extended his point streak to three games. Sergei Bobrovsky took the loss, stopping ...
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The Florida Panthers returned home to take a disappointing 4-3 loss to the Utah Mammoth at Amerant Bank Arena.
Florida drew the game’s first power play, but former Panther Kevin Stenlund pressured Uvis Balinskis into a giveaway and Nick Schmaltz took off on a breakway, lifting a backhand shot over Sergei Bobrovsky to open the scoring with 4:14 left in the first period.
Sandis Vilmanis would notch his first NHL goal by beating Vitek Vanecek from the middle of the slot following a ghas...
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The Florida Panthers (28=20-3) will go for the season-series sweep and look to extend its winning streak to four when they host the Utah Mammoth (27-21-4) tonight at Amerant Bank Arena.
Florida is back in Broward after beating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game road trip with a perfect record. Tobias Björnfot produced the first multi-goal game of his career, Mackie Samoskevich ended a long scoring drought, Carter Verhaeghe notched a beauty and Sam Reinhart found...
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Tobias Björnfot lit the lamp twice and Mackie Samoskevich also ended a long scoring drought to help the Florida Panthers finish a perfect three-game road trip with a 5-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center.
After a scoreless first period, Björnfot registered his first goal since 2021 by beating former Panther Spencer Knight for a wrap-around goal after Cole Schwindt won an offensive zone draw back to him at the left point with 4:27 left in the second. It was his first-ever po...
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The Florida Panthers (27-20-3) will conclude a three-game road trip against the improving Chicago Blackhawks (21-22-8) tonight in the Windy City.
Brad Marchand returned with a vengance, scoring twice, including the game-winner, and adding an assist in Florida’s 4-3 overtime victory over the Minnesota Wild last night in St. Paul. Sam Reinhart (1G/1A), Carter Verhaeghe (2A), and Matthew Tkachuk (2A) had multi-point perofrmances and Sam Bennett tied the tilt with his 19th goal of the season ...
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Brad Marchand returned with a vengeance, producing two goals, including the game-winner, and an assist in the Florida Panthers 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild at Grand Casino Arena.
The Panthers opened the scoring 6:44 into the first when Carter Verhaeghe and Evan Rodrigues worked behind the net to claim the puck. Verhaeghe sent the biscuit from low to high to Aaron Ekblad at the right point. Filip Gustavsson failed to glove Ekblad’s shot, which ticked off Ryan Hartman and appeared to...
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The Florida Panthers (26-20-3) continue its three-game road trip when they take on another team they haven’t faced since 2024, the Minnesota Wild (29-14-9) tonight at Grand Casino Arena.
Florida started the trek north with a 2-1 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday. Matthew Tkachuk set up Sam Bennett’s seond period one-timer to collect his first point of the season. Daniil Tarasov made 17 saves to get the Cats to the shootout, where Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart made quick wor...
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Daniil Tarasov made 17 saves and did not yield in the shootout and Matthew Tkachuk collected his first point of the season in the Florida Panthers 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets at Canadian Life Centre.
Tkachuk set up Sam Bennett for a one-timer with 1:11 left in the second period, collecting the puck by the left boards and centering to number nine, who blasted his 18th of the campaign past Connor Hellebuyck after an offensive zone faceoff.
The Jets countered 5:24 into the third when...
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The Florida Panthers (25-20-3) will open a three-game road trip when they take on the Winnipeg Jets (20-22-6) tonight in frigid Manitoba in the first of two closely scheduled meetings between the two teams.
The long-awaited return of Matthew Tkachuk to the lineup was dampened by a 4-1 home ice loss to the San Jose Sharks on Monday. San Jose potted three rebounds in a 5:22 of span of the second period to take control of the tilt and all the Panthers could muster in response offensively was...
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The Florida Panthers find themselves five points out of a playoff spot after the results of Tuesday night’s games that saw the Buffalo Sabres and Boston Bruins switch wild card positions. Buffalo beat Nashville 5-3 to jump the Bruins, who lost 6-2 to Dallas. The Panthers have two games in hand on the Bruins.
Stepan Gorbunov scored the go-ahead goal in the third and added a empty-netter which became the game-winner in Chelmet Chelyabinsk’s 3-2 victory over HC Rostov in Wednesday action fro...
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