
SUNRISE - The first two games between the Panthers and Lightning (during the regular season) were relatively quiet affairs. The rivalry got back to the good stuff on Saturday night. Both the Panthers and Lightning went at it again but it was Andrei V
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The NHL returns from a brief break today and the Florida Panthers are back it against the rival Tampa Bay Lightning in Sunrise. This will be the third game between the two this season; the teams split the first two games, both of which were relativel

SUNRISE - The mere mention of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers in the same sentence is enough to evoke thoughts of the ugly, drawn-out battles that these two teams have had over the years. Saturday night was more the rule than the excepti

SUNRISE - The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning are both coming off a well-deserved break. The rest, of course, was needed. Yet neither coach knows how their team will look when they step out onto the ice tonight in Sunrise. "This is the wild-

SUNRISE - The Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes have played each other in the Eastern Conference finals in two of the past three seasons yet it seems to be a rivalry which never truly materialized even if all the ingredients are there. Not onl

The Florida Panthers will again be without Brad Marchand, and Matthew Tkachuk will not make his anticipated season debut against brother Brady and the Ottawa Senators tonight. But Sandis Vilmanis will make his NHL debut tonight. Florida made a few ro

The Florida Panthers have not played a game since Monday night, but they certainly have jammed a lot of activity into the past few days. Following a day off at home Tuesday, the Panthers got a rare practice session in at the IcePlex on Wednesday with

MIAMI - The optics of the 2026 NHL Winter Classic at LoanDepot Park on Friday night were spectacular even if the hockey played by the Panthers and Rangers was not. The Rangers scored twice in the opening period and that was plenty against the Panther

FORT LAUDERDALE - The Florida Panthers seemed to have quickly gotten over Saturday's loss to the rival Lightning in preparation for tonight's game with the visiting Washington Capitals. Florida is 1-0 against the Capitals this season and the lineup w

In their two previous games against the Panthers this season, the Hurricanes came into the third period with a multi-goal lead only to see it disappear into the night air. Friday night, Carolina finally held off the Panthers and got the win. Well, th

The Florida Panthers will have a familiar face back in the lineup Friday night when they take on the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh. No, not Matthew Tkachuk. Tkachuk remains out of the lineup - as does Brad Marchand - but the Panthers will have fourt

When Uvis Balinskis first spoke to the Florida Panthers in 2023 while playing in the Czech Extraliga, he could not have imagined how things were going to work out. Balinskis joined the Panthers during the 2023-24 season, was part of two Stanley Cup c

The Sabres own the longest playoff drought in NHL history, but in this crazy season, the Florida Panthers are looking up at Buffalo in the standings. Yes, the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions will be the underdogs when they go into the KeyBan