Michael Benning scored with 1:01 left in overtime to lift the Charlotte Checkers to a 3-2 victory over the Utica Comets in the finale of a six-game road trip for Florida’s AHL affiliate.
The Edmonton Oilers need a boost of grit, and now according to one reporter, Sam Bennett could be a player they're targeting in free agency this summer.
Aleksander Barkov scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night in Sunrise, Fla.
The beleaguered Florida Panthers topped the Pittsburgh Penguins in a shootout at home after a long, mostly unsuccessful road trip. The first period of this game wasn’t much to write home about, especially considering the absences (Matthew Tkachuk, Brad Marchand, Aaron Ekblad, and Dmitry Kulikov) in the Cats’ roster at the moment.
Sidney Crosby, even at 37 years old, remains one of the league's best players and is closing in on a milestone that would have him break a longstanding Wayne Gretzky record.
Three days off in the middle of their road trip had the Panthers looking more like themselves after back-to-back losses to the Canadians and Islanders.
The Florida Panthers are currently in a dogfight for the top spot in the Atlantic Division. The defending Stanley Cup champions are tied with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the top spot with a record of 42-24-3 with 87 points.
Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice is well aware that Washington Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin is approaching Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record — and he knows exactly how to shut the Russian down when the two heavyweight Eastern Conference teams meet in the nation’s capital on Saturday evening.
Although the Florida Panthers are laser-focused on winning the Atlantic Division and ideally making another deep run in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the future of key forward Sam Bennett remains a question mark ahead of the offseason.
Edmonton Oilers star Connor McDavid was forced to leave Thursday night’s game against the Winnipeg Jets after a suspected lower-body injury. McDavid was chasing the puck toward the Jets’ zone when Josh Morrissey appeared to get him with a cross-check in the rib area.
Captain Aleksander Barkov scored a power-play goal 29 seconds into overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves to fuel the visiting Florida Panthers to a 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday.
The NHL's Atlantic division is as tight as ever, with the top three teams separated by just two points. Let's make a case for and against all three teams.
Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice provided injury updates on several key players Wednesday, with Dmitry Kulikov, Brad Marchand, and Matthew Tkachuk all facing different timelines for their return.
The Florida Panthers are fighting for the Atlantic Division crown at this point in the season. However, they are dealing with some injury issues. Matthew Tkachuk is out for the rest of the regular season.
Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov is out week-to-week with the upper-body injury he sustained in Sunday’s outing against the Islanders, head coach Paul Maurice said today (via the team’s Jameson Olive).
Matthew Tkachuk is currently out injured, and after pictures surfaced of him on St. Patrick's Day, some Panthers fans have grown concerned.
The Florida Panthers have recalled defenseman Tobias Bjornfot from the AHL. This move comes after Dmitry Kulikov was injured in the first period of the team’s Sunday loss to the New York Islanders, after getting wrapped up on Islanders forward Anthony Duclair.
Florida Panthers versatile forward Sam Bennett is in the last year of his four-year, $17.7 million deal and is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.
Not only is he letting teams score, but the offensive part of his game has slipped as well.
It’s time for another edition of NHL rumours. We passed the trade deadline over a week ago, but we’re still experiencing the fallout from March 7. Teams may be chasing this years Stanley Cup, but general managers are always thinking about the future.
Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reported Saturday night on Saturday Headlines that the Florida Panthers and pending UFA center Sam Bennett have re-started contract talks.
Matthew Tkachuk was supposedly out for the remainder of the regular season, but after a recent suspension, he may return sooner than originally expected as the team will now be able to fit him under the salary cap at some point in the regular season.
The Florida Panthers added immense talent at the trade deadline, and now, Paul Maurice has made a hilarious observation about the entire locker room after the Brad Marchand addition.
The NHL announced a 20-game suspension for Florida Panthers star defender Aaron Ekblad for violating the terms of the NHL/NHLPA Performance Enhancing Substances Program on Monday.
The Florida Panthers have to love what they see in Mackie Samoskevich lately. Well, all season, actually. Since moving him to the top power-play unit, Samoskevich has unleashed what the Panthers have been anticipating.
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