It was never going to be easy for Finland at the 2026 Olympics, but you didn’t need to be an expert to realize that. For most people, Finland’s gold-medal defense ended back on Sept.
Matthew Tkachuk isn't looking to ease into the Milano Cortina Olympics. The two-time Stanley Cup champion and Florida Panthers forward expects to be at his absolute best when Team USA opens tournament play, and he's making no apologies for the confidence.
Game recognizes game. When speaking to the media after practice on Wednesday, Team USA forward Matthew Tkachuk was asked about his thoughts on the United States’ women’s team’s dominating win over Canada on Tuesday night.
Team Canada is preparing to open up their Olympic Games against Czechia on Thursday. Canada comes in as one of the favorites to take home gold in the games, and comes in loaded with NHL talent.
Before the start of the Olympic Break, the Florida Panthers suffered a massive 6-1 defeat at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning to rank near the bottom of the Atlantic Division standings.
In the lore of the NHL, it's the Stanley Cup-winning teams that are remembered the most from seasons past. Yet, when looking back on the best of the best
The year started with dreams of a three-peat during the banner-raising ceremony for the Florida Panthers. However, it seems that that isn’t in the cards for them this year, as the team has been decimated by injury, which started as early as training camp.
Team USA hit the ice for Olympic practice in Milan today, and the line combinations that emerged provided the clearest picture yet of how Mike Sullivan plans to deploy his superstar roster when the tournament begins.
With the Olympic break being here and fans and NHL teams around the league finally being able to take a proper look at the standings, something might jump out.
A season defined by injuries and ‘what ifs’ for Florida Panthers fans has a new light at the end of the tunnel. The playoffs are no longer the goal; tanking as hard as possible is.
The NHL has a player discipline problem, and we saw another example of it earlier this week when Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy was on the receiving end of a controversial hit against the Florida Panthers.
The Florida Panthers acquired defenseman Seth Jones from the Chicago Blackhawks at the 2025 Trade Deadline. In return, the Blackhawks received goaltender Spencer Knight and a conditional 2026 first-round pick.
It has been learned that the Florida Panthers are protected from a lost season if the pick they traded to the Chicago Blackhawks becomes a top-ten selection.
For the first 25 years of their existence, there was near-total indifference between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning. Neither team was good at the same time, and for much of their history, neither team was good at all, giving them little incentive to look in each other’s direction.
The Florida Panthers have been struggling mightily of late. With a record of 29-25-3, they sit eight points behind the Boston Bruins for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, with five teams ahead of them.
2/6/26: The Panthers reassigned Hovorka back to AHL Charlotte today. He played 11:27 time on ice in Florida’s loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning yesterday.
Thursday marked this season’s final installment of the “Battle of Florida” between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning, and the two teams made sure it was a memorable one.
With the Panthers dealing with several injuries for their final game before the Olympic break against Tampa Bay, they needed some help on the back end. Accordingly, the team announced (Twitter link) that they’ve recalled Mikulas Hovorka from AHL Charlotte. To make room on the roster, blueliner Tobias Bjornfot was placed on injured reserve.
The Panthers placed forward prospect Josh Davies on unconditional waivers Thursday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. He’ll have his contract terminated and become an unrestricted free agent tomorrow after he clears.
The Florida Panthers‘ injury bug has struck another victim. Florida placed defenseman Tobias Bjornfot on injured reserve Thursday. In a corresponding move, the Panthers have called up defenseman Mikulas Hovorka from the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers.
Anton Lundell came off the injured list and provided one goal and two assists in regulation and also scored in the shootout as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins, 5-4, on Wednesday night in Sunrise, Fla.
The latest development in the Artemi Panarin sweepstakes is a nightmare for the rest of the NHL: his preferred landing spot is the back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.