SUNRISE — The Florida Panthers’ forward depth will be tested in this playoff series against the Lightning with Sam Bennett out for the time being. Florida has already proven it has the defensive depth to compete at a high level.
With Sam Bennett to miss at least a week due to injury, the Florida Panthers now need Anton Lundell to step up and fill his role on the second line. The 22-year-old has shown to be more than capable of doing so.
The Florida Panthers will look to put a stranglehold on the series when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at AMALIE Arena for Game 3 of the opening round.
SUNRISE — On Wednesday afternoon, Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice said he did not have to search out the magnificent save Sergei Bobrovsky made the night before against Matt Dumba of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Hockey expert Greg Liodice of Action Network shares a prediction for Thursday's NHL game between the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Sergei Bobrovsky saved his way into Panthers fans’ hearts during Florida’s Stanley Cup Final run last year. The playoff magic appears to have carried into 2024.
The Florida Panthers defended home ice with an overtime victory on Tuesday. Now it's up to the Tampa Bay Lightning to try and match it. The best-of-seven Eastern Conference playoff series shifts to Tampa for Game 3 on Thursday night, with the Atlantic Division champs leading 2-0.
The second matchup in the ‘Battle of Florida‘ was a nail-biter. The victory was partly thanks to the Florida Panthers three stars in Game 2. As exciting as advertised, the game was decided in sudden-death overtime.
Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett will be sidelined at least one week with an upper-body injury, coach Paul Maurice said Wednesday. Bennett sustained the injury early in the second period of the Panthers' 3-2 overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference first-round series.
Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was the top story of the four-game Stanley Cup Playoffs game slate on Tuesday. In Game 2 against the Tampa
Since coming over to the Panthers organization during the 2020-21 NHL season, there has always been quite a bit of injury concern attached to the center.
FORT LAUDERDALE — Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice said the team got good news Wednesday when it came to the status of center Sam Bennett. Maurice said he expects Bennett to miss at least a week after he was struck by a Brandon Montour slap shot during the second period of Tuesday night’s 3-2 overtime win against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
One of the key pieces in South Beach might be out for a few games. On Wednesday, Fox Sports 640’s Andy Slater reported that Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett is likely to miss considerable time with what is suspected to be an upper-body injury.
The series is far from over, but the Florida Panthers should feel pretty good about where they are heading into Game 3 at Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay tomorrow night.
Sam Bennett was having a playoff game for the ages on Tuesday night. Then, things went south for the Florida Panthers center. After scoring the opening
SUNRISE — Florida Panthers captain Sasha Barkov said he was proud of the way his team fought throughout yet another tough battle against rival Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.
Once again, Carter Verhaeghe was the overtime hero for the Florida Panthers. His latest in a long line of clutch moments for the Panthers in their 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning gave them a commanding 2-0 series lead against his former team.
Carter Verhaeghe scored on a backhander 2:59 into overtime as the Florida Panthers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in Game 2 of a first-round Eastern Conference playoff series at Sunrise, Fla.
Carter Verhaeghe did it again.
He was out of position, but it did not matter.
One of the depth players in South Beach will not be playing on Tuesday night. After morning skate, Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice told the media that forward Ryan Lomberg will not play in Game 2 against the Tampa Bay Lightning due to an illness.
Following a 3-2 victory in the series opener, the Florida Panthers got a nice sample out of their strategy going into Game 2. Off to a good start, the Cats put on an all-around fantastic performance in Game 1 vs the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Florida Panthers walk into the postseason as Atlantic Division champions with a record of 52-24-6 with 110 points. They are up 1-0 in their series against their big brother in the Tampa Bay Lightning.
For the third time in four years, the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning face off in the playoffs. Contrary to their previous meetings, it is the Panthers who have home ice, as the team with the highest regular season ranking.
Carter Verhaeghe's game-winning playoff goals usually come in overtime. But the Florida Panthers will gladly take the one he scored Sunday. Verhaeghe,
The Panthers hope to extend pending UFA defenseman Dmitry Kulikov.
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