The Florida Panthers have definitely had an interesting start to the 2026-27 season. From losing two of their star players to injury to setting records at an astronomical pace, there's been a whirlwind of events already.
The Florida Panthers dealt with a laundry list of injuries last season that forced them to miss out on the Stanley Cup Playoffs — and another title run — and the hope was that they could come back and restore the feeling.
The Florida Panthers have been without forwards Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand since the first week of the NHL season. Head coach Paul Maurice announced Thursday that both forwards started skating Wednesday.
Can you name every winner of the Hart Trophy, which honors the most valuable player in the NHL, since 1983?
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
Hats off to the Florida Panthers. Literally. After Brady Tkachuk recorded a natural hat trick (three consecutive goals scored by one player) in each of their past two games, the hat trick parade continued on Saturday in their 8-3 win over the Seattle Kraken.
To say Florida's Brady Tkachuk is on a tear is a massive understatement.
Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk acknowledged that the team’s power play needs improvement while adjusting to the absences of Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand.
The prognosis on Brad Marchand’s leg injury is about as favorable as possible for the Florida Panthers forward, considering the dire initial fears. Panthers coach Paul Maurice said Friday that Marchand should be back in action in six weeks, begin skating within three weeks.
Paul Maurice had every reason to be road weary. Instead, the Florida Panthers coach was almost giddy as an arduous four-game season-open trip concluded late Tuesday in Los Angeles.
TSN: Pierre LeBrun said that with Aleksander Barkov only being out for six to eight weeks, it should quiet the Dylan Larkin to the Florida Panthers speculation.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
Florida Panthers Captain Aleksander Barkov avoids surgery after sustaining a lower-body injury against the San Jose Sharks Tuesday night. He fell awkwardly to the ice in a board battle midway through the second period.
The 2025-26 season was a nightmarish cavalcade of injuries for the Florida Panthers, who went from capturing the Stanley Cup in 2024 and 2025 to missing the postseason entirely last year.
The Florida Panthers shared encouraging news on captain Aleksander Barkov, with coach Paul Maurice revealing on Tuesday that the center is expected to miss six to eight weeks and won’t require surgery.
Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov sustained another left leg injury during Thursday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks. On Tuesday, Panthers head coach Paul Maurice revealed that Barkov is expected to miss six to eight weeks and that the injury won’t require surgery.
The news on Tuesday that Aleksander Barkov is only going to be out for six to eight weeks essentially brings an end to any speculation that the Florida Panthers might be in the market for a blockbuster trade involving Dylan Larkin.
The Florida Panthers have been bitten by the injury bug again. Alexander Barkov, who missed the entire 2025-26 campaign with a torn ACL and MCL, is injured again.
Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov is set to be sidelined for 10 to 12 weeks with the left leg injury that landed him on long-term injured reserve, according to a report by Locked On Panthers.
The Florida Panthers placed captain Aleksander Barkov on Long-Term Injured Reserve over the weekend, keeping him out of the lineup for the next 10 games, and possibly beyond.
The Florida Panthers go into their third game of the new season with injuries creating the biggest headlines, which was the case during the 2025-26 campaign.
The return of a healthy Aleksander Barkov was supposed to be one of the biggest factors in the Florida Panthers being a top Stanley Cup contender for the 2026-27 NHL season.
The Florida Panthers have received an encouraging update on Aleksander Barkov, despite placing their captain on long-term injured reserve. According to ESPN’s Emily Kaplan, there is optimism that his latest injury will not end his season.
The Florida Panthers placed captain Aleksander Barkov on long-term injured reserve Saturday. The move means Barkov will be sidelined at least the next 10 games as he nurses a left leg injury.
There’s at least a partial update on the status of injured Panthers center Aleksander Barkov. Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press reports (Twitter link) that Florida has placed the center on long-term injured reserve. That means that he will miss at least the next 10 games and 24 days.
One of the feel-good stories of this season was Aleksander Barkov’s return to the Florida Panthers.
Aleksander Barkov could potentially have another big lower-body injury to heal. This stems from Barkov skating straight off the ice while his Florida Panthers were down 2-0 to the San Jose Sharks as they were trying to climb back in the middle of the second period on the power-play.
Not even a week into their season, the Florida Panthers might have been hit with a worst-case scenario. In Thursday’s road game against the San Jose Sharks, Panthers center Aleksander Barkov suffered an apparent leg injury which forced him to leave for the dressing room.
Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov left Thursday’s game against the San Jose Sharks after an awkward fall that appeared to injure his left knee, raising fears of another setback for the star center.
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