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SUNRISE, FL – MARCH 08: Florida Panthers Defenseman Aaron Ekblad (5) looks on during the second period at the game between the Buffalo Sabres and the Florida Panthers on Saturday March 8, 2025 at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. (Photo by Chris Arjoon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Panthers' Aaron Ekblad suspended 20 games for violating NHL's performance-enhancing drug policy

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended 20 games without pay for violating the NHL and NHL Players Association’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs. The league announced the ban...

Florida Panthers 11 hours ago

‘A weird feeling': New Florida Panther Brad Marchand introduced by team
Florida Panthers Mar 7

Florida Panthers trade for Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand

Florida Panthers Mar 7

Panthers' Bobrovksy shuts out Blue Jackets 3-0, moves to 10th on NHL wins list

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots for his second shutout in four games and fourth of the season, and the Florida Panthers won their fifth straight, 3-0 over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The win for Bobr...
Florida Panthers Mar 5

Panthers stay active at deadline by getting goalie Vitek Vanecek from the Sharks

The Florida Panthers continue to be active in the leadup to the NHL trade deadline. The defending Stanley Cup champions acquired goaltender Vitek Vanecek from the last-place San Jose Sharks for 25-yea...
Florida Panthers Mar 4

Barkov scores twice, Bobrovsky stops 28 shots as Panthers beat Lightning 2-1

Aleksander Barkov scored twice in the second period, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 shots, and the Florida Panthers beat their in-state rival Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Monday night. The defending Stanle...
Florida Panthers Mar 3

Panthers hope injured F Matthew Tkachuk will be back for playoffs

The Florida Panthers hope to have star forward Matthew Tkachuk back in time for the playoffs after he was placed on long-term injured reserve on Sunday.

Florida Panthers Mar 3

Panthers took their time before deciding to execute Jones-for-Knight trade

The opportunity to acquire a defenseman like Seth Jones might seem like a simple decision. It was not that way for the Florida Panthers. A day after pulling off the deal that brought Jones in from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for goaltender Spencer Knight, Panthers general manager and hockey operations president Bill Zito said the Stanley Cup...
Florida Panthers Feb 28

Schmidt and Verhaeghe score in 3rd, Panthers top Oilers 4-3 in Cup final rematch

Nate Schmidt and Carter Verhaeghe had third-period goals, Anton Lundell had a goal and two assists and the Florida Panthers topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-3. Uvis Balinskis also scored for Florida, which jumped Toronto for first in the Atlantic Division. Leon Draisaitl scored his 44th goal for the Oilers, who also got goals from Brett Kulak and Zach ...
Florida Panthers Feb 10

Panthers will soon have another champion. They have a player on every 4 Nations roster

The Florida Panthers are about to have another champion. Maybe a few of them. The reigning Stanley Cup champions are the only NHL team to have at least one player on each of the four rosters for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament that starts this week. So the Panthers are guaranteed to have someone on the winning squad. Sam Reinhart...
Florida Panthers Feb 10

Oh, brother: Matthew Tkachuk, Brady Tkachuk both score in Panthers-Senators game

Brady Tkachuk scored for Ottawa. Matthew Tkachuk scored for Florida. Before the brothers become teammates, the sibling rivalry was on display Saturday night. For the third time in 24 head-to-head meetings, the Tkachuk brothers both scored in the same game. It also happened on Feb. 27, 2021 — when Matthew Tkachuk was playing for Calgary — and on Oct...
Florida Panthers Feb 7

Tkachuk scores with 12 seconds left to lift the Panthers past the Blues, 3-2

Matthew Tkachuk scored his second goal of the game with 12 seconds left to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. Tkachuk scored when Sam Reinhart’s shot deflected off him in front of the net. Reinhart was originally credited with the goal. Tkachuk also had an assist, Mackie Samoskevich scored and Spence...
Florida Panthers Feb 3

Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers visit President Trump at White House

President Donald Trump welcomed the Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers to the White House Monday to celebrate their win.
Florida Panthers Feb 3

Verhaeghe has 4th career trick in Panthers' 6-3 victory over the Islanders

Carter Verhaeghe had his fourth career hat trick, Sam Reinhart scored his 31st goal and the Florida Panthers beat New York 6-3 on Sunday night to end the Islanders’ winning streak at seven games. Verhaeghe added an assist on Matthew Tkachuk’s empty-netter for a four-point night. Reinhart also had an assist. Evan Rodrigues also scored for Florida, a...
Florida Panthers Jan 8

Florida Panthers to host NY Rangers at loanDepot Park for 2026 Winter Classic

Hockey. Outdoors. In Florida. Next season, the NHL is making it happen twice. The NHL announced Wednesday that the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will play host to the New York Rangers at loanDepot Park in Miami on Jan. 2, 2026, in the Winter Classic, with the Tampa Bay Lightning playing host to the Boston Bruins at Raymond James Stadium......
Florida Panthers Nov 8, 2024

Panthers' newest lucky charm is wearing robes to games, and it's working

The Florida Panthers often show up to work in suits. Until further notice, they’re wearing robes. Let’s explain: The Stanley Cup champion Panthers got personalized bathrobes for their two-game trip to Finland last week, a gift from the team. They showed up for the two games there wearing the robes. They won both games. And since hockey streaks are ...
Florida Panthers Oct 13, 2024

Panthers lack pushback in losing to Buffalo in 1st game without captain Barkov

Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice isn’t ready to jump to conclusions following one loss on how his defending Stanley Cup champions will hold up with captain Aleksander Barkov expected to miss between two and three weeks with a lower body injury. But the coach wasn’t happy with the lack of pushback the Panthers showed in a 5-2 loss to ...
Florida Panthers Oct 8, 2024

Panthers lift championship banner, capping their Stanley Cup celebrations

They played Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on the giant video screens over the ice at the Florida Panthers’ home rink on Tuesday, fans cheering again when Sam Reinhart scored the go-ahead goal and getting even louder when the final seconds where shown. And then came the real ovation — when the final part of the Cup celebration...
Florida Panthers Oct 7, 2024

‘Humbling and special': Panthers hand out Stanley Cup championship rings

It took Florida coach Paul Maurice 30 years to win a Stanley Cup championship ring. And after he was handed the box holding his new piece of jewelry on Monday, he had to wait about another half-hour before he could actually look at the prize. The reason: The Panthers wanted the whole organization to see the rings together. The Panthers...
Florida Panthers Sep 19, 2024

Kyle Okposo, who won Cup in final game with Panthers, announces retirement

Kyle Okposo is going out as a Stanley Cup champion. Okposo, who played 17 seasons in the NHL and finished that run as part of the Florida team that won a title last season, announced his retirement on Thursday. The former Buffalo Sabres captain made the announcement on social media, bringing an end to an NHL career that started when...