NHL Playoffs

Connor McDavid scored his first goal of the Stanley Cup Final as part of a four-point performance, and the Edmonton Oilers routed the Florida Panthers 8-1 in Game 4 on Saturday night to avoid being eliminated in a sweep.

Matthew Tkachuk’s basic offensive numbers for the Florida Panthers are all down this season. On paper, that doesn’t look great. On ice, Florida sees things very differently. Panthers coach Paul Maurice says Tkachuk’s evolution as a player has made Florida a much better team. The personal stats don’t matter much, especially since the Panthers know that Tkachuk is one of...

This seems so fitting. It was 10 years ago this month when Aaron Ekblad, Sam Reinhart, Leon Draisaitl and Sam Bennett were clearly the top four players entering the 2014 NHL Draft, though nobody knew what the order of their selection was going to be. They all went through the draft process together. Posed for photos together, some in Philadelphia...

About three months shy of turning 36, Sergei Bobrovsky of the Florida Panthers could become the third-oldest goaltender in more than 50 years to be the starting netminder for a team that wins the Stanley Cup. Dominik Hasek was 37 years and about 4 months when he led Detroit to the 2002 title. Tim Thomas was 37 years and about...

Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk believes this year’s team is more prepared heading into the Stanley Cup Final than last year.

Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk speaks with NBC6 ahead of the Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers.

Florida Panthers fans celebrate win in Game 6 against the New York Rangers.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots, Sam Bennett and Vladimir Tarasenko scored, and the Florida Panthers are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the second consecutive year after beating the New York Rangers 2-1 on Saturday night. The Panthers — who lost the final to Vegas last year — won the Eastern Conference Final in six games. Florida will face...

Vladimir Tarasenko and Carter Verhaeghe scored on the same Bruins double-minor, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 14 shots and the Florida Panthers beat Boston 6-2 on Friday night and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Evan Rodrigues scored twice, and Brandon Montour also connected for the Panthers, who have won back-to-back games after dropping the opener at home....

Aleksander Barkov had two goals and two assists, Sam Reinhart added four assists and the Florida Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Wednesday night to tie the second-round series at a game apiece. Brandon Montour had a goal and two assists for Florida, which also got goals from Steven Lorentz, Gustav Forsling and Eetu Luostarinen. The Panthers chased Bruins...

All players and coaches were at work on Wednesday at the Florida Panthers’ practice facility. Nobody was on the ice. That’s a nice problem to have right now. Florida will open the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs at home. That much is certain. The opponent — Boston or Toronto — won’t be decided until at least Thursday. And...

The Panthers will march on to the second round of the NHL playoffs after beating their in-state rivals the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-1 on Monday night. Florida won a playoff series against Tampa Bay for the first time in four tries. The Panthers won four of five games in the series thanks to stellar play on the penalty kill and...

Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves, Matthew Tkachuk scored twice and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round playoff series.

Florida Panthers’ Sergei Bobrovsky might have had the save of the year when he prevented Tampa Bay Lightning from taking a 3-2 lead via Matt Dumba on Tuesday.

The 2023-24 NHL season starts on Tuesday, Oct. 10. Here’s a look at key dates from the 2023-24 NHL schedule.