
When these two met a few weeks ago, the Panthers rightfully felt the Lightning may have stolen one in Sunrise. Tampa Bay, after all, was beat up with coach Jon Cooper putting a lineup together that more than did its job. The Lightning was coming off
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Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice said the best part about beating the Stars on Saturday was that it gave his team a chance to have a fantastic road trip, one that ended Monday in Tampa against the rival Lightning. And, indeed it was. The Panthers

The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning have played each other more than any team in their shared history, with four meetings in the Stanley Cup playoffs just since 2021. The two teams have split those series: Tampa Bay won the first two postsea

When the Florida Panthers defeated the New York Islanders to end their recent homestand this past Sunday, coach Paul Maurice said his team's upcoming road trip would be a tough one indeed. He was right on. After a hard-fought victory in Utah which ca

The Florida Panthers did not lose many players off their 2025 Stanley Cup championship but two who did move on will be facing them tonight as members of the Utah Mammoth. Both Nate Schmidt and Vitek Vanecek parlayed success with the Panthers into new

The Florida Panthers are taking a quick break from what could have been a month at home when they visit the Nashville Predators tonight. The Panthers play 11 of 12 games at home - with tonight's game in Music City being that lone road game. Florida d

The Florida Panthers face perhaps their toughest test of the season tonight when they play the Colorado Avalanche at 9:30 on ESPN. Although the Panthers have won three straight and have points in a season-high run of four games (3-0-1), Florida is fa

The Florida Panthers have had a nice run of success against the Dallas Stars over the past few seasons, something Paul Maurice was reminded of Saturday before the two meet again. The Panthers have won their past five against Dallas including two in F

The Calgary Flames are in Sunrise this afternoon to play the Panthers after a rough go Wednesday night in Tampa. After winning three straight and looking like they were coming out of a season-long funk, the Flames were thumped 5-1 by the Lightning af

FORT LAUDERDALE - The Florida Panthers hope to have some of that added 'dad strength' from Carter Verhaeghe tonight when they play host to the Nashville Predators. "Bob said my shot was a little harder today," Verhaeghe said with a grin Thursday morn

FORT LAUDERDALE - A season of personal milestones continues for the Florida Panthers tonight with defenseman Gus Forsling playing in his 500th NHL game against the Flyers in Sunrise. Forsling, 29, will have played 378 of those games with the Panthers

FORT LAUDERDALE - Tonight, before their game with the Devils, the Florida Panthers will present defenseman Jeff Petry with a silver stick to celebrate

SUNRISE - The Panthers are not talking about a losing streak or needing to get a home win when they play host to the New York Islanders on Sunday at 5. They got that much-needed win on Saturday. By virtue of beating the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-6 in o