Anze Kopitar is in 20th and final season with the Los Angeles Kings, retiring as his team's captain and a two-time Stanley Cup champion. Kopitar will also end up being the Kings' all-time leading scorer by the time this season is done. Yet, like Sash
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On this day 33 years ago, the NHL Board of Directors met at The Breakers hotel in Palm Beach and made a surprise announcement: The league would expand to Miami and Anaheim, and the Florida Panthers were born. No one expected the NHL to make such an a
FORT LAUDERDALE - Tonight, before their game with the Devils, the Florida Panthers will present defenseman Jeff Petry with a silver stick to celebrate
It was only a few weeks ago when things looked like they were going south for the Florida Panthers. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions were in the midst of their longest home losing streak in five years leading Niko Mikkola to say his Panth
The Dallas Stars have the top power play in the NHL this season but Saturday night against the Florida Panthers, it did nothing. Dallas had three power play chances - and the Panthers actually outshot the Stars despite the disadvantage. The Panthers
SUNRISE - The Florida Panthers have three players who are designated to wear leadership letters on their jerseys: Captain Sasha Barkov, of course, gets the letter 'C', with Matthew Tkachuk and Aaron Ekblad serving as alternate captains. The NHL rules
SUNRISE - The 80s music was cranking in a joyous Florida Panthers locker room on Wednesday night, the playlist shifting from Tom Petty to Neil Diamond without a break. Yeah, when the Panthers are winning, life is good in Sunrise. And the music has be
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
SUNRISE - When the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions have a losing streak and sits in last place in their division, people take notice and that has been the case with the Florida Panthers. It seems almost everyone has a reason for the losses - and a
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
SUNRISE - Coincidence or not, Carter Verhaeghe has been on fire for the Florida Panthers the past few games. Verhaeghe, one may remember, missed last Tuesday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs to be with his wife Casey for the birth of their firs
FORT LAUDERDALE - The Florida Panthers have certainly dealt with their share of injuries this season but Friday, there was finally some good news on that front. Eetu Luostarinen was back at practice for the first time since he suffered severe burns t
SUNRISE - After the Florida Panthers blew the doors off the Predators in Nashville a few days before Thanksgiving, it looked like these two teams were heading in opposite directions. Turns out, that was the case. Just not the way anyone thought. Sinc
