Author: Kristie Delisi

Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

3 Takeaways From the Florida Panthers & Tampa Bay Lightning Game 12/22/2024

It is the first iteration of the Battle for Florida this year and the first meeting of the two Florida-based teams since the Panthers eliminated the Lightning from the playoffs en route to their Stanley Cup. The Lightning had a different look this year with no Stamkos and instead picked up Guentzel in the offseason. […]

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & St. Louis Blues Game 12/20/2024

The Panthers returned home from their long west coast road trip for their first match with the Blues. After a dominant win over the Wild, this game was a low-scoring affair that needed overtime to be decided. Florida’s defensemen once again stepped up to the offensive side of things as they generated a decent amount […]

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & Minnesota Wild Game 12/18/2024

Florida concluded its road trip in St. Paul to take on the Minnesota Wild. Emotions ran high between the teams, with multiple scrums breaking out, and few teams playing as well as the Panthers when they’re playing emotional hockey. The Cats played hard and physical, not giving Minnesota much open ice to work with. Strong […]

3 Takeaways from Florida Panthers vs. Calgary Flames 12/14/2024

Florida must hate playing during their Western Canada road trip. Just like last season, they’re struggling to play out west at the moment, and for the second straight game, they get shut out, this time against the Flames. Bad bounces and turnovers remain a problem right now, and the offense has stalled out, scoring just […]

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & Vancouver Canucks Game 12/12/2024

Thursday night’s game didn’t go the distance to a shootout. Instead, the Canucks handily won in regulation, shutting out the Panthers for the first time this season. The match was a defensive battle where the Canucks blocked way more shots than the Cats did (7-18) while Florida outshot them 27-19. Lankinen was dialed in all […]

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers/Seattle Kraken Game 12/10/2024

The Panthers headed out west for their first west coast road trip, and up first was the Seattle Kraken. The Kraken have been a bit of a mixed-bag team, with them getting good wins over teams like the Wild and the Rangers but also losing back-to-back games to the Sharks. That said, as of late, […]

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & Philadelphia Flyers Game 12/05/24

It was an exciting night for the Panthers coming in off the announcement of the Four Nations rosters. Florida leads the NHL in most players named to teams at eight: Barkov (FIN), Luostarinen (FIN), Lundell, (FIN), Mikkola (FIN), Forsling (SE), Tkachuk (USA), Reinhart (CAN), and Bennett (CAN). Bill Ziton is working with Team USA, Patric […]

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & Pittsburgh Penguins Game 12/03/24

Following two great wins over Carolina, the Panthers headed on the road to take on the Penguins. Both teams were on a three-game win streak going into Tuesday’s game, and the Cats would be without two players in their lineup, Sergei Bobrovsky and Mackie Samoskevich. Bobrovsky and his wife are expecting their second child, so […]

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers/Carolina Game 11/30/2024

The Panthers journeyed back to Sunrise for the second half of the back-to-back against Carolina. This time, Spencer Knight got the start against Spencer Martin, who started Friday’s game as well. A tight first period made it look like it was going to be a goalie duel, but the Panthers opened the scoring in the […]

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers/Carolina Hurricanes Game 11/29/2024

After a bounce-back win over the Maple Leafs, the Panthers looked to build on that in their first game of a back-to-back with the Hurricanes. The Cats took advantage of the goaltending disparity as both of Carolina’s starting goaltenders are out injured currently. All four lines contributed offensively with both the second line and third […]