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NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 1/25/2025

NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 1/20/2025

NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 1/22/2025

NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 1/21/2025

Luostarinen shot defended by Talbot. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & Detroit Red Wings Game 01/16/2025

If there’s one hole to the Panthers’ game right now it’s the penalty kill. Florida played a solid and tight 5v5 game against the Red Wings and absolutely shot themselves in the foot by not being able to kill penalties. A nice positive to take from this match is that the third line of Verhaeghe-Lundell-J. […]

NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers with Line Combinations 1/16/2025

Sam Reinhart celebrating a goal with the Florida Panthers

3 Takeaways From the Florida Panthers & Philadelphia Flyers Game 01/13/2025

A promising start to the match ends in the Panthers’ first loss in regulation in a one-goal game. Florida has struggled against Philly in the last couple of years, even last year they lost both games to them in 2024, and the matches this year have been strange ones. They’ve been tightly contested one-goal games […]

Florida Panthers and the Utah Hockey Club

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & Utah Hockey Club Game 01/08/2025

The Panthers started the day with exciting news as it was officially announced that the Winter Classic is coming to South Florida next year. The Panthers are set to host the outdoor game at IoanDepot Park in Miami on January 2nd with the New York Rangers as their opponent. Coming off a tightly contested loss […]

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & Pittsburgh Penguins Game 01/03/2025

Florida wanted to rebound after the loss to Carolina on Thursday. Despite it being a loss that the refs had a large hand in, it was still a loss. The Panthers came out better to start this match with the Penguins, but with the same officiating crew as the previous day, the calls went as […]

Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

3 Takeaways From the Florida Panthers & Tampa Bay Lightning Game 12/23/2024

One hit in the first period rendered the outcome of this rematch meaningless for Florida fans. Cats fans are far more concerned about the health of Matthew Tkachuk, who exited the game toward the end of the first period after a knee-to-knee contact with Nikita Kucherov. Tkachuk had to be helped off the ice and […]

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. […]