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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. […]

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & Boston Bruins Game 01/11/2025

A short stint at home against the in-division rival, the Boston Bruins. In a matchup that always promises a playoff-caliber style of play and plenty of hatred, the Panthers dominated so much of the game. It wasn’t for lack of trying, that’s for sure, as the Panthers severely outshot the Bruins 42-18. Ekblad didn’t draw […]

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 2024: A Year In Review

2024 was a year for the Panthers’ history books from Sam Reinhart’s incredible season to the Finland trip and, of course, the Florida Panthers winning their first-ever Stanley Cup. This calendar year has been filled with so many memories for the team and fans alike that things like bad weather trying to ruin two separate […]

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 & 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/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 & Toronto Maple Leafs Game 11/27/2024

Coming into Wednesday night Florida was on a four-game losing streak; be it low energy, sloppy play, or just bad luck, the Cats were in a bad slump. With division rival Toronto in town and what was reported as an intense Florida practice on Tuesday, the Panthers finally found their game again come game time. […]

Florida Panthers Weekly Recap: 11/12-16/2024

It was a bit of a mixed-bag week for the Cats as they had back-to-back home games against New Jersey and capped off the homestead with a game against Winnipeg. There was an abundance of PIMs going around as each game featured one 1v1 fist fight and a multitude of team fights. Florida struggled against […]

NHL Game Recap: Florida Panthers vs Winnipeg Jets 11/16/2024

Before heading back out on the road, Florida wanted to bounce back from two bad games against the New Jersey Devils. The Panthers came out and made a big statement, picking up a huge win against the Winnipeg Jets. Unhappy with how their game looked against the Devils, the Cats came out with a lot […]