Mackie Samoskevich

Tkachuk celebrates his goal with his teammates at the bench.

3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Tampa Bay Lightning Game 1 | 04/22/2025

There were plenty of questions and doubts surrounding the Florida Panthers coming into Game 1 of the playoffs after ending their season with a rough couple of weeks. That season-ending needs to be taken with a grain of salt, given how many players the Cats were resting on any given night, especially the final game […]

NHL Playoff Series Preview: Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning

Different year, same first-round matchup, welcome back to the Battle of Florida. The in-state rivalry is back for the fourth time in five years, but slightly different than last year’s. Tampa holds home ice advantage this time around, as they finished second in the division while Florida finished third. The Cats were in the division […]

Fight at center ice after Gadjovich collides with Kulich

3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Buffalo Sabres Game 04/12/2025

Don’t let Buffalo’s placement in the league standings fool you, they’ve been a hot team coming into their match with Florida with a record of 8-2-0. The Panthers opted to rest Barkov and Reinhart for this game, which meant that Puljujarvi and Asplund drew in. The night started with the Cats handing out their end-of-season […]

3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Detroit Red Wings Game 04/10/2025

Who’s missing players? It certainly didn’t look like the Panthers were in their match against Detroit on Thursday night. After struggling offensively for the last month or so, the Cats finally scored more than three goals in a game, something they haven’t done since their 4-0 shutout against Buffalo in early March. The defense stepped […]

3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Ottawa Senators Game 04/05/2025

I know Panther fans online are frustrated and worried about the team at the moment. It feels like the Cats are stumbling their way into the playoffs. There are certainly things to be frustrated about, but Florida’s ability to play in the playoffs shouldn’t be part of it. It’s been discussed to death about the […]

3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Montreal Canadiens | 04/01/2025

Season series swept. The Cats fell 2-3 in overtime to the Montreal Canadiens and failed to win a single game against them this season. It looked like they had the win sewn up, but a last-second goal by Montreal tied the game to send it into OT, where Suzuki ended it with a wraparound goal. […]

Bennett celebrates his goal with new teammate Brad Marchand.

3 Takeaways From the Florida Panthers vs. Utah Hockey Club | 03/28/2025

Welcome to South Florida, Brad Marchand. After nearly three weeks of waiting, Marchand finally made his Panther debut. It was the trade that stunned the hockey world in the final hour of the trade deadline. Now that he’s finally recovered from his injury, it was worth the wait to see Marchand on the ice with […]

3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Montreal Canadians Game 03/15/2025

It seems that Montreal is this season’s Philadelphia for the Cats, a team they can’t seem to beat for whatever reason. The Panthers came out flat against the Canadians on Saturday night, and the young and hungry Montreal team made them pay for it. Besides lacking energy, the execution wasn’t up to par for where […]

Bennett battles Benoit for the puck in the second period.

3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Toronto Maple Leafs Game 03/13/2025

Unhappy with their performance against the Boston Bruins, the Panthers rebounded with a great win over the Maple Leafs. More time with Jones filling in Ekblad’s role showed improvement in the second outing of the Forsling-Jones pairing, as well as a strong power play performance. The Sams led the way with Samoskevich, Reinhart, and Bennett […]

Boston Bruins Snap Panthers’ Six-Game Win Streak In 3-2 Victory

The Bruins, determined to capitalize on their recent momentum and defend their home ice on Tuesday, March 11th, executed a focused game plan against the Florida Panthers, effectively ending the Panthers’ six-game win streak while securing their own second consecutive victory. The game carried the added intrigue of being the Bruins’ first contest against their […]