Matthew Tkachuk

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 […]

Florida Panthers Brad Marchand celebrating a goal

3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Tampa Bay Game 04/15/2025

82 games are now done and dusted. All eyes can turn to the playoffs and title defense. The Florida Panthers closed out their regular season on the road against Tampa Bay, and while some called it a round 1 preview, I disagree to a certain extent. The Cats were resting Barkov, Reinhart, Forsling, Lundell, Greer, […]

3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Toronto Maple Leafs Game 04/08/2025

The losing streak is over, and a statement was made. Florida snapped its five-game losing streak with a dominating win over the Leafs, although Joseph Woll kept the game closer than it probably should have been. Hopefully, a win like this one will calm the nerves of Panther fans who had been doom and gloom […]

NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers with Line Combinations 4/10/2025

NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 4/6/2025

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 […]

NHL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers with Line Combinations 3/23/2025

NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals with Line Combinations 3/22/2025

NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets with Line Combinations 3/20/2025

3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & New York Islanders Game 03/16/2025

The last time the Cats lost back-to-back games was late December. Since then, they’ve been good about rebounding back from losses, and it looked like they were going to against the Islanders after losing to Montreal. However, for the second time on this road trip, the Panthers relinquished a two-goal lead in the third period. […]