Matthew Tkachuk

Florida Panthers Weekly Recap: 11/19-23/2024

It was a rough week for the Panthers. Flashes of great play across the Winnipeg and Colorado matches were visible but an overall lack of consistency led to three straight losses. However, their record is at about the same place as it was last year at this time in the season so there’s no cause […]

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Sam Reinhart celebrates his goal with his teammates.

NHL Game Recap: Florida Panthers vs Chicago Blackhawks 11/21/2024

“We’re going to get beat in November in a game against a Western Conference team that didn’t make the playoffs last year and probably won’t make the playoffs this year. It’ll be assigned as a hangover loss.” That’s what HC Paul Maurice had to say on September 18 before the season started, and Chicago checks […]

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NHL Game Recap: Florida Panthers vs. Winnipeg Jets 11/19/2024

A tightly contested rematch between Florida and Winnipeg ended with a Jets win at home. The final 3-6 score doesn’t accurately reflect how close the game was, as Winnipeg scored two empty-net goals in the final minute and a half. The Panthers put in a good effort and a high compete level; it was just […]

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Sergei Bobrovsky in net for the Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers Weekly Recap: 11/07-09/2024

The Panthers returned home from their long road trip to New York and Finland bringing with them a five-game win streak. Florida took on the Nashville Predators and Philadelphia Flyers and walked away with two more wins. It was a tale of two games: the game against the Predators was filled to the brim with […]

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NHL Game Preview: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers with Line Combinations 11/9/2024

Philadelphia Flyers (5-8-1, 11 Pts) vs Florida Panthers (10-3-1, 21 Pts)Venue: FLA Live ArenaDate: Tonight – Saturday, November 9Time: 6:00 pm EST TV: ESPN+, Scripps FLA, NBC Sports-PHRadio:Philadelphia – 97.5 The FanaticFlorida – AM 560 WQAM DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:Philadelphia Flyers +1.5 ML +225Florida Panthers -1.5 ML -278O/U 6 Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster Philadelphia Flyers […]

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NHL Game Recap: Florida Panthers vs. Nashville Predators 11/07/2024

A bit of Finland followed the Panthers home as the team showed up to the rink once again wearing the customized robes. It turns out that Sasha Barkov texted the team, telling them to wear them again since they’re undefeated while wearing them on game day. Everyone committed to wearing them, and if they’re superstitious, […]

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Florida Panthers Global Series Rewind

A long road trip for the Cats was capped off by their two Global Series games in Tampere, Finland. The success found in New York continued as Florida picked up two more wins in Barkov’s hometown against a tough Dallas Stars team. The Panthers spent a couple of days bonding before things got underway on […]

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NHL Game Recap: Florida Panthers vs Dallas Stars Global Series Game 2

Game 2 of the Global Series between Florida and Dallas kicked off Saturday afternoon. After what was a highly offensive first game, this one was much more defensively focused. Depth scoring continues to be good for the Panthers, and each of the Finns got on the score sheet in both games. Tomas Nosek played his […]

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NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres with Line Combinations 10/28/2024

Inside the Rink Game Day Preview Florida Panthers (6-3-1, 13 Pts) at Buffalo Sabres (4-4-1, 9 Pts) Date: Monday, October 28 KeyBank Center – Buffalo, New York Time: 7:00 pm EST TV: ESPN+, Scripps-FLA, MSG-B Radio: 560 WQAM, WGR 550 Sports Radio DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines: Florida Panthers: -1.5 ML 155 Buffalo Sabres: +1.5 ML […]

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Aleksander Barkov skating for the Florida Panthers

The Junk Drawer: Florida Panthers

Emptying the “junk drawer” for the Florida Panthers with team updates, prospect updates, and notes. The team has overcome an injury to their number one center and an illness to assistant captain Matthew Tkachuk to stay on top of the Atlantic Division with a 4-2-1 record. Florida rebounded from a 3-2 overtime loss at home […]

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