Nate Schmidt

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 […]

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Samoskevich scores on Montembeault

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. […]

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3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Buffalo Sabers Game 03/08/2025

At the start of March, the Panthers said that they were in playoff mode now, and they’ve certainly looked like it over their last few games. Florida is dominating teams at the moment, with three out of their last five games being against teams in playoff position. Two new Cats made their debut as Vitek […]

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3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & San Jose Sharks | 01/25/2025

The first half of Florida’s second back-to-back this week went as expected after the first half of the first period. The Panthers were clearly a cut above the rebuilding young Sharks team as they took a decisive victory that had 12 of their 18 players make it onto the scoresheet. Aaron Ekblad made his return […]

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Dawson Mercer and Devils teammates go after Matthew Tkachuk following a hit on Nico Hischier.

New Jersey Devils Play Well but Fall to Panthers in a Shootout

The New Jersey Devils lost 2-1 in a shootout to the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night at The Rock. The Devils played a solid game, limiting chances, particularly in the first and second periods, but had a few missed offensive opportunities that sent the game to overtime and then a shootout. The Devils grabbed an […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 Recap: Florida Panthers vs. Philadelphia Flyers 11/09/2024

Superstitious Florida is rolling with what works, rolling up to games wearing their custom robes. We’ll see if this new trend lasts until the end of the season, but it is pretty funny in the meantime. The Panthers faced off with the Philadelphia Flyers Saturday night in a closely contested match. The Cats struggled against […]

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