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3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Toronto Maple Leafs Game 4 | 05/11/2025

That was a match that was Florida Panther hockey from start to finish. The Cats came into home ice down 0-2 and needed to win both games at home to get back into the series. Florida rose to the occasion, took the 2-0 shutout win on Sunday, and tied the series 2-2 heading into Game […]

Bennett battles Benoit for the puck in the second period.

NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs with Line Combinations 5/7/2025

Game 2: Florida Panthers (0-1) at Toronto Maple Leafs (1-0)Venue: Scotiabank ArenaDate: Tonight – Wednesday, May 7Time: 7:00 pm EST TV: ESPN, TVAS, SportsnetRadio:Florida – 560 WQAM AMToronto – TSN 1050 DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:Florida -1.5 ML -142Toronto +1.5 ML +120O/U 5.5 Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster Florida Panthers News & Notes: The Panthers fell behind […]

Anthony Stolarz Leaves Game One Against Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2025 Series Preview

Florida fans saw the video making the rounds online ahead of the Leafs’ Game 4 with an all too familiar chant: “We want Florida.” Well, you wanted Florida, you got Florida. The Cats dispatched the Lightning in five games, with all games ending in regulation, while the Senators took the Leafs to a Game 6, […]

Florida and Tampa Bay shake hands after the conclusion of Game 5.

Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning 2025 Series Recap

Florida is who some feared they are, a sleeping playoff monster awaiting the playoffs to defend their Championship Title. The majority of analysts picked the Lightning to win the series in as few as five games or as many as seven, and the Cats proved them all wrong once again. The Panthers broke open games […]

Lundell celebrates his goal with his teammates on the bench.

3 Takeaways From The Florida Panthers & Tampa Bay Game 5 | 04/30/2025

Jon Cooper took the words right out of my mouth: “They have an exceptional team. Not just an average team, an exceptional team.” Down a defenseman in Aaron Ekblad, who got a two-game suspension for his hit on Hagel in Game 4, Florida was back to its Game 1 & 2 defensive pairings. The Panthers […]

NHL Playoff Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers with Line Combinations 4/26/2025

Florida Panthers Brad Marchand celebrating a goal

NHL Playoffs: Tampa Bay Lightning Offense Struggles in Game 2 Loss

Coming off an embarrassing loss in Game One, the Tampa Bay Lightning knew they needed to be a lot better in Game Two to avoid going down 0-2 in their first-round series against the Florida Panthers. They were in most facets of the game, but a weak goal allowed by goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy and a […]

Bobrovsky makes a save while Mikkola defends against Point.

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & Tampa Bay Lightning Game 2 | 04/24/2025

Tempers flared and boiled over in Game 2 at Amalie Arena. The Panthers took a strong 2-0 series lead on the back of stellar defense that suffocated the Lightning’s offense. Florida fans, while happy with the win, are far more concerned with the status of Barkov, who took a dirty hit from Hagel in the […]

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 […]