Uvis Balinskis

Opinion: How Superstition Helped Fuel Florida’s Back-to-Back Championships

There are plenty of storylines that can come out of the playoffs, but by far the most unexpected one this year was the Dairy Queen Saga that followed the Panthers for the final two series. Born from a viral photo and some coaxing by Brad Marchand, there wasn’t a game day that went by where […]

2026 Olympic Hockey: The First Six Revealed

The road to Milan-Cortina just got its first major jolt of excitement. On Monday, each of the 12 qualified nations for the 2026 Olympic men’s hockey tournament revealed the first six players named to their rosters—an early glimpse into what could be the most talent-stacked Olympic tournament in over a decade. With NHL players officially […]

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 & 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. […]

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers vs. Anaheim Ducks | 01/21/2025

After winning the first match in Sunrise, the Panthers headed out west to begin their second west coast road trip with a rematch against the Ducks. Goal scoring has been a bit difficult for a good portion of the roster as of late but Tuesday night’s game broke some important goal droughts. A huge hustle […]

Sam Reinhart celebrating a goal with the Florida Panthers

3 Takeaways From the Florida Panthers & Philadelphia Flyers Game 01/13/2025

A promising start to the match ends in the Panthers’ first loss in regulation in a one-goal game. Florida has struggled against Philly in the last couple of years, even last year they lost both games to them in 2024, and the matches this year have been strange ones. They’ve been tightly contested one-goal games […]

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & St. Louis Blues Game 12/20/2024

The Panthers returned home from their long west coast road trip for their first match with the Blues. After a dominant win over the Wild, this game was a low-scoring affair that needed overtime to be decided. Florida’s defensemen once again stepped up to the offensive side of things as they generated a decent amount […]

3 Takeaways from the Florida Panthers & Vancouver Canucks Game 12/12/2024

Thursday night’s game didn’t go the distance to a shootout. Instead, the Canucks handily won in regulation, shutting out the Panthers for the first time this season. The match was a defensive battle where the Canucks blocked way more shots than the Cats did (7-18) while Florida outshot them 27-19. Lankinen was dialed in all […]

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 […]