Aleksander Barkov Practices On Wednesday, Will Travel To Edmonton

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov (upper body) participated fully in Wednesday's practice and will travel with the team to Edmonton. Barkov was back on the ice after missing the final 9:28 of Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday after taking a high hit from Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl. Panthers head coach Paul […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (6/10/24) - Showdown Slate: Daily Fantasy Hockey

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Brandon Montour Makes Franchise History In Saturday's Win

Florida Panthers defenseman Brandon Montour contributed an assist in Saturday's 3-0 win over Edmonton in Game 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. His seventh helper of the 2024 playoffs made Montour the first blue-liner in franchise history with double-digit points in multiple postseasons. Montour has scored three goals with 38 shots in 18 contests. […]

Aleksander Barkov Sends Out Two Assists In Impressive Win

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov registered two assists as the team started the 2024 Stanley Cup Final with a 3-0 win over the Oilers. Barkov combined with Sam Reinhart to help Carter Verhaeghe open the scoring in the contest with 3:59 played and tallied the lone assist when Eetu Luostarinen iced the game with an […]

Carter Verhaeghe Hits Game-Winner In Stanley Cup Final Opener

Florida Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe scored the first goal of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final on Saturday against Edmonton, and it ended up as the game-winning marker in a 3-0 victory. Verhaeghe was on target 3:59 into the game. The 28-year-old reached 10 postseason goals for the year, one short of Matthew Tkachuk's franchise record […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Posts Historic Shutout

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stole the show in Game 1 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final against Edmonton, producing a 32-save shutout to backstop his team to a 3-0 victory. At 35 years old, Bobrovsky became the oldest netminder ever to open a Stanley Cup Final with a shutout. He's also the first Panthers […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (6/08/24) - Showdown Slate: Daily Fantasy Hockey

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Sam Reinhart, Panthers Keen On Extension

Florida Panthers forward Sam Reinhart is poised to earn an extension from the team this offseason. NHL insider Pierre LeBrun has reported that the two parties have a "strong mutual desire" to work out an extension after the upcoming 2024 Stanley Cup Final. Reinhart is finishing off a three-year, $19.5 million deal and would be […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Almost Perfect In Series-Clincher

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky put in another rock-solid performance on Saturday, stopping 23 of 24 shots in a 2-1 victory over the Rangers. He was extremely close to becoming the first goaltender in franchise history to record a shutout in a series-clinching game, with the Rangers scoring their only goal at the 18:20 mark […]

Anton Lundell Keeps The Assists Coming

Florida Panthers center Anton Lundell recorded an assist on Vladimir Tarasenko's game-winning goal in Saturday's 2-1 victory. It's his ninth postseason assist, which has Lundell ranked third on the team, behind only Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov. Lundell's productive work as a third-line center in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs includes three goals in 17 […]

Sam Bennett Scores In Third Consecutive Game

Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett opened the scoring in Saturday's Game 6 win over the Rangers, extending his goal streak to three games. Bennett hit his sixth postseason goal of the year with 50 seconds left in the first period. His marker was the only goal of the game for a long time before Vladimir […]

Vladimir Tarasenko Sends Panthers Back To Cup Final

Florida Panthers winger Vladimir Tarasenko scored the decisive goal as the team clinched its spot in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final with a 2-1 victory over the Rangers on Saturday. Having gone pointless in the series so far, Tarasenko popped up with a big goal 9:08 into the third period to give Florida a 2-0 […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (6/01/24) - Showdown Slate: Daily Fantasy Hockey

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Sergei Bobrovsky Records 40th Postseason Victory

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky joined a select group of netminders with at least 40 career playoff wins on Thursday. He saved 25 of 27 shots to help the team to a 3-2 victory over the Rangers, becoming the fourth active goaltender with 40-plus postseason wins. There have only been 30 goalies throughout history to […]

Gustav Forsling Extends Point Streak With Another Goal

Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling scored a big goal to stretch his point streak to three games in Thursday's 3-2 victory over the Rangers. The Swedish blue-liner popped up with a game-tying goal in the second period after Chris Kreider had given the Rangers the lead. It's already his second goal of the Eastern Conference […]

Sam Bennett Notches Two Points In Game 5 Victory

Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett enjoyed a multi-point outing as the team moved one win away from the 2024 Stanley Cup Final with a 3-2 victory over the Rangers Thursday night. Bennett picked up an assist when Gustav Forsling tied the score at one in the second period and scored himself with the net empty […]

Sam Reinhart Ties Series Against Rangers With Dramatic Power-Play Goal

Florida Panthers forward Sam Reinhart skated away with the winning goal after the team tied the Eastern Conference Final against the Rangers with a 3-2 overtime victory on Tuesday. Reinhart decided the game on the power play with only 1:12 played in overtime. That's now three power-play goals in two games for him after Reinhart […]

Aleksander Barkov Enjoys Second Consecutive Multi-Point Game

Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov recorded a pair of power-play assists to post his second consecutive multi-point game in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win against the Rangers. He had his first helper in the second period when Carter Verhaeghe scored and picked up another assist on Sam Reinhart's game-winner 1:12 into overtime. Barkov has returned to […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Hopes To Avoid Third Consecutive Defeat Tuesday

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky will make his 15th postseason start of the year in Tuesday's Game 4 against the Rangers, entering the matchup with a 9-5 record. With Florida suffering heartbreak in back-to-back overtime games, Bobrovsky is in danger of losing three straight outings for the first time in the 2024 playoffs. He allowed […]

Kyle Okposo Set To Re-Enter Panthers Lineup For Game 4

Florida Panthers right wing Kyle Okposo is expected to rejoin the lineup in Game 4 against the Rangers on Tuesday. He skated on the fourth line Tuesday morning. Steven Lorentz appears to be set for a new look as well in the lineup. Ryan Lomberg and Nick Cousins will be making way for the two. […]

Vladimir Tarasenko Drops Down To Third Line Tuesday

Florida Panthers winger Vladimir Tarasenko will start Tuesday's Game 4 against the Rangers on the third line. Panthers head coach Paul Maurice shuffled his lines in Game 3, which helped the team produce a third-period comeback, and the new-look attack will remain in place on Tuesday. Tarasenko will skate with Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen […]

Today's NHL DFS Lineup Picks for DraftKings, FanDuel (5/28/24) - Showdown Slate: Daily Fantasy Hockey

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Carter Verhaeghe Stretches Point Streak To Four Games

Florida Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe made a mark with two assists in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Rangers on Sunday. The 28-year-old extended his point streak to four games by registering a power-play assist in the first period and having an even-strength helper in the third. Verhaeghe himself had a lot of scoring chances […]

Matthew Tkachuk Picks Up Two Assists On Sunday

Florida Panthers winger Matthew Tkachuk finished Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Rangers with two assists. He collected a power-play helper early in the game on a Sam Reinhart goal and was involved in the build-up when Gustav Forsling sent the game into overtime with a 4-4 tally in the third period. This was Tkachuk's […]

Sam Reinhart Scores Twice For Panthers In Game 3 Loss

Florida Panthers forward Sam Reinhart potted two power-play goals in Sunday's 5-4 overtime defeat in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Final against the Rangers. Both goals came in the first period as Reinhart put a stop to a three-game pointless spell. Reinhart led the league with 27 power-play goals during the regular season, but […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Looks To Continue Hot Streak In Game 2 Against Rangers

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky will head out for a fifth win in six games on Friday against the Rangers. The Russian netminder enjoyed a very strong finish to the first-round series against Boston and also started the Eastern Conference Finals in spectacular form. Bobrovsky posted his second career postseason shutout in the series opener […]

Gustav Forsling Sends Florida To Eastern Conference Finals

Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling finished off the Boston Bruins with a late third-period goal in Game 6 of their second-round series. Forsling's tie-breaking goal put a dagger into the Bruins playoff hopes as it came with just 93 seconds left. The 27-year-old blueliner has shown up big this postseason, picking up seven points (two […]

Sergei Bobrovsky Stellar In Game 6 Win

Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky slammed the door on the Boston Bruins in a series-clinching Game 6 win, allowing just one goal on 23 shots. Bobrovsky was solid in the second-round series, posting a .907 SV%. Although he hasn't been the same Bob that got Florida into the Stanley Cup Finals last year, he has […]

Anton Lundell Comes Up Huge In Series-Clinching Win

Florida Panthers center Anton Lundell notched a goal and an assist in Game 6 of their second-round series against the Boston Bruins, helping to close out the series in a 2-1 win. Lundell scored midway through the second to tie the game and then assisted on Gustav Forsling's game-winning goal with just 93 seconds left […]

Nick Cousins Re-Enters Panthers Lineup Friday

Florida Panthers forward Nick Cousins will be inserted back into the lineup for Game 6 against Boston on Friday. After featuring in each of the first seven playoff contests this year, Cousins came out of the lineup to accommodate Sam Bennett, who returned from injury in Game 3. He will jump on the fourth line […]