Without Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov, Tomas Nosek, Cole Schwindt, Dmitry Kulikov and Jonah Gadjovich, the Florida Panthers knew there would be some bumps in the road.
Luke Kunin and Anton Lundell scored 43 seconds apart during a five-goal third period for the Florida Panthers, who rallied past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Tuesday night.
The National Hockey League is hosting a special event ahead of the 2026 Winter Classic.
Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart scored extra-attacker goals in the final minutes to lead a furious comeback, Evan Rodrigues got the winning goal in the shootout and the Florida Panthers stunned the Carolina Hurricanes with a 4-3 victory on Friday night.
In just a few short weeks, the NHL will host its annual outdoor spectacle, the Winter Classic, right here in South Florida.
Carter Verhaeghe stayed red-hot with his sixth goal in his last six games, Seth Jones scored for the second consecutive game and the Florida Panthers closed a homestand by topping the New York Islanders 4-1 on Sunday.
Jack Roslovic scored twice, Evan Bouchard had three assists and the Edmonton Oilers topped the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Saturday night in a matchup of the teams that played for the Stanley Cup in each of the last two seasons.
Sam Reinhart scored his 11th goal of the 2025-26 season in the opening period, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped all 31 shots, and the Florida Panthers (11-8-1) blanked the New Jersey Devils (13-6-1) Thursday at Amerant Bank Arena, 1-0.