RatCap: Florida Panthers Cool Off Red Hot Dallas Stars 6-2

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After being outplayed and outmatched their previous game in Chicago, the Florida Panthers seemed to play with a chip on their shoulders. The team would also be without first line center Aleksander Barkov due to a wrist injury suffered Thursday night during the Chicago Blackhawks game. To add some more intrigue to the match, Florida coach Gerard Gallant would tab backup goalie Al Montoya as the Panthers starter in net. After a delay of game penalty drawn by Alex Petrovic, the Stars would capitalize on the ensuing power play and score the first goal of the game. For a brief moment, it seemed as though the Panthers and fans watching at home would be in for a long night. However, the Panthers would step up their intensity and score the next four goals of the game. Newly formed first line of Huberdeau, Bjugstad, and Jagr would connect for 2 goals and a total of 6 points in contest. Overall, a very good game played by the Panthers.

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GameDay Preview 2015-16: Game #2 (10/12/15) – Florida Panthers @ Philadelphia Flyers

Florida Panthers LogoMatchup: Florida Panthers (1-0-0) @ Philadelphia Flyers (0-1-1)

Where: Wells Fargo Center, Pennsylvania 

When: 7:00 PM ET

TV/Radio: FS-F / NHL-N / 560 WQAM

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After a 7-1 thrashing of the Philadelphia Flyers to open their season at home, the Florida Panthers are going on the road for the first time this season and will make stops at Philadelphia (0-1-1) and Carolina (0-2-0). After the players held a closed-door meeting following Saturday night’s result, the Flyers look to come out strong against the Panthers to achieve their first win of the season.

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Florida Panthers: Practice Sessions 9/31-10/2

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The Florida Panthers have been busy preparing to participate in their final preseason game of the 2015-16 season against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night at the BB&T Center. Throughout the past week since their last preseason game, the team has been on a team-bonding trip somewhere in Fort Myers, Florida, in addition to holding team practices on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Here is what transpired throughout the last three days during the team’s practices at the Panthers Ice Den.

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2014-15 Season In Review: C Dave Bolland

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Welcome to our weekly “2014-15 Season In Review” series, in which we dive into the Florida Panthers’ past season and review each player that suited up for the Panthers. We will review each player in numerical order of their jersey numbers. In addition, we will also review some of their past history, as well as award each player a grade for their overall effectiveness this season.

Past Editions of 2014-15 Season In Review: Roberto Luongo, Aaron Ekblad, Dmitry Kulikov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Jimmy Hayes , Aleksander Barkov , Derek MacKenzie, Shawn Thornton, Brad Boyes, Nick Bjugstad, Willie Mitchell, Al Montoya, Jussi Jokinen, Erik Gudbranson, and Brian Campbell

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2014-15 Season In Review: LW Jussi Jokinen

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Welcome to our weekly “2014-15 Season In Review” series, in which we dive into the Florida Panthers’ past season and review each player that suited up for the Panthers. We will review each player in numerical order of their jersey numbers. In addition, we will also review some of their past history, as well as award each player a grade for their overall effectiveness this season.

Past Editions of 2014-15 Season In Review: Roberto Luongo, Aaron Ekblad, Dmitry Kulikov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Jimmy Hayes , Aleksander Barkov , Derek MacKenzie, Shawn Thornton, Brad Boyes, Nick Bjugstad, Willie Mitchell, and Al Montoya

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This Week in Panthers History: May 31st to June 6th

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Welcome to “This Week in Panthers History”, where we will go in depth and see what happened throughout the week Panthers related. These facts can include anything, such as front office changes, playoffs, Panthers birthdays, and many more. Log onto Rats N’ Pucks every Sunday to see what happened this week in Panthers history.

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Memorable Moments of the Season: Florida Panthers @ Tampa Bay Lightning On October 9th, 2014

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Welcome to a new weekly series entitled: “Memorable Moments of the 2014-15 Season”. Throughout the summer, we will review some of the moments that stuck out the most throughout last year, leading up to the start of the 2015-16 season. Amongst the pool of memories might be a memorable game, a highlight reel goal, or a front-office transaction. Let’s go back and review the previous season as it was surely one to remember for the Florida Panthers.

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