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

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.

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

Matchup: 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

What’s The Story?

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.

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

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.

Training Camp 2015: Florida Panthers Conclude Day 2 With Exciting Scrimmage

Roberto Luongo prepares for the final scrimmage of Panthers Training camp.

On Saturday morning, the Panthers held their second and final day of Training Camp at the Panthers Ice Den. All three groups got a workout session, but Group C and Group A (the winner of yesterday’s scrimmage) took the ice on the stadium rink for this intrasquad game. Here is the full roster.

Training Camp 2015: Florida Panthers Take The Ice For First Day Of Camp

Jonathan Huberdeau and Roberto Luongo joke around while group C warms up on day 1 of Florida Panthers training camp

On Friday morning, the Florida Panthers officially took the ice for the first time to start their training camp. The team was in Sunrise on Thursday for physicals, but Friday marked the beginning of the two day workouts prior to their first preseason game Sunday.

A Healthy Nick Bjugstad Hopes To Lead The Florida Panthers Back Into The Playoffs

Nick Bjugstad is starting his first year under his new contract and he is being paid as a player regarded as a reliable number one or two center. Considering this contract is in effect for six years, the Panthers organization truly believe they found a gem when they drafted him 19th overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. As he enters his third full NHL season, Bjugstad will have to prove that he can continue to be the skilled 6’6″ center that other teams have been worried about since his NHL debut.

2014-15 Season In Review: LW Jussi Jokinen

Florida Panthers Left Wing – 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

2015 IIHF World Championship: Final Recap

Jaromir Jagr celebrates after scoring a goal against Finland at the O2 Arena during the 2015 IIHF World Championship Quarter-Final in Prague on April 14th, 2015. (AFP Photo/Jonathan Nackstrand)

 

The 2015 IIHF World Championships have hit Day #17 and the tournament has come to a close. It is time to review each of the Florida Panthers’ players performances throughout the tournament.

2015 IIHF World Championship Update #1

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The 2015 IIHF World Championships have hit Day #10 and it is time to review each of the Florida Panthers’ players who are taking part in this international competition.

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

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.