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NHL suspends Aaron Ekblad for 20 games

Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended for 20 games for violating the terms of the NHL’s Performance Enhancing Substance Program. The 29-year-old defenseman, who has produced 33 points this season, will miss the remainder of the regular season and the first two games of the playoffs. This is a big loss as the Panthers, already missing Matthew Tkachuk, try to hold off…

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Gameday 65: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins

Friday’s acquisition of Brad Marchand (and Aaron Ekblad’s out-of-the-blue suspension) will add an extra layer of intrigue to the action when the Florida Panthers (40-21-3) open a six-game road trip against the Boston Bruins (29-28-8) tonight at TD Garden in Beantown. The red-hot Panthers have won six in a row and capped off a perfect five-game homestand by crushing the will of the Buffalo…

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Panthers see winning streak end with 3-2 loss to Bruins

An uncharacteristic third period collapse turned victory into defeat as the Florida Panthers took a 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins at TD Garden, ending a six-game winning streak. After going eight periods without giving up a goal, the Cats surrendered three in a 7:47 span of the final frame to blow a two-goal lead. Dmitry Kulikov opened the scoring with his fourth of the season by…

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Gameday 66: Florida Panthers at Toronto Maple Leafs

The Florida Panthers (40-22-3) pay a visit to the Toronto Maple Leafs (39-22-3) tonight at Scotiabank Arena with first place in the hotly-contested Atlantic Division on the line. An uncharacteristic third period collapse turned what looked like a sure victory into defeat as the Panthers suffered a frustrating 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins Tuesday night at TD Garden that ended a six-game…

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The Sams lead Panthers to big 3-2 win over Maple Leafs

Sam Bennett scored a pair or power-play goals to help push the Florida Panthers past the Toronto Maple Leafs in a key divisional game at Scotiabank Arena that saw the Cats claim a 3-2 decision. Florida’s 41st win of the season gave them a four-point cushion over Toronto in the race for first place in the Atlantic Division, with the Maple Leafs still holding a game in hand.

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Gameday 67: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens

The surging Florida Panthers (41-22-3) continue the trek north with a visit to the Montreal Canadiens (31-27-7) at Bell Centre in the first segment of a weekend back-to-back. Florida, 11-2 in its last 13 games, solidified its hold on the top spot in the Atlantic Division with a key 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday. It was largely about the Sams as Sam…

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Panthers drop 3-1 decision to efficient Canadiens

The Florida Panthers dropped a 3-1 decision to the Montreal Canadiens at Belle Saturday night to fall to 1-2 on their six-game road trip which continues tonight against the New York Islanders. Florida held the Canadiens to six shots in the first period, but the Habs scored on two of them to take control of the tilt. A slashing call on Mackie Samoskevich gave Montreal an early power play…

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Gameday 68: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders

The Florida Panthers (41-24-3) will shoot for the season-series sweep when they pay a visit to the middling New York Islanders (29-28-7) tonight at UBS Arena. The Panthers held the Montreal Canadiens to just 15 shots last night at Bell Centre, but the Habs scored a 3-1 victory on goals from Patrik Laine, Cole Caufield and Christian Dvorak. Florida’s only marker came off the stick of rookie…

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Disinterested Panthers blow lead again, fall 4-2 to Islanders

The Florida Panthers choked again, blowing another two-goal third period, this time to the New York Islanders in what ended up being a 4-2 loss at UBS Arena. After a scoreless first period that saw the Islanders out-shoot the disinterested Cats by a 12-1 margin, the Panthers opened the scoring one minute into the second when Gustav Forsling slapped a shot on net and Aleksander Barkov steered…

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Checkers earn hard-fought split with Marlies

The Charlotte Checkers earned a hard-fought split on the road against the Toronto Marlies over the weekend, On Saturday, Jesse Puljujärvi opened the scoring 1:23 into the action with a power-play goal assisted by C.J. Smith and Trevor Carrick. It was his third goal since joining the Checkers. Unfortunately, that would be it for Charlotte offensively as the Marlies went on to win by a 3-1…

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Wednesday Caterwaul: Panthers recall Tobias Björnfot

With Dmitry Kulikov now out of the lineup, the Florida Panthers recalled defenseman Tobias Björnfot from the Charlotte Checkers yesterday. Björnfot played eight games for the Cats earlier in the season. The 23-year-old has appeared in 43 games with the Charlotte Checkers, producing two goals and 16 points and collecting 16 PIM. After thumping the Panthers on Saturday…

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Gameday 69: Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets

The struggling Florida Panthers (41-24-3) resume their road trip tonight against the Columbus Blues Jackets (31-28-8) at Nationwide Arena in the final regular season meeting between the two clubs. Florida will be shooting for the season-series sweep. After enjoying a run of defensively dominant games, the Panthers have blown a couple of two-goal third period leads on this road trip…

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Barkov lifts Panthers to 1-0 win over Blue Jackets

Aleksander Barkov scored the game’s only goal 29 seconds into overtime and Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves in the Florida Panthers 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. Barkov took advantage of a late delaying the game penalty on Kirill Marchenko that carried over into the extra session, sniping Elvis Merzlikins from the high slot with the assists going to Seth Jones…

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Gameday 70: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals

The Florida Panthers (42-24-3) will look to avoid the season-series sweep when they visit the Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals (46-15-8) at Capital One Arena. After losing two-straight for the first time since January, the Panthers were able to get back in the win column when Aleksander Barkov sniped Elvis Merzlikins 29 seconds into overtime to give the Cats a 1-0 victory over…

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Panthers get shredded and swept 6-3 by Capitals

The Florida Panthers got shredded 6-3 by the NHL-leading Washington Capitals in an ugly loss at Capital One Center. Florida finished its six-game road trip with a disappointing 2-4 record. A wild first period ended in a 3-3 tie after the Capitals took the lead three times only to see the Panthers answer every goal. A wide-open (and I mean WIDE-OPEN) Connor McMichael took a pass from Tom…

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Gameday 71: Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Fresh off a rough six-game road trip, the Florida Panthers (42-25-3) will open an extended three-game homestand stand when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins (29-32-10) tonight at Amerant Bank Arena. Florida will be looking to shake off an ugly 6-3 loss to the Washington Capitals last night in the nartion’s capital. Despite some awful “defending,” the Cats got out of the first period tied…

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Panthers rally for 4-3 shootout win over Penguins

Aleksander Barkov notched the only conversion and Sergei Bobrovsky was perfect in the shootout to lead the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 comeback win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Amerant Bank Arena. After a putrid game in Washington and a lousy start against the Penguins, the Panthers jumped on top when Gustav Forsling swatted the puck away from Bryan Rust and the puck bounced off the side…

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Checkers wrap six-game road trip with wins over Amerks and Comets

Michael Benning scored with 1:01 left in overtime to lift the Charlotte Checkers to a 3-2 victory over the Utica Comets in the finale of a six-game road trip for Florida’s AHL affiliate. Leading scorer John Leonard and Justin Sourdif drew the assists on the game-winning goal. It was Sourdif’s second helper of the night. Leonard and Benning had the helpers on Oliver Okuliar’s power-play…

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Wednesday Caterwaul: Wins for Maple Leafs and Lightning

The scoreboard was unkind to the Florida Panthers last night as both the Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning won in very convincing fashion. Toronto tied the Panthers atop the Atlantic Division with 87 points by battering the Philadelphia Flyers at Scotiabank Arena by a 7-2 count. The Maple Leafs are in first place by virtue of the second (ROW) tiebreaker. William Nylander and John…

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Thursday Caterwaul: Checkers clinch playoff spot

The Charlotte Checkers clinched a playoff spot last night by thumping the Providence Bruins by a 5-2 count at Bojangles Arena, sweeping the back-to-back against Boston’s AHL’s affiliate. Leading scorer John Leonard notched his 30th of the season on a man-advantage and added two assists to earn First Star honors for the surging Checkers. Jesse Puljujärvi also scored a power-play marker…

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