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Panthers head to Boston for Game 3. Canucks seek 2-0 lead on Oilers
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers know what awaits them on Friday night. A fired-up crowd in Boston, an angry bunch of Bruins, probably a good amount of chirping and a tension the likes of which can only be created during the NHL playoffs. Panthers forward Matthew...
Aleksander Barkov scores twice, Panthers rout Bruins 6-1 in Game 2 to tie series
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Florida showed some fight, then got in some fights. And the Panthers were thrilled by all the outcomes. Aleksander Barkov had two goals and two assists, Sam Reinhart added four assists and the Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 6-1 on Wednesday night to tie the...
Swayman stops 38 shots, Bruins roll past Panthers 5-1 for 1-0 series lead
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The sellout crowd in Florida was absolutely raucous during the playing of the national anthem. Singing it loudly, yelling at times, the energy in the building was palpable. Boston goalie Jeremy Swayman looked around at those fans during the song, a most...
Sergei Bobrovsky makes 31 saves, Panthers beat Lightning 6-1 to advance to 2nd round
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov remembers the disappointment of years past. The Tampa Bay Lightning had eliminated his Florida Panthers from the NHL playoffs in each of their previous three meetings, and if the Panthers wanted to cement themselves as one of the NHL's best,...
Sergei Bobrovsky makes 26 saves, Panthers beat Lightning 5-3 to take 3-0 series lead
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves, Matthew Tkachuk scored twice and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round playoff series. Brandon Montour, Sam Reinhart and Steven Lorentz also scored for the...
Verhaeghe scores OT winner, Bobrovsky makes some fantastic saves, and Panthers top Lightning 3-2
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sergei Bobrovsky stopped a shot with his mask, then made a diving, no-look save that they'll remember in Florida for a long time. And Carter Verhaeghe made sure his goalie's highlight-reel work came in a win. Verhaeghe — making some history of...
Panthers, Rangers, Jets and Canucks back home for Game 2s, all seeking 2-0 NHL playoff series leads
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — A slew of big NHL names will be heading back onto NHL playoff ice on Tuesday night with 1-0 series leads. Among them: Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk in Florida, Connor Hellebuyck in Winnipeg and Brock Boeser in Vancouver. Matt Rempe, too. ...
Panthers score twice in the third period and beat the Lightning 3-2 in Game 1 of NHL playoffs
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Here's a sentence that has never been said: Florida leads Tampa Bay in a playoff series. And for the Panthers, that's a great way to start. Carter Verhaeghe tapped in a pinpoint pass from Aleksander Barkov for the lead 58 seconds into the third...
Panthers beat Maple Leafs 5-2, clinch Atlantic Division title
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart scored 10 seconds apart midway through the second period, and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Tuesday night. With the victory and Boston's 3-1 loss to Ottawa, Florida clinched the Atlantic Division title....
Reinhart gets his 55th goal to win it, Florida tops Buffalo 3-2 in OT to clinch home ice for Round 1
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — All Florida needed was one point to ensure its postseason run would start at home. And once that task was done, Sam Reinhart decided to put an exclamation point on things. Reinhart got his 55th goal of the season with 1:02 left in overtime, and the Panthers...
