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Erstwhile goalie holdout Jeremy Swayman gets 6-4 win against Montreal in Bruins' home opener
BOSTON (AP) — Jeremy Swayman was the first player introduced before the Bruins' home opener on Thursday night and he took the ice to a huge ovation. No hard feelings from the Boston fans over the contract holdout that kept him out of training camp until he signed a $66 million...
Panthers lose captain Aleksander Barkov late in 3rd period of loss to Senators
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Florida's first loss of the season might have been costly, with captain Aleksander Barkov leaving with 1:10 remaining after crashing into the end boards and getting hurt. Barkov was trying to prevent an empty-net goal when he got hurt, giving chase toward a...
Ullmark stars in Ottawa debut, Senators beat the Stanley Cup champion Panthers 3-1
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 30 saves in his first game for Ottawa, helping the Senators open the season with a 3-1 victory over the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Thursday night. The Panthers lost captain Aleksander Barkov to an injury late in the third...
Bennett scores twice, Panthers open their title defense by getting past rival Bruins 6-4
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Bennett scored twice, Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues each had a goal and an assist, and the Florida Panthers opened defense of their Stanley Cup championship by topping the Boston Bruins 6-4 on Tuesday in the opener for both teams. Euto Luostarinen and...
Panthers and 2-time Cup winner Carter Verhaeghe agree on 8-year contract extension
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe is no longer a free-agent-in-waiting. He's going to be with the Florida Panthers for years to come. Verhaeghe and the Panthers have agreed on an eight-year, $56 million contract extension, the deal getting announced shortly after the Stanley...
Panthers lift their championship banner, capping their Stanley Cup celebrations
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov ended last season by hoisting the Stanley Cup, as the Florida Panthers fans got to roar in delight. And this season started the same way. Barkov, the Panthers' captain, skated the Cup onto the ice Tuesday night moments before...
Avs set to begin season under cloud of uncertainty with Nichushkin suspension and Landeskog's injury
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche are dealing with plenty of uncertainty on the eve of their season opener. For starters, they remain unsure precisely when Val Nichushkin may return from suspension. They're also unsure when captain Gabriel Landeskog (knee) or Artturi Lehkonen...
For the Panthers, the day the Stanley Cup was won was somehow normal and marked by confidence
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — A new season for the Florida Panthers has arrived, after the shortest possible offseason that was spent celebrating a Stanley Cup championship. What happened on the ice on the night of June 24 was something that neither the Panthers nor the Edmonton Oilers will...
Panthers hand out Stanley Cup championship rings, stressing how title was won together
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — It took Florida coach Paul Maurice 30 years to win a Stanley Cup championship ring. And after he was handed the box holding his new piece of jewelry on Monday, he had to wait about 30 minutes before he could actually look at the prize. The reason: The...
Florida Panthers cancel public championship ring ceremony, citing concerns over Hurricane Milton
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers have canceled plans to receive their Stanley Cup championship rings at a public event Monday night, doing so out of concerns about Hurricane Milton as it bears down on the state. Fans had been invited to attend the event for a $20...
