Islanders keep playoff hopes alive with 3-2 win over Panthers

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Semyon Varlamov made 27 saves and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period to help lift theRead More

Pavel Zacha scores late winner to lift Bruins over Panthers, 4-3

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Pavel Zacha scored the winning goal with 2:21 remaining in the game and the Boston Bruins defeated the Florida Panthers 4-3Read More

Panarin scores 2 in regulation and the shootout winner as Rangers edge Panthers 4-3

NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin scored twice in regulation and added the decisive goal in the shootout, Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and theRead More

Forsberg scores 2, Predators beat Panthers and extend point streak to franchise-record 16 games

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Filip Forsberg scored twice and the Nashville Predators extended their point streak to a franchise-record 16 games with a 3-0 winRead More

Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov has been suspended by the NHL for 2 games for an illegal check

NEW YORK (AP) — Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov has been suspended by the NHL for two games for an illegal check to the headRead More

Florida Panthers’ GM Bill Zito blends luck of the Irish with strategic gameplan for Stanley Cup pursuit

The Florida Panthers are making another run for the Stanley Cup and General Manager Bill Zito, who is half-Irish, tells 7Sports’ Mike DiPasquale that theRead More

Steven Stamkos scores 2, Vasilevskiy has 47 saves as Lightning beat Panthers 5-3

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Steven Stamkos scored two goals, Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 47 shots and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 onRead More

Evgeny Kuznetsov, Frederik Anderson power the Hurricanes to a 4-0 win over Panthers

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Evgeny Kuznetsov had his first goal as a member of the Hurricanes and Frederik Anderson recorded his first shutout in moreRead More

East-leading Florida Panthers have 3-goal 3rd period to beat Central leader Dallas 4-3

DALLAS (AP) — Florida coach Paul Maurice just wanted to see his team play the kind of tough, physical hockey it has been playing allRead More

Bill Zito is a thinker and a problem-solver. The approach might bring a Stanley Cup to Florida

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — There’s a question that Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito likes to ask people. “What’s two plus two?” The person typicallyRead More