Devils associate coach Andrew Brunette charged with DUI
February 1, 2023 GMTDEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New Jersey Devils associate coach and former Florida Panthers head coach Andrew Brunette was arrested early Wednesday morning in South Florida while driving home from a bar in his golf cart, authorities said.
Panthers welcome Tkachuk, the latest big move of the summer
July 25, 2022 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The easiest thing for the Florida Panthers this summer would have been to maintain the status quo, especially after posting the NHL’s best record.
Paul Maurice hired as new coach of the Florida Panthers
June 22, 2022 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Paul Maurice is the new coach of the Florida Panthers, agreeing on a deal Wednesday to take over a club coming off a season where it had the best record in the NHL and rewrote the franchise’s record book.
Flames’ Sutter wins Jack Adams as NHL coach of the year
June 3, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Darryl Sutter of the Calgary Flames has won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s coach of the year.
The league announced the honor Thursday night prior to Game 2 of the Western Conference final between the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers.
Panthers face challenge of back-to-back on brink of sweep
May 22, 2022 GMTWhile acknowledging the Tampa Bay Lightning are showing why they are back-to-back Stanley Cup champions, the Florida Panthers know the have only themselves to blame for going down 3-0 in the second round.
Sutter, Brunette, Gallant are finalists for NHL’s top coach
May 19, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Calgary Flames head coach Darryl Sutter is among the three finalists for the Jack Adams Award, presented annually to the NHL's coach of the year.
Andrew Brunette of the Florida Panthers and Gerard Gallant of the New York Rangers are the other two finalists.
Pressure is on Panthers, Rangers, Flames down 2-1 in series
May 8, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Aaron Ekblad paused for almost 10 seconds to consider what the Florida Panthers need to do better to even their series against the Washington Capitals.
“I think there’s a lot of things that we could do better,” he said.
NHL playoffs full of lopsided scores, lacking comebacks
May 7, 2022 GMTThe NHL playoffs are missing the close games and comebacks that seemingly come annually with all the postseason intensity.
Excluding games with empty-netters increasing the margin, 10 of the 20 first-round games through Friday night have been decided by three or more goals.
Top-seeded Panthers await Ovechkin, Caps in playoff Round 1
May 2, 2022 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers are aware of the narratives.
The franchise hasn’t won a playoff series in 26 years going back to the 1996 Eastern Conference finals, by far the longest active drought in the NHL.
Canadiens rout Panthers 10-2 in regular-season finale
April 30, 2022 GMTMONTREAL (AP) — Cole Caufield had his first NHL hat trick and the Montreal Canadiens routed the Presidents’ Trophy champion Florida Panthers 10-2 on Friday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Panthers top Senators 4-0, claim NHL’s best record, home ice
April 29, 2022 GMTOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe scored twice and Spencer Knight stopped 27 shots for his second career shutout as the Florida Panthers beat the Ottawa Senators 4-0 on Thursday night.
With the victory and Nashville's 5-4 shootout win over Western Conference-leading Colorado (56-18-7), the Panthers (58-17-6) clinched their first Presidents' Trophy for the best record in the regular season and home ice advantage throughout the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Panthers beat Maple Leafs 3-2 for 13th straight win
April 24, 2022 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour scored 2:26 into overtime and the NHL-leading Florida Panthers extended their win streak to a franchise-record 13 games by beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Saturday night.
Panthers win 13th straight, top Maple Leafs 3-2 in overtime
April 24, 2022 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Brandon Montour scored 2:26 into overtime and the NHL-leading Florida Panthers extended their winning streak to a franchise-record 13 games by beating the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Saturday night.
Barkov nets 3, Florida tops Isles to extend win streak to 11
April 20, 2022 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Aleksander Barkov had his third career hat trick, leading the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 overtime victory against the New York Islanders on Tuesday night.
Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves and Eastern Conference-leading Florida extended its win streak to 11 games.
Panthers’ win streak reaches 10 games with 6-1 rout of Wings
April 17, 2022 GMTDETROIT (AP) — Anton Lundell scored twice and the Florida Panthers extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 6-1 rout of the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.
“I didn’t even realize this was 10, but I’ve really liked our game in the last three or four games,” Panthers coach Andrew Brunette said.
Giroux has 2 assists in Panthers debut in win over Canadiens
March 25, 2022 GMTMONTREAL (AP) — Claude Giroux had two assists in his first game for Florida, fellow newcomer Ben Chiarot set up a goal against his former Montreal teammates and the Panthers beat the Canadiens 4-3 on Thursday night.
After trades, the Panthers are happy entering stretch run
March 22, 2022 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Claude Giroux said he would probably giggle if the Florida Panthers afforded him the opportunity to be linemates with Aleksander Barkov.
In Giroux’s first full-fledged practice with the Panthers, the pairing happened.
Lundell’s two goals lead Panthers over Red Wings 6-2
March 6, 2022 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Anton Lundell scored twice, Aleksander Barkov had three assists and the Florida Panthers beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-2 Saturday night to close a five-game homestand.
Mason Marchment, Anthony Duclair and Lundell scored in the first period as the home side built a commanding 3-1 lead.
Barkov leads Panthers to 5-2 victory over Blackhawks
February 21, 2022 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Aleksander Barkov had a goal and two assists and the surging Florida Panthers beat the Chicago Blackhawks on 5-2 on Sunday for their third straight win.
Aaron Ekblad, Brandon Montour, MacKenzie Weegar and Anton Lundell also scored as Eastern Conference-leading Florida won for the seventh time in eight games and finished a five-game road trip at 4-1-0.
Reinhart-Ekblad flurry lifts Panthers past Hurricanes in OT
February 17, 2022 GMTRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Florida Panthers just kept getting better as the game went on after a long layoff. That was enough to erase a late deficit then pounce for an overtime winner in a matchup of two of the Eastern Conference's best teams.
Reinhart hat trick leads Panthers over Blue Jackets 8-4
February 1, 2022 GMTCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sam Reinhart had his fifth career hat trick to lift the Florida Panthers over the Columbus Blue Jackets 8-4 Monday for their fourth straight win.
Mason Marchment had two goals and four assists for a career-high six points to help Florida secure the top spot in the NHL standings heading into the All-Star break.
Hornqvist, Bennett go back-to-back, Panthers top Coyotes 3-1
December 11, 2021 GMTGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Patric Hornqvist and Sam Bennett scored 10 seconds apart in the first period, and Sam Reinhard scored in his fourth straight game to give the Florida Panthers a 3-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes on Friday night.
Panthers find ways to rally again, top Blues 4-3 in shootout
December 4, 2021 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Down by three goals Tuesday, down by three goals again Thursday, down by a goal on three separate occasions Saturday.
The Florida Panthers were undeterred — again.
Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored in a shootout, and the Panthers continued their string of comebacks by rallying to beat the St.
Panthers come back from 3 down again to beat Sabres 7-4
December 3, 2021 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Anton Lundell scored twice, including the go-ahead goal, and the Florida Panthers came back from three down for the second straight game to beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-4 on Thursday night.
Panthers say Barkov will be week-to-week with injury
November 17, 2021 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Aleksander Barkov is hurt, and the Florida Panthers are relieved it's not as bad as initially feared.
Barkov will be week-to-week with a knee injury but will not need surgery, Panthers interim coach Andrew Brunette revealed Wednesday.
Devils rout Panthers 7-3 as Blackwood wins 1st of season
November 10, 2021 GMTNEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Mackenzie Blackwood made 34 saves and the New Jersey Devils beat the Panthers 7-3 Tuesday night, handing Florida a second-straight regulation loss after it went 11 games without one.
Panthers match record, deny Hurricanes one in 5-2 victory
November 7, 2021 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — For the Florida Panthers, history. For the Carolina Hurricanes, history denied.
The Panthers matched the best 11-game start in NHL history and kept the Hurricanes from what would have been a league record-tying start of their own, with Anthony Duclair getting two goals and two assists in a 5-2 victory on Saturday night.
After emotional week, Panthers seeking some normalcy
November 1, 2021 GMTCORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — There was a Halloween party for the Florida Panthers players and their significant others on Sunday night, allowing them to spend a few hours enjoying each other's company while dressed up as something or someone else.
Boston beats Panthers, stops season-opening win streak at 8
October 31, 2021 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Charlie Coyle had the only score in the shootout and the Boston Bruins beat Florida 3-2 Saturday night, ending the Panthers’ season-opening winning streak at eight games.
The Panthers fell two wins short of the NHL record for consecutive victories to start a season, set by Toronto in 1993-94 and matched by Buffalo in 2006-07.
Panthers beat Detroit, extend season-opening win streak to 8
October 30, 2021 GMTAleksander Barkov scored in overtime and the Florida Panthers — playing a day after coach Joe Quenneville resigned amid a sex scandal — beat Detroit 3-2 on Friday to run their season-opening winning streak to eight.
Panthers reach 8-0, winning first game without Quenneville
October 30, 2021 GMTDETROIT (AP) — Aleksander Barkov scored in overtime and the Florida Panthers — playing a day after coach Joe Quenneville resigned amid a sex scandal — beat Detroit 3-2 on Friday to run their season-opening winning streak to eight.
Panthers entrust team to Andrew Brunette after Quenneville
October 30, 2021 GMTAndrew Brunette has a chance to be an NHL head coach now, taking over a Florida Panthers team that is off to the best start in franchise history.
It should be a happy time. It is not.
Brunette debuted as the replacement for Joel Quenneville as Florida's coach on Friday, leading the Panthers to a 3-2 overtime win in Detroit as the team extended its perfect start to 8-0-0 — by far the best in team history.
Amid scandal, Quenneville resigns as Florida Panthers coach
October 29, 2021 GMTSUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joel Quenneville resigned as coach of the Florida Panthers on Thursday, two days after the second-winningest coach in NHL history was among those implicated for not swiftly responding to allegations by a Chicago Blackhawks player of being sexually assaulted by another coach during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs.
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October 29, 2021 GMTNHL
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joel Quenneville resigned as coach of the Florida Panthers on Thursday, two days after the second-winningest coach in NHL history was among those implicated for not swiftly responding to allegations by a Chicago Blackhawks player of being sexually assaulted by another coach during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs.