ANDREW BRUNETTE

The Florida Panthers are on the brink of getting swept out of the second round of the playoffs by the back-to-back defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Tampa Bay Lightning don’t want to get ahead of themselves in their bid to become the first team in 40 years to win three consecutive Stanley Cup titles.

Ross Colton scored with just under four seconds remaining, giving the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 victory in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The start of the NHL playoffs included more penalties called than any other first round in almost a decade.

The Florida Panthers found what made them the NHL's best regular-season team just in time to win the franchise's first playoff series in 26 years.

Sam Reinhart tied it late in regulation, Carter Verhaeghe scored his second of the game in overtime and the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in Game 4 to tie the first-round series.

The pressure is squarely on the Florida Panthers, New York Rangers and Calgary Flames down two games to one in their respective first-round series.

The NHL playoffs are missing the close games and comebacks that seemingly comes annually with all the postseason intensity.

Injuries are threatening to tip the balance of a handful of first-round series around the NHL playoffs.

Episode 53 of the Chirping the Cats podcast is all about the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The eight playoff teams in the Eastern Conference have been set since before the All-Star break.

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.

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.

Aleksander Barkov scored his 38th goal of the season and the Florida Panthers tied a franchise record with their 12th straight win, beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-2.

Injured Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad was spotted Tuesday on the ice at UBS Arena taking part in Florida's optional morning skate.

Episode 51 of the Chirping the Cats podcast highlights a handful of important topics as the Panthers prepare for what they hope is a long run through the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Between the franchise-best win and point totals, the utterly stacked roster, the skilled players added at the Trade Deadline, the growing crowds of energized fans at FLA Live Arena and the expectations of not only being a Stanley Cup contender, but a favorite to win it all, the Panthers have entered into a world never before seen by the franchise or its loyal supporters.

The Panthers lost defenseman Aaron Ekblad to a lower-body injury in the first period.

The Panthers are on the road for their west coast trip and Local 10 News is along for the ride.

The Panthers have one of the deepest rosters in the NHL but they're looking for another big piece ahead of the playoffs.

When you're a team as deep as the Florida Panthers, the surplus of players can sometimes be a luxury that is difficult to afford.

On Episode 48 of the Chirping the Cats podcast, host David Dwork is joined by former Florida Panthers player and current Panthers radio color commentator Bill Lindsay.

The NHL revealed its All-Star Game rosters on Thursday and as expected, Jonathan Huberdeau was selected as part of the Atlantic Division squad.

Washington star Alexander Ovechkin and high-scoring Edmonton teammates Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl headline the rosters for the NHL All-Star Weekend announced Thursday.

On Tuesday the League announced Brunette would be behind the bench for the Atlantic Division during the 2022 NHL All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas.

The league announced Monday night that it would begin its annual holiday break early, postponing an additional five games that had been scheduled for later this week.

Pavel Buchnevich scored a wrap-around goal 53 seconds into overtime and the St. Louis Blues beat the Florida Panthers 4-3.

Officially, Barkov is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.

Barkov went down during the second period after a knee-to-knee hit by Islanders defenseman Scott Mayfield.

With a 10-2-1 record and 21 points in the bank, no other Panthers team has started a season with so much success.

The Florida Panthers have matched the best 11-game start in NHL history.

Leading Panthers practice on Monday, for the first time as interim head coach, was Andrew Brunette.

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.

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.

Andrew Brunette is ready to coach the Florida Panthers for as long as the team needs.

An investigation found then-Blackhawks coach Quenneville did not prioritize addressing sexual assault allegations.