Before the riveting Game 7 of the 2023 First Round series between the Panthers and Boston Bruins, both teams warmed up with pucks like this. The series returned to Boston after the Cats won two straight elimination games to put the Bruins — who had the best regular season in NHL history — on the […]

With the series tied 2-2 in the First Round, the Panthers hoped a loud home crowd would spark a Game 5 win. Things got off to a rough start when the Washington Capitals grabbed a 3-0 lead early in the second period. Then the Panthers turned it up a notch, scoring five unanswered goals to […]

The 1995-1996 Florida Panthers will always be remembered as the team that introduced the “rat trick” into the hockey lexicon. The 2022-2023 Panthers did one better than their predecessors by winning Game 3 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final — the first Final win in franchise history. When Carter Verhaeghe’s overtime game-winner found the back […]

Few players score overtime goals like Carter “Swaggy” Verhaeghe. His walk-off in Game 3 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final was Verhaeghe’s fourth career playoff overtime goal, the most in Panthers history. He became the 22nd player in NHL history to have four playoff OT goals, tying one-time Cats Jaromir Jagr and Esa Tikkanen.

Aleksander Barkov cemented his place in Panthers history with this puck. Just 24 seconds into the second period, Barkov followed the Florida rush toward the New Jersey Devils net. Carter Verhaeghe controlled the rebound of his own blocked shot and passed the puck to Barkov, who netted it for his 189th career goal. The captain’s […]

Matthew Tkachuk celebrated after Carter Verhaeghe’s overtime game-winning goal secured Game 3 of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. It was the first Stanley Cup Final win in franchise history! “All that was on our minds was to get the win,” Tkachuk said. “It didn’t matter how we were going to be able to do it. […]

After losing Game 1 of the First Round, Panthers fans used rally towels to cheer on the Cats in Game 2. Aaron Ekblad and Aleksander Barkov got things started with a goal each in the first period, followed by a trio of scores from Mason Marchment, Anton Lundell and Carter Verhaeghe in the second frame. […]

The 2022-2023 Panthers team yearbook featured captain Sasha Barkov. Then in his 10th NHL season, Barkov and the Panthers were no longer the up-and-coming team. Their 2021-22 Presidents’ Trophy showed the Cats had arrived. Barkov’s Panthers were bolstered for the new season by the addition of superstar scorer Matthew Tkachuk, the return of alternate captain […]

Carter Verhaeghe stunned the crowd in Boston with his series-clinching overtime goal to claim the 2023 Eastern Conference First Round series for the Panthers — and end the historic Bruins season. The Cats earned the OT opportunity when Brandon Montour scored, assisted by captain Aleksander Barkov and Verhaeghe, to tie the game with one minute […]