Matthew Tkachuk had a performance to remember during the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and he was ready to repeat during the 2024 run. He led the Panthers with 14 assists and 22 points (tied with Aleksander Barkov) in the postseason, including three points in the Stanley Cup Final. The championship was especially sweet for Matthew: […]

No one was as pumped up as Evan Rodrigues in Game 2 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. The speedy forward netted back-to-back goals in the third period, including a power-play score, to help the Panthers to a 4-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. It was a signature game for Rodrigues, a veteran who was […]

The Panthers gave hockey fans a run they’ll never forget during the 2022-2023 season. Aleksander Barkov broke franchise records and South Florida hosted the NHL All-Star Game in a star-studded affair. Then, as the last team to qualify for the playoffs, the Panthers made the most of their opportunity. Matthew Tkachuk scored crazy goals, Sergei Bobrovsky […]

The Panthers gave South Florida hockey fans a run they’ll never forget when they battled through the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs and progressed to the Stanley Cup Final, their second appearance in franchise history. Matthew Tkachuk scored crazy goals, Sergei Bobrovsky stood on his head and the Cats had clutch play after clutch play as the last team to […]

Sam Bennett is more known for his physical play than for his goal scoring — his 25 goals during the 2024-25 season were the second most to that point in his career. In the playoffs, Bennett found a new level, becoming the second fastest to that point in club history to score 10 goals in […]

Teammate Kyle Okposo described Evan Rodrigues as “a bit of a chameleon” because of his ability to play up and down the lineup. In the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Rodrigues found a home on the Panthers second line with Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk. “Bennie and Chuckie are a lot of fun to play with, […]

The Miami Herald needed a special edition to cover the first Stanley Cup championship for the Panthers, with a photo of Matthew Tkachuk above the fold and another of him diving into the ocean with the most precious trophy in North American sports.

From his power-play goal in Game 1 of the First Round to his first-period score in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, Carter Verhaeghe was Florida’s goal-scoring machine in the 2024 playoffs. He led the Panthers with 11 postseason goals, tying a franchise record set by Matthew Tkachuk in 2023. Verhaeghe’s goal in decisive […]

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. […]

Patience is an underappreciated virtue in a goal scorer, especially when nearly 20,000 fans are yelling “SHOOT!” When Matthew Tkachuk scored his game-winning goal with under five seconds in regulation in Game 4 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Final, he waited an extra second and allowed traffic to clear in front of the net while […]