The Florida Panthers watched as captain Aleksander Barkov brought the Stanley Cup out one final time and watched a banner ascend to the rafters in Sunrise commemorating the team’s first championship season. The good vibes continued as the Cats scored four 1st period goals on their way to defeating the Boston Bruins, 6-4. “I kind […]

The Florida Panthers capped off their 30th anniversary season in exciting fashion: winning the first Stanley Cup championship in franchise history! The road through the playoffs wasn’t always easy, but the Cats never took their eyes off the prize. Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk led the team in postseason scoring. Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Reinhart and […]

Tampere, Finland native Aleksander Barkov scored in front of his hometown fans as the Panthers defeated the Dallas Stars, 6-4, in the NHL Global Series. Barkov was the fourth player in NHL history to have a four-point game outside of North America. “For me to be able to come home to Finland and play here, […]

Prior to the 2023-24 season, Evan Rodrigues had never advanced out of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and his teams had suffered crushing opening round upsets each of the past two seasons. In his first playoff run with the Cats, Rodrigues did his part to keep the team going. Rodrigues scored seven […]

Aaron Ekblad celebrated his bobblehead night by assisting on Evan Rodrigues’ game-winning power-play goal in the third period as the Panthers defeated the Dallas Stars, 5-4. In his 10th season with the Cats, Ekblad had seen more of the ups and downs than most. He noted, “Every player that plays here has pride in wearing […]

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 […]

Evan Rodrigues was fired up after scoring a goal in Game 2 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final. He scored two in the game to add to his team-best four goals during the championship series. Rodrigues joined the Panthers before the start of the regular season and proved his value on the road to the […]

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, […]

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 […]

As the seconds ticked away at the end of Game 6 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final and it became clear that the Panthers had won their second straight Stanley Cup, Sergei Bobrovsky threw his pads in the air as his teammates celebrated. “It’s an amazing feeling, obviously,” Bobrovsky said. “I wanted to say thank […]