Florida PanthersSep 22, 2026
Panthers bring the real lineup to Raleigh for the rematch
Both Tkachuks, Barkov, six NHL defensemen and Markstrom travel; Imama and Schmid draw in against a Canes group built on kids.
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NHLSep 22, 2026
ESPN puts Panthers-Canes opener at 5 p.m. with Wischusen, Johnson and Hextall
The network announced its 2026-27 NHL booth assignments Tuesday, including a 100-game exclusive slate and the Sept. 29 tripleheader.
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Florida PanthersSep 22, 2026
Books already have the Panthers as Cup favorites
Florida sits at +600 to +700 at most sportsbooks, a tick ahead of the champion Hurricanes, before playing a real game.
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Florida PanthersSep 22, 2026
Tkachuks will be the fifth brother pair to suit up together for Florida
NHL PR says Brady and Matthew join the Staals, Bures, Boqvists and Nortons, and they already shared a goal and a penalty box.
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Florida PanthersSep 22, 2026
Healthy blue line is the Panthers' real offseason addition
Florida lost five regular defensemen to injury last year; the AP preview notes 22 of the first 35 games are on the road.
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Florida PanthersSep 22, 2026
Cole Reinhardt just made the Panthers' last roster spot his to lose
Two goals, a team-high seven hits and a five-game goal streak put the waiver pickup in front for the fourth-line wing.
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NHLSep 22, 2026
Brind'Amour's pitch: 86 games and zero preseason
The Cup-winning Hurricanes coach says today's players don't need exhibitions, hours before Florida visits his kid-heavy lineup.
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Florida PanthersSep 22, 2026
Brady Tkachuk's Gordie Howe night carries Panthers past Canes 6-3
Barkov scored in his first game back, Reinhardt bagged two and threw seven hits, and Markstrom went the distance in Sunrise.
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Florida PanthersSep 22, 2026
Inside the Panthers' new power play before tonight's Canes rematch
Two Tkachuks on one unit scored in 38 seconds Sunday, and assistant coach Tuomo Ruutu took 11 stitches for the cause.
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Florida PanthersSep 22, 2026
Panthers sign Denver champion Samu Salminen to two-year ELC
The 23-year-old Finnish center, a former Devils third-rounder, is headed to Charlotte with a $980,000 NHL salary.
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Florida PanthersSep 22, 2026
Panthers hire Sweden GM Josef Boumedienne as VP of hockey ops
Florida also added a data engineer, an amateur scout from Everett and a strength coach to backfill a poached front office.
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NHLSep 22, 2026
Ex-Panthers exec Mehta says Devils' season is Cup or bust
New Jersey's rookie GM spent six years in Florida's front office and brought the depth-first playbook north with him.
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Florida PanthersSep 21, 2026
Marchand out through October, Gadjovich out indefinitely
Paul Maurice delivered two injury updates after the first day of Panthers camp.
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Florida PanthersSep 21, 2026
Barkov is back, Brady Tkachuk is in, and Jacob Markstrom owns the crease as Panthers open camp
Florida opened its 2026-27 training camp on Sept. 17 with its captain healthy, a second Tkachuk in the room and, for the first time since 2019, someone other than Sergei Bobrovsky lined up to start the opener.
Ferda Desk · 4 min read
