Back on March 7, a half-hour before the NHL trade deadline, Paul Maurice went down the hall to congratulate the Florida Panthers' front office on a good day. Their work was done, the coach figured. “What about Brad Marchand?

SUNRISE, Fla. – The national teams for the 12 qualified federations for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 each announced their first six players to their preliminary rosters today, and included are five current Florida Panthers:

Being an Olympian is something that not a lot of athletes can say about their careers. It’s the best athletes in the world from every sport. It’s definitely something that I’ve marked on my calendar,

The Florida Panthers acquired Brad Marchand just ahead of the NHL trade deadline hoping he would give them enough of

The Edmonton Oilers' championship aspirations will be on the line when they take the ice Tuesday for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, and head coach Kris Knoblauch still doesn't know whether Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard will start between the pipes.

The Panthers, meanwhile, have no such issue. Bobrovsky is their guy. He has been ever since regaining the starting job midway through the first round of the 2023 playoffs, their first of three consecutive runs to the Stanley Cup Final. He is as steady as they come, and his performance has shown for it.

Star forward Matthew Tkachuk worked hard to return from his injury just in time for this Panthers playoff run.

With a chance to become the ninth different franchise to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, the Panthers know a strong start will be key again in Game 6 on Tuesday. Welcoming the Oilers back to Amerant Bank Arena – the site of Florida’s Cup-clinching win over Edmonton in Game 7 just a year ago – both players and the home crowd will be ready.