Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov was named the winner of the Frank J. Selke Trophy for the second time in his career. The award is presented annually to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers Association. Brakov won 57.3 percent of the 1,100 faceoffs he took, finished with a plus-33 rating, and was second among… Source ..read more

There will be no Game 7! Gustav Forsling’s goal with 1:33 left in regulation lifted the Florida Panthers to a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins at TD Garden, or should we call it Amernat Bank Arena North? After waiting for his teammates to catch up, Matthew Tkachuk hit Forsling in stride allowing the Panthers to gain the offensive zone. Forsling dished to Anton Lundell and went to the net. Source ..read more

The Florida Panthers will look to get it right the second time when they try to eliminate the Boston Bruins tonight in Game 6 at TD Garden. A slow start cost the Cats bigly in Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to the Bruins at Amerant Bank Arena. The out-of-synch Panthers could only muster up a second period Sam Reinhart marker, which was sandwiched between goals from Morgan Geekie and Charlie McAvoy… Source ..read more

The Florida Panthers will have to head back to Boston after dropping a 2-1 decision to the desperate Bruins in Game 5 at Amerant Bank Arena. With Boston on life support, starting fast and/or scoring first would’ve been good ideas last night, but the Panthers did neither of those things, falling behind at the 4:49 mark and getting badly outplayed throughout the first period… Source ..read more

The Florida Panthers will look to deliver the knockout blow when they face the Boston Bruins tonight in Game 5 at Amerant Bank Arena. Unflappable Florida overcame a two-goal deficit to win for the fifth straight time in the playoffs at a very sour TD Garden. A goal and an assist from Anton Lundell, a controversial power-play goal from the most hated man in Boston, Sam Bennett… Source ..read more

Aleksander Barkov’s stunning individual effort snapped a third period tie and lifted the Florida Panthers to an impressive 3-2 comeback victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 4 at TD Garden. Despite continuing to outplay the Bruins, the Panthers found themselves in a two-goal hole after the first period. David Pastrnak teed off on Jake DeBrusk’s pass from below the goal line eight… Source ..read more

The Florida Panthers will be hunting for another win at TD Garden tonight when they face the Boston Bruins in Game 4 of the second round series. Florida put on an absolute clinic for the first forty-five minutes of Game 3 before fending off a late challenge from the Bruins and then pulling away for the 6-2 win. The Panthers went a blistering 4-for-6 on the power play and got goals from five… Source ..read more

The Florida Panthers got goals from five different players and scored four times on the power play in a convincing 6-2 road win over the Boston Bruins in Game 3 at TD Garden to seize the series lead. Florida put the clamps on Boston from the get-go, not allowing the crowd to get into the game by limiting the Bruins to three shots on goal in the first period and taking the lead at 8:04 when… Source ..read more

The Florida Panthers are in Beantown, where they will try to take the series lead on the Boston Bruins with a win tonight at TD Garden. After a disappointing outing in Game 1, the Cats shrugged off an early Boston strike in Game 2, scoring six consecutive goals during the final forty minutes en route to a 6-1 victory. Aleksander Barkov produced his first-ever 4-point playoff game with two goals… Source ..read more

The Florida Panthers survived a rocky first period before going on to bludgeon the Boston Bruins, literally and figuratively, by a 6-1 count at Amerant Bank Arena, thanks in no small part to a statement game from captain Aleksander Barkov, who scored twice, added two assists and was credited with a game-high nine hits. After Carter Verhaeghe was stuffed by Jeremy Swayman on an early power… Source ..read more