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NHL Recap: Dallas Crushes San Jose, Washington Throttles Flordia

• Ricky Rothstein

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

A huge night in the National Hockey League as 11 games — several with major playoff implications — heated up the ice. Let’s take a look at two of the biggest scorelines of the evening as we recap some of the action: Dallas Stars 8, San Jose Sharks 2 Desperate to stay alive in the...

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Panthers Win Longest Shootout in NHL History

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The record for the longest NHL shootout was broken last night in Miami as the Florida Panthers defeated the Washington Capitals after 20 marathon rounds. Sports Interaction’s NHL Betting Lines The shootout took a total of 17 minutes and 43 seconds and was finally decided by Florida’s Nick Bjugstad on his second shot attempt. He...

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Jaromir Jagr Traded to Florida Panthers

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The New Jersey Devils have traded right wing Jaromir Jagr to the Florida Panthers, the Devils announced on Thursday, making the Panthers Jagr’s eighth team since being drafted 5th overall in the 1990 draft. For Jagr, New Jersey will get Florida’s second-round draft pick in 2015 as well as the choice of either Florida or...

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Florida Panthers vs. New York Islanders Odds: 2016 NHL Playoffs

• Mike Schultz

• Last Updated: April 13, 2016

This is only the second time that the Florida Panthers have clinched a playoff berth in fifteen years, and they did it with a young roster being led by legendary veterans like Jaromor Jagr, who had a fantastic season. Aaron Ekblad and Aleksander Barkov put up excellent numbers, and goaltender Roberto Luongo has been phenomenal...

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Roberto Luongo cameos in Canucks fans’ tribute song

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: August 14, 2013

Vancouver Canucks fans are trying to mend the relationship between veteran goaltender Roberto Luongo and the club through song and it appears as though the veteran netminder is doing his part to let bygones be bygones. Luongo has a short appearance in a song called “Big Old Goal,” a video produced by NHL blogger Harrison...

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Canucks GM Mike Gillis to visit Roberto Luongo in Florida

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: July 12, 2013

The curious soap opera between Roberto Luongo and the Vancouver Canucks took yet another twist with news that GM Mike Gillis plans to visit the goaltender in his Florida home to clear the air. Gillis had better not book a return ticket for the same day, because this meeting could take a while. The Canucks...

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NHL Draft: Nathan MacKinnon, Seth Jones and a Loungo trade?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: June 28, 2013

If you believe the Colorado Avalanche, they’re going to make former Halifax Mooseheads star Nathan MacKinnon the No. 1 overall pick in Sunday’s NHL 2013 Entry Draft. MacKinnon’s certainly deserving of the top spot. He was the MVP of the Memorial Cup and recorded 75 points in just 44 games with the Mooseheads in Quebec...

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Leafs Fan: Make CN Tower Biggest Playoff Goal Light

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: April 23, 2013

Toronto is abuzz with the Maple Leafs heading to the NHL playoffs for the first time since 2004 – so much so that one fan has started a petition to turn the CN Tower into the world’s biggest goal light. Scott Booth has a petition circulating that would have the CN Tower light up red...

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Maple Leafs Beat Bruins, On Track for Playoffs

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: March 26, 2013

Could Toronto’s long wait be coming to an end at last? The Maple Leafs toughed out a shootout point over the Bruins in Boston last night, keeping their hopes alive of a first post-season appearance in nine years. Nobody can claim that Toronto is the best team in hockey right now, or will be come...

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Southeast Division Preview: Capitals Ready for Revival

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: January 18, 2013

As the Pacific Division was once an afterthought in the Western Conference, the Southeast Division has long been regarded as the weak link in the East. A couple of teams have made moves to improve, and that should hold them in good stead. NHL props NHL futures Carolina Hurricanes Jim Rutherford was a busy general...

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Luon-gone? Canucks Goalie Says ‘It’s Time To Move On’

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: July 6, 2012

Roberto Luongo, one of the best goaltenders to ever play for the Canucks — and one of its most polarizing figures since the glory days of “Russian Rocket” Pavel Bure — gave a radio interview on Friday where he left little doubt as to his future in Vancouver. Essentially, he feels he doesn’t have one...

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Reports Say Luongo Favors Only Florida In Trade Talks

• Dale Perth

• Last Updated: June 25, 2012

Writer Thomas Wolfe titled one of his novels “You Can’t Go Home Again.” If the rumors are to be believed, Roberto Luongo is trying to disprove that notion. A few days after the Vancouver Canucks were knocked out of the playoffs by the eventual Stanley Cup-winning Los Angeles Kings, the netminder said he would waive...

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NHL Playoffs: New Jersey To Bedevil Underdog Panthers

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: April 10, 2012

The last week of the NHL regular season contained some surprises for hockey fans, one of those being the unexpected result of the Florida Panthers capturing the Southeast Division championship and grabbing the third seed in the Eastern Conference. The Panthers hadn’t seen the post-season since 2000, yet here they are with their 94 points...

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Leafs face Jets, Canucks play Kings on Last CBC-TV Hockey Night of 2011

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: December 30, 2011

The gigantic lighted ball on top of One Times Square in New York City will do its classic descent on New Year’s Eve, indicating the end of 2011. Several hours before that, the puck will drop on the last Hockey Night In Canada of the year. Joe LaTengo puts on his party hat. Should auld...

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Oilers at Bruins, Leafs at Blues Tonight's Hockey Highlights!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 10, 2011

Edmonton visits the World Champions, Toronto takes on the Blues and Florida visits Winnipeg. Frank Doyle previews the action. The light still burns bright in Edmonton, where the Oilers have put their recent seasons in the basement of the Northwest Division well behind them in the early days of the 2011-‘12 season. The Oilers followed...

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NHL Preview: Florida Panthers

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 10, 2011

Goodbye, kitty – the Panthers are going nowhere this year. Charlie Boccanegra reports. The Florida Panthers have not made the playoffs in the last decade and I don’t expect that to change anytime soon. Last year they started another rebuilding process with new GM Dale Tallon, who was responsible for assembling most of the 2010...