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Anders Lee's game-winner downs Panthers, caps another Islanders comeback
Anders Lee scored the game-winning goal with 30.9 seconds left Sunday night for the surging New York Islanders, who overcame another two-goal deficit to beat the Florida Panthers, 5-4, in Elmont. N.Y., ,Lee got a step on Aaron Ekblad, extended his stick to draw out goalie Sergei Bobrovsky and buried...
Islanders in playoff position, Panthers have work to do as teams meet
The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers do not have to be reminded that five of the eight teams currently occupying a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference did not make the postseason last year.,And the Panthers will get another glimpse at a team attempting to take their spot i...
Sabres continue hot play, hold off Panthers
Beck Malenstyn scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period in a 3-2 win for the Buffalo Sabres against the host Florida Panthers on Friday.,Malenstyn gave Buffalo a 2-1 lead at 11:38 of the final period. With Mattias Samuelsson positioned at the top of the crease, Malenstyn took a slap ...
Tage Thompson, Sabres seek season-series clincher vs. Panthers
The Buffalo Sabres want to tighten their hold on a playoff spot. The Florida Panthers are hoping to inch closer to postseason position. Each will look to do that when the Sabres face the Panthers on Friday in Sunrise, Fla.,Buffalo is coming off a 2-1 win against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday in...
Brad Marchand tallies twice as Panthers return with win over Leafs
Brad Marchand scored two goals Thursday night as the Florida Panthers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 at Sunrise, Fla.,Evan Rodrigues added a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who were playing their first game after the Olympic break. Carter Verhaeghe and Matthew Tkachuk also scored. Anton L...
'All systems go' as Panthers return from break vs. Leafs
The Florida Panthers will resume their chase for a playoff spot on Thursday night when they return from the Olympic break to meet the Toronto Maple Leafs in Sunrise, Fla.,"It's high urgency," Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad said. "The guys are really battling hard in practice, trying to make plays,...
Ebuka Okorie drops 34 in latest showcase, Stanford beats Pitt
Ebuka Okorie saved his second and third 3-pointers of the night for a late flurry and finished with a game-high 34 points, lifting host Stanford to a 75-67 Atlantic Coast Conference victory over Pitt on Wednesday night.,Okorie also found time for six rebounds, six assists and three steals for the Ca...
Panthers sign LS JJ Jansen for 18th season
Carolina Panthers long snapper JJ Jansen will return to the team for an 18th season after signing a one-year contract on Tuesday.,Financial terms were not disclosed for the 40-year-old Jansen, who has played in a franchise-record 277 games since 2009. A distant second on the list is kicker John Kasa...
No. 11 North Carolina hosts Pitt without Caleb Wilson
The nation's 11th-ranked team is about to find out how it fares without the nation's No. 8 player.,North Carolina freshman forward Caleb Wilson, ranked eighth in KenPom.com's Player of the Year ratings, fractured his left hand in Tuesday's loss at Miami and the Tar Heels announced Thursday afternoon...
SMU tries to avoid slip-up against cellar-dwelling Pitt
SMU needs to avoid jeopardizing its NCAA Tournament hopes as it visits Pitt for an Atlantic Coast Conference clash on Saturday afternoon.,The Mustangs (15-7, 4-5 ACC) have dropped two in a row with a loss at Louisville and a tough 84-83 setback at home to North Carolina State on Tuesday night.,The M...
Lightning F Curtis Douglas fined for being aggressor vs. Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Curtis Douglas was fined $2,018.23 Friday for serving as the aggressor in his team's latest melee with the archrival Florida Panthers.,The NHL issued the maximum allowable fine to Douglas for fighting an unwilling opponent, Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola, in the third p...
Hot Lightning enter Olympic break by blasting Panthers
Erik Cernak scored his first goal, Nikita Kucherov stretched his point streak to 10 games, and the Tampa Bay Lightning headed off to the Winter Olympics break by earning their 10th straight home win, 6-1, over the Florida Panthers.,Brandon Hagel, Zemgus Girgensons, Pontus Holmberg (assist) and OIive...
Panthers bid to pick up steam vs. Lightning
Matthew Tkachuk put the Florida Panthers' situation into perspective after a loss on Monday.,"We are in trouble right now," Tkachuk said after the Buffalo Sabres rallied for a 5-3 win despite being outshot 42-20 by the Panthers.,Tkachuk and the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions will visit the...
Anton Lundell has big night as Panthers edge Bruins
Anton Lundell came off the injured list and provided one goal and two assists in regulation and also scored in the shootout as the host Florida Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins, 5-4, on Wednesday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Brad Marchand also scored in the four-round shootout. Victor Arvidsson scored ...
Defensive-minded No. 18 Virginia cruises past Pitt
Sam Lewis scored 15 points, Thijs De Ridder had a double-double and No. 18 Virginia eased to a 67-47 win over Pitt on Tuesday night in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (19-3, 8-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) have won eight of their last nine games. They improved to 11-1 at home and 17-1 when outrebo...
Sabres come ahead late to continue Panthers' woes
Jason Zucker scored the go-ahead, power-play goal with 14:29 left in the third period, leading the visiting Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 win over the reeling Florida Panthers on Monday night in Sunrise., ,It was the fourth straight loss for the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champion Panthers, who blew an...
No. 18 Virginia intent on starting fast in encounter vs. Pitt
Coming off its fifth straight road win, No. 18 Virginia looks to start a new streak at home Tuesday night against Pitt in Atlantic Coast Conference action in Charlottesville, Va.,The Cavaliers (18-3, 7-2 ACC) had their 11-game home win streak snapped in an 85-80 loss against then-No. 22 North Caroli...
Sabres carry rare superior record into rubber game with Panthers
The Buffalo Sabres, who are in the midst of a 14-year-playoff drought that is the longest in NHL history, are actually in prime postseason position.,With 28 games left in the regular season, the Sabres' start the week as one of the Eastern Conference's two wild-card teams.,Buffalo has 67 points, and...
Jets rally in third, extend Panthers' tough stretch
Cole Perfetti and Marc Scheifele scored third-period goals as the Winnipeg Jets rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday at Sunrise, Fla. ,Down 1-0 after totaling just 16 shots on goal through the first two periods, the Jets were able to tie the contest with 11:26 remaining. A...
Panthers, Jets take measure of desperation into rematch
It's late January, but there's still work to be done for both the Florida Panthers and Winnipeg Jets just to move into playoff position.,With each looking to rebound from their latest defeat, the Panthers host the Jets on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla.,Florida is the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champio...