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NHL Free Agency Winners: Panthers Hold Firm, Hurricanes Swing for the Cup
The Florida Panthers retained key players while the Carolina Hurricanes made bold moves in 2025 NHL free agency. Can Carolina finally get past Florida?...
Reports: Cup champ Panthers extend Brad Marchand, Aaron Ekblad
The Florida Panthers are getting the band back together after their second consecutive Stanley Cup championship -- and that means extending one familiar face and one newer one.,Forward Brad Marchand is signing a six-year, $30 million contract to stay in Florida, while defenseman Aaron Ekblad will in...
Reports: Maple Leafs sign F Matthew Knies to 6-year, $46.5 contract extension
The Toronto Maple Leafs have kept forward Matthew Knies from entering free agency by signing him to a six-year contract extension worth $46.5 million, multiple media outlets reported Sunday.,Knies, 22, also posted news of the extension on social media. The Phoenix native was due to become a restrict...
Panthers F Sam Bennett signs 8-year, $64M extension
Conn Smythe Trophy winner Sam Bennett signed an eight-year, $64 million extension with the Florida Panthers on Friday night.,Bennett, who turned 29 earlier this month, is now under contract through the 2032-33 season. The forward's new salary cap hit of $8 million per season is up sharply from $4.42...
Matthew Schaefer goes No. 1 to Islanders in NHL draft
The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the first overall pick at the 2025 NHL Draft on Friday in Los Angeles.,Schaefer, who will turn 18 on Sept. 5, played for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League the past two seasons.,The 6-foot-2, 183-pound Hamilton, Ontario, nati...
Matthew Schaefer goes No. 1 to Islanders; Misa, Frondell follow
The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the first overall pick at the 2025 NHL Draft on Friday afternoon in Los Angeles.,Schaefer, who will turn 18 on Sept. 5, played for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League the past two seasons.,The 6-foot-2, 183-pound Hamilton, Ont...
Islanders select Matthew Schaefer No. 1 at 2025 NHL Draft
The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the first overall pick at the 2025 NHL Draft on Friday afternoon in Los Angeles.,Schaefer, who will turn 18 on Sept. 5, played for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League the past two seasons.,The 6-foot-2, 183-pound Hamilton, Ont...
Islanders select Matthew Schaefer with the first pick at 2025 NHL Draft
The New York Islanders selected defenseman Matthew Schaefer with the first overall pick at the 2025 NHL Draft on Friday afternoon in Los Angeles.,Schaefer, who will turn 18 on Sept. 5, played for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League the past two seasons.,The 6-foot-2, 183-pound Hamilton, Ont...
Matthew Wolff (injury) WDs from LIV Golf Dallas
Matthew Wolff has withdrawn from LIV Golf Dallas on Friday due to an undisclosed injury.,LIV Golf League Reserve Player Ollie Schniederjans will replace Wolff on RangeGoats GC at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton, Texas.,Schniederjans also replaced Wolff two weeks ago at LIV Golf Virginia after the la...
Panthers acquire G Daniil Tarasov from Blue Jackets
The Florida Panthers acquired goaltender Daniil Tarasov from the Columbus Blue Jackets in exchange for a fifth-round pick in this weekend's draft.,The deal announced on Thursday gives the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions a potential future successor to netminder Sergei Bobrovsky. Tarasov, 26, and ...
Will Panthers Three-Peat, or Can Edmonton Oilers Finally Break Through in 2026?
Can the Panthers three-peat or will the Oilers finally win the Stanley Cup? A look at early 2026 odds, favorites and history’s impact on the race....
Minnesota Frost re-sign D Mae Batherson, F Claire Butorac
Defender Mae Batherson and forward Claire Butorac have re-signed with the Minnesota Frost, the team announced Monday.,Batherson, a sixth-round pick (33rd overall) of the 2024 PWHL Draft, signed a two-year contract with the two-time defending league champions. The 24-year-old had three assists in 25 ...
Panthers dent, crack Stanley Cup mere hours after winning
It didn't take long for the Florida Panthers to make their first impression on the Stanley Cup after winning it for a second time in as many years.,Less than 12 hours after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final to win the coveted trophy again, the Panthers appeared to crac...
Oddsmakers lean toward Oilers, Hurricanes for '26 title
The Florida Panthers won the Stanley Cup last year and retained their title on Tuesday, yet sportsbooks aren't convinced about their prospects for a three-peat.,Two leading gambling sites listed the back-to-back Cup runner-up Edmonton Oilers as the favorite to emerge on top next year, and another si...
Panthers C Sam Bennett lands Conn Smythe Trophy
The Florida Panthers won a second consecutive Stanley Cup on Tuesday, and now they finally have a Conn Smythe Trophy winner, too.,Center Sam Bennett was chosen the most valuable player of the 2025 postseason after Florida closed out the Stanley Cup Final with a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Ga...
Sam Reinhart scores 4, Panthers beat Oilers to retain Stanley Cup
Sam Reinhart scored four goals to help the Florida Panthers clinch their second straight Stanley Cup Final with a 5-1 victory against the visiting Edmonton Oilers in Game 6 on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla.,Reinhart scored on all four shots he took to become the first player with four goals in a Sta...
Oilers G Stuart Skinner to start Game 6 vs. Panthers
Edmonton goaltender Stuart Skinner confirmed he will start for the Oilers in a do-or-die Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night against the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Fla.,Skinner was in the starter's net in Fort Lauderdale for the morning skate and told reporters he is getting the nod o...
Oilers facing must-win situation on Florida's home ice in Game 6
The Edmonton Oilers have their backs against the wall again.,They'll need to win Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla., to avoid watching the Florida Panthers celebrate a championship on their home ice for a second consecutive year.,Edmonton was in an even more perilous s...
WTA roundup: Tatjana Maria rides serve to title in London
German qualifier Tatjana Maria captured her fourth career title with a 6-3, 6-4 win over eighth-seeded Amanda Anisimova on Sunday in the final of the HSBC Championships in London.,With her husband and two daughters in attendance, Maria fired seven aces and won 66 percent of her first serves to dispa...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz upends Alexander Zverev in Germany
Second-seeded Taylor Fritz recorded a 6-3, 7-6 (0) win over home favorite Alexander Zverev in the final of the BOSS Open on Sunday at Stuttgart, Germany.,Fritz fired 11 aces to defeat the top-seeded German for the fifth straight time and capture his first title of the year and ninth overall. ,The Am...