Entries by Alex Baumgartner

Tkachuk Returns After Injury Scare, Panthers Fall 4-0 to Lightning

SUNRISE, Fla. — If the Christmas spirit consists of fighting, misconducts and pure hatred, Amerant Bank Arena was the place to be Monday night.    The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Florida Panthers 4-0, as the two sunshine state teams split its back-to-back series ahead of the Christmas break.    Lightning goaltender Jonas Johansson saved […]

Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov Remains Out With Illness vs Oilers

Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov (illness) will not play in Monday’s 2024 Stanley Cup Final rematch against the Edmonton Oilers.    The 29-year-old forward was a game-time decision for tonight’s contest in Edmonton.   Barkov will be out a second straight game; the Panthers were without him in Saturday night’s 3-0 loss against the Calgary Flames.  […]

‘I’m sure that I’ll soak it in a little bit’: Ekman-Larsson, Lorentz, Stolarz Receive Stanley Cup Rings in Return to Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Memories of Florida’s 2024 Stanley Cup win flooded back on Wednesday morning at the Baptist Health IcePlex with the return of three Cup champions.    With the Toronto Maple Leafs in town for their Wednesday night matchup against the Panthers, Anthony Stolarz, Steven Lorentz, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson reunited with their former […]