US EditionPanthers Celebrate Title with Victory
Jesper Boqvist’s go-ahead goal secured the Panthers’ 3-2 win over the Blackhawks despite injuries to star forwards, continuing their reign as two-time Stanley Cup champions.
- On Tuesday, Jesper Boqvist scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third to lift the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Sunrise as they opened defense of their title after raising a second straight Stanley Cup banner.
- With key forwards sidelined, the Panthers required a grind-it-out victory with Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk out with injuries, while Chicago still generated late pressure after Florida took the lead.
- A chipped pass from Mackie Samoskevich set up Jesper Boqvist, who knocked it out of the air for the lead with 10:20 left, and Samoskevich finished with two assists.
- Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves for Florida while Frank Nazar had a goal and an assist and Spencer Knight made 34 saves for Chicago, keeping the game close.
- New Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill made his debut after seven seasons in Detroit, and Chicago heads to Boston on Thursday for the Hawks' next six games.
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Florida Panthers Continue NHL Dominance With Opening Night Scores
You can really feel the excitement in Sunrise as the Florida Panthers kick off their journey to try and make history by winning the Stanley Cup three times in a row, something that hasn’t been done in over forty years. You know, the last team to pull off this amazing achievement was the New York Islanders. They actually won four in a row from 1980 to 1983! Even with the boost of winning back-to-back championships, the Panthers are diving into th…
Jesper Boqvist scored the game-winner for reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida as the NHL season began with a 3-2 victory against Chicago.
NEW YORK. Some of the big stars may be missing, but the reigning champions still have Jesper Boqvist – and therefore still win. The 26-year-old mason decided Fl
Dave Hyde: A ‘goose-bumps’ Panthers night as banner goes up, new season starts with win
SUNRISE — This never gets old. Never. It even felt better in the repeating late Tuesday afternoon as the “Stanley Cup Champions” banner rose slowly to the rafters, Florida Panthers players watched on the ice with arms locked around each other and the sold-out crowd applauded. “Goose-bumps,” said Panthers forward Jesper Boqvist. Yes, this scene never gets old, no matter how many times it might happen, and the fans already were counting ahead. “We…
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