The Latest Breaking News from Carter Verhaeghe

MIAMI — A few days had passed since the Florida Panthers’ record-setting season ended with a stunning sweep at the hands of the rival Tampa Bay Lightning and the Panthers couldn’t believe it.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Battle of Florida is on for Round Two of the playoffs.

SUNRISE, Fla. — For the second time in three days, the Florida Panthers were all but dead, stuck in a precarious hole and in need of a thrilling comeback to avoid falling to the brink of first-round elimination.

The Florida Panthers were all but doomed. There were less three minutes separating them from a near-insurmountable series deficit and, with no goaltender in their net and an extra skater on the ice, they were one shot away from overtime or one away from an almost-certain Game 4 loss to…

Most of the Florida Panthers’ top players weren’t in the lineup on Thursday.

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers are not used to being stumped on offense, especially not when they’re playing in Sunrise, yet there they were, down by two goals early in the second period and struggling to find openings in the San Jose Sharks’ sturdy defense. A few minutes into…

The Florida Panthers finally felt their road frustrations bubble up Sunday. They lost the Seattle Kraken — an expansion team with the third-worst record in the league — and interim coach Andrew Brunette called their effort, particularly at the starts of games during this five-game road trip, “unacceptable.”