Carolina Hurricanes @ Florida Panthers

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Florida Panthers

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Carter Verhaeghe C	OUT	15 Sep
Sam Bennett C	OUT	15 Sep
Gustav Forsling D	OUT	15 Sep
Tomas Nosek LW	OUT	15 Sep
Seth Jones D	OUT	15 Sep

Hurricanes Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
15/6/26	@VGK	W3-0
12/6/26	vsVGK	W4-2
10/6/26	@VGK	W5-3
7/6/26	@VGK	L5-4 2OT
5/6/26	vsVGK	W4-3 OT

Panthers Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
16/4/26	vsDET	W8-1
14/4/26	vsNYR	W3-2
12/4/26	@TOR	W6-2
10/4/26	@OTT	L5-1
8/4/26	@MTL	L4-3 SO

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Panthers acquire gritty winger Garnet Hathaway from Flyers

The Florida Panthers ensured they would not lose any of their grit with A.J. Greer expected to depart in free agency by acquiring Garnet Hathaway from the Philadelphia Flyers in a trade Thursday.

Sabres sign Zach Benson to 7-year, $52.5 million contract

The Sabres have signed Zach Benson to a seven-year, $52.5 million contract after his breakout playoff performance.

2026 NHL draft: Buzz on prospects, trades, free agency

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Panthers acquire gritty winger Garnet Hathaway from Flyers

Sabres sign Zach Benson to 7-year, $52.5 million contract

2026 NHL draft: Buzz on prospects, trades, free agency