The 2025-26 NHL season will begin at Amerant Bank Arena, where the two-time Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will host the Chicago Blackhawks on Oct. 7 as part of a season-opening tripleheader, the league announced Monday.

Bill Zito looked exhausted Tuesday.

The Florida Panthers completed another hat trick less than two weeks since repeating as Stanley Cup champions.

Two people familiar with negotiations tell The Associated Press the NHL and NHL Players' Association are close to an agreement on a four-year extension of the collective bargaining agreement.

Moving to an 84-game regular season from 82 is one of the topics that has been discussed in collective bargaining talks between the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association, a person with familiar with negotiations tells The Associated Press.

The Edmonton Oilers have traded Evander Kane to the Vancouver Canucks for the 117th pick in the upcoming NHL draft.

Florida Panthers fans will have the chance to meet several Stanley Cup champions during a special appearance series at CanesWear in Davie beginning Monday.

U.S. television ratings for the Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers declined from their first matchup a year ago.

Florida Panthers forward Sam Bennett channeled his inner movie star during the team’s Stanley Cup celebration in Miami, delivering a line straight out of Hollywood — and straight to the hearts of Panthers fans.

The Stanley Cup is a little banged up, thanks to the Florida Panthers’ celebration of back-to-back titles.

The Florida Panthers became Stanley Cup champions for the second straight year Tuesday night after defeating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1, and their championship parade has been tentatively set for this weekend.

Panthers fans are rejoicing after the Cats clinched their second straight Stanley Cup victory against the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday night.

The loudest cheers among Florida Panthers fans at Amerant Bank Arena are always for Sergei Bobrovsky.

Florida Panthers fans are getting ready for a possible Stanley Cup victory.

The Florida Panthers repeated as Stanley Cup champions by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the final.

The Florida Panthers handed the Edmonton Oilers a 5-2 defeat in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final Saturday at Rogers Place, taking a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven series.

The Florida Panthers are one win on home ice away from repeating as Stanley Cup champions.

Coach Kris Knoblauch is not sure whether Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard will start in goal for the Edmonton Oilers when they face elimination in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers.

Brad Marchand scored twice, Sam Bennett had his NHL playoff-leading 15th goal and the Florida Panthers moved to the verge of a second consecutive Stanley Cup title by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in Game 5 on Saturday night.

Panthers head coach Paul Maurice said his players are “wired as probably every fan is” as Florida regroups following a 5-4 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final.

This is becoming Leon Draisaitl's Stanley Cup Final for the Edmonton Oilers.

Pop superstar Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce were among the celebrities that flocked to Amerant Bank Arena to watch Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers.

The Florida Panthers hit the ice for an option morning skate on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale.

Leon Draisaitl scored in overtime for the fourth time this playoffs, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final and tie the series, erasing a three-goal deficit and bouncing back from allowing the tying goal in waning seconds of regulation.

The Florida Panthers returned to the ice Wednesday morning, less than 24 hours before Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final — and with a chance to take a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Edmonton Oilers.

There’s a giant, gold-outlined rat emblazoned on the hat that dangles in Brad Marchand’s locker.

The Edmonton Oilers took the ice for practice the day after the wheels came off in a 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.

The Florida Panthers lead the Stanley Cup Final 2-1 after routing the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 in Game 3.

Brad Marchand scored on a breakaway in double overtime and the defending champion Florida Panthers punched back against the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2 of their Stanley Cup Final rematch, winning 5-4 to even the series.

If the series opener of the Stanley Cup Final is a hint of things to come, the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers are about to give everyone a memorable show.

Edmonton Oilers forward Zach Hyman says his right wrist got dislocated late in the Western Conference final when he was hit by Dallas' Mason Marchment.

With the Stanley Cup Final about to begin, the city of Sunrise is raising the stakes in a lighthearted rivalry with the mayor of Edmonton.

The second incarnation of the Florida Panthers against the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final opens in the opposite corner of North America from a year ago.

Leon Draisaitl scored on the power play in overtime, Stuart Skinner made 29 saves and the Edmonton Oilers erased a multigoal deficit to beat the defending champion Florida Panthers 4-3 in Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Final rematch.

The Florida Panthers are on the road again, heading to Edmonton to face the Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final starting Wednesday night.

This playoff run has felt different for Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid wasn’t keeping his hands off the Western Conference championship trophy this time.

The Florida Panthers will be facing the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final.

Dallas Stars starting goalie Jake Oettinger was pulled after giving up two goals on the only two shots he faced in the first 7:09 of a must-win Game 5 in the Western Conference final against Edmonton.

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are going to their second Stanley Cup Final in a row.

Connor Brown scored after getting hit in the mouth by a skate, Stuart Skinner made 25 saves for his third shutout of the postseason and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars 3-0 in Game 2 on Friday night to even the Western Conference final.

It's really not as bad as it sounds for the Dallas Stars that Mikko Rantanen has gone four playoff games in a row without scoring a goal.

The Dallas Stars aren’t getting shut out on the power play in the Western Conference final against Edmonton this time.

Miro Heiskanen, Mikael Granlund and Matt Duchene scored power-play goals in a 5:26 span early in the third period and the Dallas Stars opened their Western Conference final rematch against the Edmonton Oilers with a 6-3 victory Wednesday night.

The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers are playing for the Stanley Cup again.

The NHL’s playoff final four has a very familiar feel.

The Oilers have been the team that didn’t seem bothered by giving up four goals because they were more than capable of scoring at least five.

Kasperi Kapanen scored on a scramble in front of the net at 7:14 of overtime, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Vegas Golden Knights 1-0 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to advance to the Western Conference final for the second year in a row.

The Edmonton Oilers have switched goaltenders for Game 3 of their second-round playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights, with Stuart Skinner replacing Calvin Pickard on Saturday night.

Leon Draisaitl took a pass from Connor McDavid and scored off the rush at 15:20 of overtime to give the Edmonton Oilers a 5-4 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night and a 2-0 lead in the second-round series.

Zach Hyman scored from just above the right circle with 3:02 left to put Edmonton ahead for good, and the Oilers rallied yet again this postseason to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in Game 1 of the second-round series.

The Golden Knights focused their efforts two years ago on limiting Oilers stars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.

Adrian Kempe had two goals and two assists, captain Anze Kopitar added a goal and three assists, and the Los Angeles Kings routed the Edmonton Oilers 6-2 to seize a 2-0 lead in their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series.

The Los Angeles Kings have brought back the harmonica-playing senior citizens whose rendition of the national anthem caused a sensation before their playoff opener.

Phillip Danault scored his second goal with 42 seconds to play, and the Los Angeles Kings blew a four-goal lead before rallying for a 6-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers in the opener of the clubs’ fourth consecutive first-round playoff series.

The Cats will start on the road.

Video review, particularly coach's challenges for goaltender interference, took center stage on the first day of the NHL general managers' annual spring meeting.

The defending Western Conference champion Edmonton Oilers made their first big move ahead of the NHL trade deadline by acquiring hard-nosed forward Trent Frederic from the Boston Bruins.

Nate Schmidt and Carter Verhaeghe had third-period goals, Anton Lundell had a goal and two assists and the Florida Panthers topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night.

The Cats are facing a familiar opponent on Thursday.

Alex Ovechkin had so many chance to score in the Washington Capitals’ rout of the Edmonton Oilers that he joked, “I’ll take three.”.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and give the Washington Capitals a 7-3 victory over Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers, moving back atop the league standings.

Carter Verhaeghe scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and the defending champion Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Monday in the rematch of the Stanley Cup Final.

Connor McDavid is expected to miss two-to-three weeks with an ankle injury.

The Cats with another celebration of their greatest season ever.

The Florida Panthers are hosting a night for their ring ceremony.

The Edmonton Oilers have signed Leon Draisaitl to an eight-year contract extension worth $112 million.

The Stanley Cup is back in South Florida.

The St. Louis Blues have signed defenseman Philip Broberg and forward Dylan Holloway to two-year contracts after the Edmonton Oilers declined to match the offer sheets for the restricted free agents.

The St. Louis Blues are looking to salary cap-strapped Edmonton to upgrade their roster.

The Edmonton Oilers have hired Stan Bowman as general manager and executive vice president of hockey operations.

The raiding of the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers continued Wednesday with the Detroit Red Wings signing winger Vladimir Tarasenko to a two-year contract worth $9.5 million.

The Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are moving their local broadcasts to Scripps Sports, bringing the club’s games into more homes than ever before.

Four of the past five Stanley Cup champions are based in a place with no state income tax, and the flood of talent to those locales continued in NHL free agency.

The Florida Panthers have released their schedule for the 2024-2025 NHL season.

Sam Reinhart missed the Florida Panthers’ championship parade.

The Florida Panthers have won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.

Matthew and Brady Tkachuk grew up playing mini stick hockey in their basement as sons of NHL player Keith Tkachuk with one dream in mind: win the Stanley Cup.

Florida Panthers fans watching from outside Amerant Bank Arena were nervous all night as the team played Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals against the Edmonton Oilers.

There was no collapse. The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions for the first time, and they took about the hardest path possible to the title.

A wild Stanley Cup Final has led to a Game 7. Will the Panthers win their first championship in franchise history, or will the Oilers bring back the Stanley Cup to Canada for the first time in over 30 years?

It’s winner-take-all as the Florida Panthers get ready to host the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday.

The Florida Panthers will host the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final.

The deciding Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final will be played Monday night in Florida, where the Panthers host the Edmonton Oilers.

Sergei Bobrovsky was once an undrafted free agent who had little fanfare coming to the NHL from Russia. Now he’s one win from backstopping the Florida Panthers to the Stanley Cup.

It’s very simple for the Florida Panthers now.

It’s the greatest offer a team could get at the start of a season: Reach Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final, and as an added bonus, play host to it in your rink.

The good news for the Florida Panthers is this: There’s a Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on Monday night, and it’s on their home ice.

The Edmonton Oilers aren’t the first team in the NHL to fight back from 3-0 down in a best-of-seven series to force a deciding contest.

Leon Draisaitl made his first major impact in the Stanley Cup Final, and the series is heading back to South Florida.

Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch and his staff successfully challenged a goal by the Florida Panthers at a crucial juncture of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Florida Panthers fans are set to fill up the Amerant Bank Arena on Friday night in Sunrise. The tickets for the game watch party available at noon were as low as $44.

The Stanley Cup will be in the building once again Friday night with the Florida Panthers getting their third chance to win the first championship in franchise history in Game 6 against the Edmonton Oilers.

Connor McDavid has been the best player on the ice as the Edmonton Oilers rallied to force a sixth game in the Stanley Cup Final after falling behind 3-0 to the Florida Panthers.

The Florida Panthers took a day off the ice Wednesday following a tough 5-3 loss in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.

Yes, the Florida Panthers have lost their last two games and gotten embarrassed in one of them.

Looking to attend the Panthers-Oilers Game 6 watch party at Amerant Bank Arena? Local 10 has you covered.

Connor McDavid said the Edmonton Oilers wanted to drag the Florida Panthers back to Alberta.

The Florida Panthers will aim to hoist Lord Stanley’s Cup in front of their fans in Tuesday night’s Game 5 vs. the Edmonton Oilers.

The Panthers, for the first time in their history, are set to play a home game with a chance to win the Stanley Cup. They take a 3-1 lead over the Edmonton Oilers into Game 5 of the Cup final on Tuesday night with many tickets on the secondary market going for more than $1,000 apiece.