Florida Panthers’ Mackie Samoskevich hoists the Stanley Cup during the NHL hockey team’s Stanley Cup championship celebration, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Michael Laughlin)
Panthers’ 2nd Stanley Cup banner raising set for Oct. 7 before hosting Blackhawks to open NHL season
NEW YORK (AP) — The Florida Panthers are set to raise their second consecutive Stanley Cup banner before beginning the NHL season against the Chicago Blackhawks.
Florida Panthers’ Mackie Samoskevich hoists the Stanley Cup during the NHL hockey team’s Stanley Cup championship celebration, Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Michael Laughlin)
NEW YORK (AP) — The Florida Panthers are set to raise their second consecutive Stanley Cup banner before beginning the NHL season against the Chicago Blackhawks.
The play at 5 p.m. EDT on Oct. 7 to lead off an opening night tripleheader, the league announced Monday. in the teams’ and is aiming for the since the New York Islanders’ dynasty from 1980-83.
Also on Oct. 7, the New York Rangers host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Madison Square Garden at 8 p.m., with the Colorado Avalanche visiting the Los Angeles Kings at 10:30 p.m. EDT. Mike Sullivan makes his against the team he guided to the Stanley Cup in 2016 and ‘17 and from whom after a third consecutive season out of the playoffs.
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The remainder of the schedule is set to be released Wednesday. It includes a break for players to participate in the Milan-Cortina Olympics, the for the first time since 2014.
This is the final 82-game regular season before as part of a collective bargaining agreement extension agreed to by the league and the Players’ Association. Along with a reduction in exhibition play, that will mean a total of 1,344 games, up from the current 1,312.
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