Dmitry Kulikov News

The Nashville Predators will try to begin a new winning streak this evening in a matchup with the Florida Panthers at Sommet Center.

Niklas Hagman and Phil Kessel each scored two goals to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-4 victory over the Florida Panthers on Friday night.

I took in a Barrie Colts-Saginaw Spirit game on the weekend, partly because the two Ontario League teams are both having excellent seasons and partly because two dynamic Russians are helping them do so.

At home in Prince Edward Island, Canada, he's known as Lyle Richardson . But around these parts, he's known as Spector, FOXSports.com's Prince of Pucks.

David Shoalts Panthers' minority owners toss a lifeline just in time Dmitry Kulikov of the Florida Panthers celebrates after scoring a goal with Brendan Morrison and Mathieu Perreault against the Washington Capitals during an NHL hockey game on November 7, 2009 at the Verizon Center in Washington, DC.

The Capitals had plenty to celebrate in the third period, with five goals. Washington played a third straight game without two-time NHL MVP , who has an upper body injury.

Showered and dressed, Scott Clemmensen wiped his face with a towel before trying to explain what happened in the third period.

Washington came into its game against the Florida Panthers without its star player and left with even more injuries.

This is a very deceptive team. The Panthers are 2-7-1 and their rankings are horrible.

The Florida Panthers nearly wasted Steven Reinprecht's natural hat trick before Rostislav Olesz came to the rescue.

The effort was good. The finishing product was not. Lady luck did not smile on the Panthersa 'as they struggled with shots, hitting the posts wide, and having pucks trickle agonizingly past Tomas Vokoun at the other end.

The Florida Panthers can't get much to go their way these days. Even pucks off their own players' skates.

SUNRISE, Florida-Quote of the week department: a oeWhat kind of a question is that?a That was the response of 19-year-old Florida Panthers defenceman Dmitry Kulikov to a query on whether he would miss playing Drummondville, Que., where he played with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey Leaguea s Drummondville Voltigeurs in 2008-09. Unlike 19-year-old ...

It was left to the beholder Tuesday to determine which looked more painful. Booth, a left wing, isn't expected back for a few weeks after sustaining a concussion Saturday in Philadelphia.

Panthers forward Cory Stillman knows what it's like to rush back too soon after a head injury, so no one is expecting teammate David Booth back on the ice for at least 2-3 weeks after sustaining a concussion in Saturday night's loss to the Flyers.

The Florida Panthers suffered two injuries in Philadelphia as a grimy Flyers team knocked out both Radek Dvorak and David Booth from the game.

Dominic Moore didn't want to seem soft right off the bat. He'd just been traded to the Buffalo Sabres.

DOMINIK Hasek is on the Czech Republic's preliminary list of players for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

It's too early to deem this another poor start to the season, but the Panthers are skating in that direction after four games.

Tuomo Ruutu also scored in the opening period for the Hurricanes , who dominated early and then cruised to a second straight victory against a Southeast Division rival.