Jordan Leopold News

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

Steven Reinprecht had a natural hat trick in a 5:11 span of the first period, and Rostislav Olesz scored in the second round of a shootout to give the Florida Panthers a 6-5 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday night.

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.

Florida's Jordan Leopold, left, battles as Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby swats a puck out of the air during Friday's game.

Radek Dvorak scored the game-winner in the third period, and the Florida Panthers took a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at BankAtlantic Center.

On the night Radek Dvorak set the franchise record for short-handed goals, the Panthers winger was asked what his secret was.

When he makes his Panthers debut tonight against the Flyers, goalie Scott Clemmensen won't have to feel awkward wearing his old red-and-black Devils mask.

Jordan Leopold and Keith Ballard, former Gophers defensemen, are reunited on the Florida blue line.

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File photo by The Associated Press David Booth, right, of the Florida Panthers signed a six-year, $25 million contract last year and is one of the building blocks of the team.

The Florida Panthers are undeafeated! Woooooo! Sure, they're just 1-0 , but what a 1 it was: Florida came back three times to force overtime, survived a defensive stand, and then took the formidable Chicago Blackhawks in a shootout to win, 4-3 . Must be the fresh juju of new GM Randy Sexton , whose promotion was announced just hours before the ...

Patrick Kane #88 of the Chicago Blackhawks skates against the Calgary Flames during Game Two of the Western Conference Quarterfinals of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 18, 2009 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Florida Panthers assistant general manager Randy Sexton has accepted the G.M. job, and an announcement will be made before tonight's game, Darren Dreger of TSN.ca reports via his Twitter account .

Gregory Campbell was one of the many frustrated hockey fans in Detroit who watched Detroit Pittsburgh beat the Red Wings to claim the Stanley Cup.

Joe Sacco can't afford to worry about a legend. Not only was the Avalanche bad last season, it was a team devoid of any interesting story lines.

Zbynek Michalek led the NHL with 271 blocked shots. Here are the rest of the NHL's top 10 shotblockers, all defensemen, for 2008-09: 2. Brett Clark , Colorado Avalanche , 238 blocks -- A sixth-round draft pick in 1996, Clark is a product of the Melville Millionaires and the University of Maine.

The Tampa Bay Lightning made it official Tuesday, signing free-agent left-winger Alex Tanguay to a one-year contract worth $2.5 million US.

Ryan Smyth remembers lining up against Anze Kopitar in the faceoff circle when Kopitar was 16 years old.

July 1 at Noon marks the start of NHL free agency, but that doesn't mean personnel moves don't come early.

Leopold signs with Panthers Jordan Leopold #40 of the Calgary Flames skates in warm ups prior to his first game as a Flame against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wachovia Center March 5, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.