Nick Boynton News

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Nick Boynton, right, of the Florida Panthers, battles with Claude Giroux of the Philadelphia Flyers on March 26, 2009.

The Panthers placed forward Brett McLean on waivers Monday and are prepared to buy out his contract if another team doesn't claim him today.

Last year's draft was bedlam, with the number of trades made in the first round of the draft alone.

The Panthers have made a big splash at the NHL Draft with blockbuster trades the past three years.

An inability to score is a problem that has plagued the Florida Panthers all season.

The Panthers came into Monday's game one point out of a playoff berth despite losses in five of their six previous games.

Ray Whitney scored 1:37 into overtime to lead the surging Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday night.

The Panthers ' losing streak grew to four games Tuesday night - their longest skid in more than 2 1/2 months - and created more concern about whether the pressure of this playoff race is getting to the team.

Midway through the third period and his team down a goal, Stephen Weiss fired the puck from in front of the net.

Florida Panthers defenseman Bryan McCabe, wearing a full-face shield to protect his still-healing face, skated with the team for the first time since suffering a broken nose and fractured orbital bone March 6 ...

By all accounts, it was a great night for Penguins hockey. Not only was Pittsburgh coming off a franchise-best, five-win road trip, Tuesday night was the Igloo debut for newly acquired Bill Guerin, Chris Kunitz ...

A key battle in the Eastern Conference playoff race is on tap tonight in Buffalo, as the struggling Sabres host the Florida Panthers tonight at HSBC Arena.

Kris Letang scored the game-winning goal in the shootout, and the streaking Pittsburgh Penguins won their seventh consecutive game with a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers at Mellon Arena.

Saturday's game against St. Louis won't be against one of Florida's competitors for a playoff spot, but the Blues are making their own push.

In a bit of a surprise, the Lightning traded Steve Eminger, who has been the team's best defenseman in this season of turmoil and injuries, to the cross-state Panthers for defenseman Noah Welch and a ...

Kris Letang also had a third-period goal for Pittsburgh, which earned its fifth straight win.

Defenseman Nick Boynton has been welcomed back to the team after he met with coach Pete DeBoer on Wednesday.

Brian Burke gets the most attention, being the guy who loves the spotlight and sits in the Centre of the Hockey Media Universe.

The Bruins have their share of scorers an opposing team should be afraid of, but Boston didn't need any of those big boppers Tuesday.