Steve Reinprecht News

New York will face a streaking Panthers team tonight The New York Rangers continue their three-game homestand on Saturday night in a matchup against the Florida Panthers .

The Panthers had prospered when games went beyond three periods, but they went scoreless in a shootout.

Game Information Arena: TD Banknorth Garden Location: Boston, Massachusetts FLA BOS No scoring this period 0 0 FLA BOS No scoring this period 0 0 FLA BOS No scoring this period 0 0 OT FLA BOS No scoring this period 0 0 Shootout attempt by Blake Wheeler SAVED by Tomas Vokoun Shootout attempt by Steve Reinprecht SAVED by Tim Thomas Shootout attempt ...

Injuries are all over the NHL; Alex Ovechkin is week-to-week, Evgeni Malkin is day-to-day, Eric Staal is out two-to-four weeks, and now Cam Ward is out three-to-four weeks.

CAR FLA 0 0 CAR FLA 0 0 CAR FLA 5:09 0 1 13:44 0 2 17:59 Bryan Allen Unassisted 0 3 SUNRISE, Fla.

Defense and playmaking - that topped the list of reasons the Florida Panthers acquired Steve Reinprecht this summer.

Tomas Vokoun certainly felt comfortable facing the St. Louis Blues. Vokoun stopped 34 shots for his 32nd NHL shutout, Nathan Horton had a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers beat St.

Florida's Steve Reinprecht scored a natural hat trick, getting three goals in succession within 5 minutes, 11 seconds of the first period, and the visiting Panthers eventually topped the Dallas Stars, 6-5, in a shootout last night.

After posting a record of 7-10-1 against the Eastern Conference last season, the Blues are 1-2 against the East this season, with a win over Carolina and losses to Atlanta and Pittsburgh.

Rostislav Olesz notched a disputed goal in the shootout as Florida topped Dallas, 6-5, at American Airlines Center.

Nick Foligno and Jarkko Ruutu scored in a 38-second span late in the second period to help the Ottawa Senators beat the Florida Panthers 4-3 on Wednesday night.

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.

Sidney Crosby tallied the lone goal in the shootout as Pittsburgh rallied from a two-goal deficit to clip Florida, 3-2, at Mellon Arena.

The Flyers and Florida Panthers meet for the second time in just over a week this evening, this time at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center.

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

A slow start doomed the Panthers on Wednesday night. Mike Grier, Jason Pominville and Matt Ellis each scored in the first five minutes of a wild opening period to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.

I'm a big fanA of general managers in hockey who are trying to get it done. I lived through the 80s in Calgary where there was a constant push to make the team better.

Speedy Radek Dvorak left the Philadelphia Flyers behind. Dvorak broke a 2-2 tie with his second short-handed goal in two games, helping the Florida Panthers end a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory Friday night.

Radek Dvorak scored shorthanded to give Florida a third-period lead Friday and the Panthers went on to down Philadelphia 4-2. Florida halted a four-game losing streak and handed the Flyers their third straight setback.

Ville Koistinen provided a fitting end to the first regular-season NHL game ever played in Finland.