Early goals from Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad set the tone in the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals.

NHL referee Chris Rooney hopes to return to the Stanley Cup playoffs after suffering a black eye in a high stick accident ...

The Panthers scored two goals in the first period against a Hurricanes team that allowed just three goals in the final three ...

Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves, and five players scored for the Florida Panthers, who defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 in ...

Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and an assist as the Florida Panthers posted a 5-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 ...

Game 7 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers took a scary turn early in the second period when referee Chris ...

Seth Jones wanted a trade to a contending team. Chicago dealt him to Florida, and he has become a key Panther during their ...

So much for being physically and emotionally fatigued after opening the East final only two nights after a Game 7 win in ...

NHL referee Chris Rooney was left bleeding profusely after he was hit in the eye with a stick during Sunday night’s Eastern ...

Veteran official Chris Rooney left the game holding a bloody towel to his face, and was replaced with an alternate referee.

Chris Rooney was hurt 13 seconds into the second period when he caught an errant stick in the face during the Panthers-Maple ...

The veteran of more than 1,500 games received stitches and was left with a black eye, but hopes to be back working games this ...