Todd Little

A quintet of Florida Panthers will be in action today at the 2026 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland.

A pair of Florida Panthers made a mark in Finland’s 4-1 win over Czechia in quarterfinal action from the World Championship in Switzerland.

The Carolina Hurricanes crushed the Montreal Canadiens by a 6-1 count in Game 5 in Raleigh to capture the Prince of Wales Trophy and advance to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since they won their one and only championship in 2006. Taylor Hall and Logan Stankoven each had a goal and two assists, Jackson Blake and Seth Jarvis each added a goal and a helper, and Frederik Andersen made 23 saves for the 12-1 Hurricanes. Andersen lowered his postseason goals against average to miserly 1.41. Cole Caufield scored the only goal for the Canadiens, and Jakub Dobes finished with 24 saves. The Hurricanes will host the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1 on Tuesday.

Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov scored the tying goal 49 seconds into the second period and then had a hand in Konsta Helenius’ eventual game-winning marker 10:39 later to help Finland knock off Canada 4-2 in the semifinals of the IIHF World Championship in Zurich.

Oct 28, 2025; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Jeremy Lauzon (5) checks Carolina Hurricanes right wing Jackson Blake (53) during the third period at Lenovo Center. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory-Imagn Images

Florida Panthers Aleksander Barkov and Anton Lundell are golden after Finland edged host Switzerland 1-0 in overtime at Swiss Life Arena in Zurich when Buffalo Sabres forward Konsta Helenius scored an electrifying goal 10:42 into the extra session with Lundell drawing the primary assist.

Tomas Hertl scored the game-winning goal with 3:24 remaining in the regulation, converting a sweet give-and-go play with Colton Sissons, to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a wild 5-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, NC.

Trailing by two goals midway through the third period, the Carolina Hurricanes got off the mat and stunningly forged ahead on goals from Logan Stankoven (at 10:20), Mark Jankowski (at 12:46) and Jordan Staal (at 15:25), weathered the storm of late Mark Stone marker that tied the game with 1:21 remaining in regulation, and then won it when Seth Jarvis unleashed a one-timer that blew up by Carter Hart, with Ivan Barbashev in the sin bin, 3:56 into overtime that gave the Canes a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center. Whew!

Down by two goals midway through the third period, the Carolina Hurricanes got off the mat and stunningly forged ahead on goals from Logan Stankoven (at 10:20), Mark Jankowski (at 12:46) and Jordan Staal (at 15:25), weathered the storm of a late Mark Stone marker that tied the game with 1:21 remaining in regulation, and then won it when Seth Jarvis uncorked a one-timer that blew up by Carter Hart, with Tomas Hertl off for tripping, 3:56 into overtime that gave the Canes a 4-3 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center to even the series at a game apiece.

Tomas Hertl scored the game-winning goal with 3:24 remaining in the regulation, converting a sweet give-and-go play with Colton Sissons, to lift the Vegas