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Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby, left, shoves Florida's Keith Ballard during a game Saturday.

Michael Frolik recorded his first multi-goal game of the season, helping the slumping Florida Panthers take down the red- hot New Jersey Devils, 4-2, at Prudential Center.

One game turned into two, two into three, three into a thousand, or so it seemed to Radek Dvorak.

The Panthers aren't in the top 10 in too many NHL categories. Freak injuries? The Panthers might just lead the league in those.

Normally, when a player takes a retaliatory penalty in the third period of a tie game, the coach wants to wring his neck.

The Washington Capitals hope an injury to their star won't keep him out longer. Aiming for a fourth straight victory, the Capitals could still be in good shape without the two-time reigning MVP when they host the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

Rich Peverley scored the winning goal in a shootout to lift the Atlanta Thrashers to a 2-1 win over the slumping Florida Panthers on Saturday night.

Goaltender Tomas Vokoun #29 of the Florida Panthers takes a puck to the chest against the New York Rangers at the BankAtlantic Center on November 25, 2009 in Sunrise, Florida.

There's no longer any debate over who will start in goal for the Rochester Americans this weekend against the Abbotsford Heat in suburban Vancouver.

In a bizarre twist to the incident that took place on Monday night involving Florida Panthers defense man Keith Ballard and goalie Tomas Vokoun, police investigators have made a startling discovery.

Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals takes a shot in the second period against the Boston Bruins on October 1, 2009 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Sharks had differing views Tuesday on whether frustrated Florida Panthers defenseman Keith Ballard should be suspended for striking his own goalie in the head while attempting to smash his stick on a goal post Monday night.

Keith Ballard knocked a second NHL goalie out of action within a week, only this time he got a face full of knuckles from Avalanche captain Adam Foote for it.

Maxim Afinogenov scored with six seconds remaining in the third period to give Atlanta a 4-3 home win over Florida.

Keith Ballard might want to stay off the streets of Prague for say, the next quarter century or so.

The Panthers waived Ville Koistinen on Wednesday, and when he cleared on Thanksgiving morning, he said he would stay on the active roster for the time being.

Florida Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun was taken off the ice on a stretcher after he was accidentally hit in the head by the stick of teammate Keith Ballard in the opening period of Monday night's game against the Atlanta Thrashers .

SUNRISE, Fla. - Ever since the Toronto Maple Leafs delivered a bounty of draft picks to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Phil Kessel, he has been hyped as a franchise saviour who would lead the team to championship glory.

Leafs double up, beat Panthers Florida Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun , tangles with Toronto Maple Leafs Matt Stajan , and Panthers' Keith Ballard during second period NHL hockey action in Sunrise, Florida November 27, 2009.

Share + Nov 23, 2009 10:31 pm US/Eastern Click here for more Panthers coverage Click here for our South Florida sports blog Reporting Solange Reyner 1 of 1 SUNRISE, FL - NOVEMBER 23: Nathan Horton #16 is congratulated by Keith Ballard #2 and Bryan McCabe #24 of the Florida Panthers after scoring against of the Pittsburgh Penguins on November 23, ...