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The Dallas Stars will try to notch a point in their fifth straight game tonight, when they host the Florida Panthers at American Airlines Center in Marc Crawford's 1,000th game as a NHL head coach.

Fewer than 100 Florida Panthers are alive in the wild today, hanging on in the southern tip of Florida.

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.

Steven Reinprecht had a natural hat trick in a 5:11 span of the first period, and Rostislav Olesz scored in the second round of a shootout to give the Florida Panthers a 6-5 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday night.

Last season, Ribeiro scored the only hat trick of his career against Vokoun in a 4-1 Stars win over Florida.

For the Florida Panthers, they can't build that new arena in Quebec City fast enough.

Despite their early-season success, the Senators know they need to improve their power play.

The fans already have. The players: not so much. They have not faced up to the reality that surrounds this club and what it takes to be successful here.

Here we are 10 games into the NHL season and already people have begun irrational debating over what is considered a clean hit in hockey.

Van Riemsdyk's goal - he scored on a late breakaway by putting a backhander through the legs of goalie Tomas Vokoun - was the first of his blossoming NHL career.

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 Panthers left wing David Booth was taken from the ice on a stretcher Saturday night after a hard hit from Philadelphia captain Mike Richards.

After a fairly light schedule over the past two weeks, the Philadelphia Flyers have plenty of opportunities to take the ice over the next several days.

The Florida Panthers need to realize the urgency that surrounds them upon their trip to Pennsylvania.

Penguins 3, Panthers 2 : Sidney Crosby scored twice in the third period and had the only goal in the shootout, and Pittsburgh overcame a two-goal deficit to win its seventh straight game, beating visiting Florida last night.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will shoot for a seventh straight win tonight when they welcome the Florida Panthers for a battle at Mellon Arena.

On Wednesday night, the Florida Panthers were overwhelmed by guys named Pominville and Vanek.

The Buffalo Sabres needed only about five minutes to beat the struggling Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.

The Buffalo Sabres could have sniper Thomas Vanek, right, back in the lineup on Wednesday when they visit the Panthers.

Despite rumors of the opposite, the Florida Panthers are not yet done and dusted from the playoff map.

The Panthers didn't unburden themselves with Friday's home victory against the Philadelphia Flyers.

When he makes his Panthers debut tonight against the Flyers, goalie Scott Clemmensen won't have to feel awkward wearing his old red-and-black Devils mask.

On paper, the game versus the tough-hitting Philadelphia Flyers looked like an intimidating opponent for the Florida Panthers, who had lost 4 straight games coming into last night's contest.

Radek Dvorak broke a tie with a short-handed goal at 7:02 of the third period and the Florida Panthers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

The Flyers have had six days to think about their last loss, something that doesn't bode well for a Panthers club riding a four-game losing streak.

Randy Sexton looks forward to every single day. The 50-year-old Sexton is entering his second full week of being the official general manager of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League after wearing the interim tag for the previous four months.

With their seven-game winning streak over, the Detroit Red Wings attempt to start another one at home on Saturday.

It's too early to deem this another poor start to the season, but the Panthers are skating in that direction after four games.

Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos celebrates with the bench after scoring against the Florida Panthers during the first period Monday in Tampa.

When/where: 7:30 p.m., St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa. TV/radio: No TV; 790 AM. The game: The Lightning got its first win of the season Saturday by beating visiting Carolina 5-2. . . . Florida split the six-game series with the Bolts last season, winning two of three in Tampa.

David Clarkson scored a power-play goal with 3:35 left to give the New Jersey Devils a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.

Newly signed center Dominic Moore has not finished going through the immigration process and was not at practice on Thursday morning.

The Panthers didn't enjoy their return to the United States. Perhaps they will do better now that they are back in their home state.

Yes, the Panthers have been around. Christopher Columbus would have been proud and impressed.

Carolina's Tuomo Ruutu, left, celebrates his first-period goal with teammates Sergei Samsonov and Eric Staal.

Don't get me started ... It might be a stretch to say that is Tomas Vokoun's reaction when he is asked why he habitually starts the season slowly, but it's not much of a stretch.

The Panthers have agreed to a one-year contract with free agent center Dominic Moore.

Antti Niemi made 23 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks used three power-play goals to rout the Florida Panthers 4-0 on Saturday and split the season-opening double header in Finland.

Antti Niemi made his Finnish countrymen proud with his first career shutout to lift the Chicago Blackhawks to a 4-0 victory over Florida in the back end of a season-opening two-game set in Helsinki.

The Florida Panthers on Monday signed unrestricted free-agent center Dominic Moore to a one-year deal worth $1.1 million.

Nathan Horton and Mike Duco scored as the Florida Panthers lost their pre-season game with Tappara in Finland on Monday.

Looks like the Panthers like playing in front of big crowds. In Helsinki, they won their opening game of the season against the Chicago Blackhawks, a team that's a fashionable pick to win the Stanley Cup.

So much for getting off to that great start. After a summer of fortifying the lineup with veteran free agents and promising to restore the pride of the franchise, the Rochester Americans couldn't protect a 2-0 lead and lost 3-2 in overtime to the Lake Erie Monsters.

Gregory Campbell was one of the many frustrated hockey fans in Detroit who watched Detroit Pittsburgh beat the Red Wings to claim the Stanley Cup.

The Florida Panthers are notorious for their slow starts. So, too, is goalie Tomas Vokoun.

The Chicago Blackhawks will kick off their 2009-10 campaign in Helsinki, Finland as they take on the Florida Panthers today in the first of two games between the clubs at Hartwall Arena.

Florida Panthers assistant general manager Randy Sexton has accepted the G.M. job, and an announcement will be made before tonight's game, Darren Dreger of TSN.ca reports via his Twitter account .

The Florida Panthers knew they would be a young team again this season. But come Friday's season opener here against the Chicago Blackhawks at Hartwall Arena , the Panthers might be even younger than even they expected to be.

Henrik Zetterberg had a goal and an assist as the Detroit Red Wings capped the pre-season with a 6-2 win over Swedish club Farjestad on Wednesday.

HELSINKI - The Associated Press Last updated on Thursday, Oct. 01, 2009 03:13PM EDT I t will be another first for the NHL.

Celebrating the great Canadian game. Tracking the NHL, the Canadian teams and a lot more! Thursday, October 01, 2009 We provide a starting point for all items of note for the Panthers for 2009-10. From web page information, to radio links, news service sites, HockeyNation archive items and any other forms of content we'll list it here, a quick ...