SUNRISE — Early on, it looked like the Florida Panthers were going to ease their way to a nice win against the beat up — yet flaming hot — New York ... 7 in warmup. Mackie Samoskevich ...

New York is coming off a 3-2 overtime victory ... As for the Panthers, rookie Mackie Samoskevich was held out of Saturday’s win over the Blackhawks due to an illness. Florida Head Coach Paul ...

A generation ago, it felt like the best hope a short guy had of thriving in the NHL was in the crease. Today, the dynamic has ...

Rookie Mackie Samoskevich sat out Saturday’s game due to an illness. Over the past several weeks, Samoskevich has been playing some excellent two-way hockey. It’s clear the youngster has been ...

Florida is fresh off Saturday’s 5-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks and have now won both games on their current homestand and three straight in Sunrise overall as they prepare to host the New ...

The Florida Panthers will close the book on another back-to-back when they host the New York Islanders for a ... rookie forward Mackie Samoskevich’s status for tonight’s tilt is still up ...

Perhaps this little stretch at home will help them string some wins together, as they’ve now won three straight in Sunrise and both games on their current homestand, which continues on Sunday night ...

His line, with Matthew Tkachuk and Mackie Samoskevich on the wings ... the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday (1 p.m., ABC) and the New York Islanders on Sunday (6 p.m., Scripps).