NICK BJUGSTAD NEWS

Bond of brothers: Familiar face helps Roberto Luongo gear up for season

Roberto Luongo and Leo Luongo were no different than most brothers.

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Panthers announce six-year extension for Jonathan Huberdeau

Jonathan Huberdeau's $35.4 million, six-year extension was formally announced by the Florida Panthers on Wednesday, the forward becoming yet...

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Panthers without center Nick Bjugstad for Game 6 at Islanders

Florida center Nick Bjugstad is out for Game 6 of the Panthers' first-round series against the New York Islanders on Sunday night after sust...

APRIL 24, 2016

Reilly Smith, Panthers hold on late to win Game 2

Reilly Smith scored his 3rd goal of the playoffs in the 1st period Friday as the Panthers held on to the lead late to win Game 2 against the New York Islanders.

APRIL 16, 2016

Legend continues: Jaromir Jagr back in playoffs again, leading Panthers

Jaromir Jagr sat at his locker at the Florida Panthers training facility for a few seconds in silence, processing his answer. The question was about how often does he think about t...

APRIL 12, 2016

For young Panthers, 1st postseason obstacle is the playoff beard

Plenty of young players in the Florida Panthers' locker room are getting exposed to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time, and some ar...

APRIL 12, 2016

Luongo, Panthers beat Canadiens to clinch Atlantic Division title

MONTREAL (AP) Aleksander Barkov starting things early, and by night's end, the Florida Panthers were Atlantic Division champs.

APRIL 6, 2016

Rocco Grimaldi scores 2 goals, Panthers beat Maple Leafs for franchise record

Rocco Grimaldi scored twice, Aleksander Barkov got his 27th goal and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3.

APRIL 5, 2016

Panthers surrender lead in third period in loss to Red Wings

Luke Glendening scored the go-ahead goal, Pavel Datsyuk had two goals and the Detroit Red Wings rebounded from a two-goal deficit and topped the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Saturday ni...

MARCH 20, 2016

Panthers spread goals around, take care of Canadiens

Vincent Trochek scored a goal and set up one by Jiri Hudler and the Florida Panthers downed the injury-riddled Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Tuesday night.

MARCH 16, 2016

Panthers take control in shootout, best Flyers for crucial victory

Aleksander Barkov scored the winning goal in a shootout to lift the Florida Panthers to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.

MARCH 13, 2016

Tanguay scores twice in debut, Coyotes rout Panthers

Shane Doan and Jordan Martinook also scored for Arizona, and Louis Domingue stopped 32 shots.

MARCH 6, 2016

Aleksander Barkov scores twice in return, leads Panthers over Coyotes

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) Aleksander Barkov picked up right where he left off.

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Coyotes 1 goal short again, lose fourth straight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Shane Doan scored for the Coyotes.

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Jussi Jokinen lifts Panthers past Penguins in shootout

Jussi Jokinen scored the winning goal in a shootout to lead the Florida Panthers over the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 on Monday.

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Panthers' Bjugstad: Top line is like 'Harlem Globetrotters on ice'

Panthers' Bjugstad: Top line is like 'Harlem Globetrotters on ice'

FEBRUARY 3, 2016