There are times when Mackie Samoskevich still has to pinch himself when he thinks about where he is right now. At this time a year ago, he was on the tail end of his first full season of professional hockey with the Charlotte Checkers,

Check out FloridaPanthers.com/4Nations for final recaps of the Cats at the 2025 NHL 4 Nations Face-Off. The Panthers will next face off against the Seattle Kraken at 6 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Amerant Bank Arena, beginning the final stretch of the regular season.

The Panthers have reportedly expressed interest in Mikko Rantanen as the Hurricanes ponder trading the star winger.

Florida wasted no time opening the scoring. On the power play, a severe defensive breakdown by the Predators left Sam Reinhart and Bennett alone in front of the Predators’ Juuse Saros (21 saves); Reinhart dropped the puck for Bennett to easily bury 1:23 into the contest.

Nashville Predators captain Roman Josi left Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers with an upper body injury after taking a dangerous hit from Panthers forward Sam Bennett. At the 10:22 mark ...

Forward Steven Stamkos, who signed a four-year deal with Nashville in the offseason, is currently in the longest point-less streak of his career — he has gone nine games without a point for the first time in his 17-year career.

Justin Sourdif scored his first NHL goal and the Florida Panthers beat the Nashville Predators 4-1. Sam Bennett had a goal, assist and fight for a Gordie Howe hat trick, and Gustav Forsling and Mackie Samoskevich also scored to help the Panthers win for the third time in four games.

With Tkachuk placed on long-term injured reserve, he'll miss at least 10 games and 24 days of the season. Although he's eligible to return before the end of March, NHL insider Chris Johnston says there seems to be a "distinct possibility" the injury could hold him out for the rest of the regular season.