Nate Schmidt and Carter Verhaeghe had third-period goals, Anton Lundell had a goal and two assists and the Florida Panthers topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday night. Uvis Balinskis also scored for Florida,

The Ottawa Senators landed Dylan Cozens, a player the Red Wings were interested in, plus  intriguing Fabian Zetterlund. The Florida Panthers brought in Seth Jones and Brad Marchand.  The Toronto Maple Leafs improved their defense with the acquisition of Brandon Carlo and added respected third-line center Scott Laughton.

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk might soon be on his way out of Canada's capital and the Florida Panthers could already be exploring ways to trade for and reunite him with his older brother Matthew.

Brad Marchand was traded to the Florida Panthers by the Boston Bruins on Friday. Boston received a conditional second-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft in return.

The 2006 third-round pick has played his entire NHL career with the Bruins, amassing 976 points in 1,090 games.

A potent one-two punch of the top line, Barkov and Sam Reinhart led the charge up front for the Panthers, with each superstar forward registering a goal and two assists in the win. Notching an assist, Aaron Ekblad extended his point streak to five games.

The 11th-ranked University of Michigan dropped a 6-5 OT loss against 15th-ranked Penn State in the opener of the Big Ten tourney.

The Winnipeg Jets have acquired goaltender Chris Driedger from the Florida Panthers in exchange for goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen. The move is a one-for-one goaltender swap that is a depth move for both teams.

The Ottawa Senators have acquired centre Dylan Cozens, defenceman Dennis Gilbert and a second-round draft pick from the Buffalo Sabres for centre Josh Norris and defenceman Jacob Bernard-Docker ahead of Friday's NHL trade deadline.