Florida Panthers coach Paul Maurice meets the media after his team lost 3-2 to the Minnesota Wild in Sunrise on Thursday, March 26, 2026.
Evan Rodrigues broke a finger on his first shift of the game and may be done for the rest of the season.
Florida trailed 2-0 going into the third before Matthew Tkachuk scored early. With Daniil Tarasov on the bench, Aaron Ekblad tied the score with 1:13 remaining. Only Joel Eriksson Ek won it with 4.4 seconds left on the clock.
Tarasov tied a career-high with 47 saves.
The Panthers play back-to-backs this weekend in New York starting Saturday afternoon against the Islanders.
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2 Comments
Snuck in the f bomb there lol
My wife and I were in attendance last night. I've watched a lot of hockey and let me say these boys stayed in the fight right until the end. Winning the two Cups was great but the never say die attitude of this team with all of the injuries and knowing when our season ends is something I'll never forget. Te crowd stayed until the end and I won't soon forget the guts on display by the Florida Panthers. See you at the final home game boys!