Brad Marchand scored a heartfelt goal for the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.

The NHL has suspended Tampa Bay forward Scott Sabourin for four games following his actions in the Lightning's preseason finale against the Florida Panthers.

The Florida Panthers completed another hat trick less than two weeks since repeating as Stanley Cup champions.

Two people familiar with negotiations tell The Associated Press the NHL and NHL Players' Association are close to an agreement on a four-year extension of the collective bargaining agreement.

Moving to an 84-game regular season from 82 is one of the topics that has been discussed in collective bargaining talks between the NHL and the NHL Players’ Association, a person with familiar with negotiations tells The Associated Press.

U.S. television ratings for the Stanley Cup Final rematch between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers declined from their first matchup a year ago.

The Stanley Cup is a little banged up, thanks to the Florida Panthers’ celebration of back-to-back titles.

The U.S. named Brady and Matthew Tkachuk, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Quinn Hughes and Charlie McAvoy as its first six players for the 2026 Olympics.

Pop superstar Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce were among the celebrities that flocked to Amerant Bank Arena to watch Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers.

The Edmonton Oilers took the ice for practice the day after the wheels came off in a 6-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final.

The Florida Panthers lead the Stanley Cup Final 2-1 after routing the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 in Game 3.

Frederik Andersen returned to the net and stopped 20 shots for his fifth career playoff shutout, Logan Stankoven got the only goal Carolina needed and the Hurricanes won their first Eastern Conference finals game in 20 years by beating the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Monday night to stave off elimination.

The Carolina Hurricanes switched goalies for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, starting Pyotr Kochetkov in net against the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

The Florida Panthers have signed Canadian singer Michael Buble — for a good cause.

Auston Matthews got his first goal of the series to break a scoreless tie in the third period, Joseph Woll stopped 22 shots, and the Toronto Maple Leafs kept their season alive by beating the Florida Panthers 2-0 in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Friday night.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots for his fifth career playoff shutout, Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett scored and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 on Sunday night in Game 4 to even the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Connor Hellebuyck is starting to again look like the goalie that was so dominant in the regular season for Winnipeg.

Brad Marchand scored on a deflected shot at 15:27 of overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Friday night to cut their deficit in the Eastern Conference semifinal series to 2-1.

The latest “Hunger Games” novel sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide during its first week, the biggest opening ever for Suzanne Collins’ blockbuster series.

Light accumulations possible south of I-94 this afternoon. Wind chills could drop below zero by Thursday morning.

Temperatures continue to trend below average. A few breaks in the clouds today before another chance of snow showers midweek.

Numerous light snow showers today with light accumulations of less than one inch.

Temperatures will climb into the 50s this weekend. A stronger low pressure system arrives Sunday, bringing another round of widespread rain.

Rounds of rain to end the year with a warming trend into the weekend.

Two rounds of snow are heading for Metro Detroit starting this afternoon through Friday bringing accumulations of 1-3 inches.

Gusty winds today. Rain/snow mix likely Wednesday with accumulating snow later this week

Brisk conditions continue through Saturday. A warm-up ensues Sunday into early next week bringing rain chances.

Mostly cloudy with temperatures slightly below average today. More snow chances, whipping winds and single digit wind chills arrive midweek.

Breezy and cooler today as clouds break throughout the day.

A few scattered rain chances today with gusty winds.

Widespread rain across Southeast Michigan this afternoon as a low pressure system develops over the region. Colder air filtering in will eventually result in snow showers developing by early Thursday.

Low pressure brings widespread rain across Southeast Michigan today.

Cooler temperatures and drier weather move in through Saturday.

Will it rain during trick-or-treating? Here is the Halloween weather forecast for Southeast Michigan with three days to go.

Seasonal and sunny start to the week before warmth and wind build midweek.

Another warm day is on tap with temperatures rising into the mid to upper 70s. Clouds will continue to increase this evening with a chance of some scattered light rain tonight.

It’s a frosty start out there with multiple suburbs falling below freezing.

Warming trend and dry through early next week.

Frost development remains likely for portions of Southeast Michigan both tomorrow morning and Thursday morning.

Warm and windy end to the workweek as temperatures soar into the 70s. Cooler air and rain chances build in this weekend and beyond.

Pleasant weather across Southeast Michigan again today. Seasonally warm on Friday with daytime temperatures ranging 75 to 80 degrees.

Dry weather and cooler temperatures hold with patchy frost possible midweek.

Dry weather and cooler temperatures hold with patchy frost possible midweek.

Another mild day under partly sunny skies today, with rain showers returning Tuesday.

Mild conditions with high temperatures reaching into the 70s today through Tuesday.

Cloudy and slight warmer with highs in the mid-70s.

Areas of fog are developing this morning and dense pockets may require extra time for travel this morning. Slight chance for rain late Friday.

High pressure continues to bring dry and summer-like weather to Metro Detroit.

Warm temperatures, low humidity and dry weather continue into next week.

A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for nearly all of Southeast Michigan until 9AM.

A Dense Fog Advisory has been issued for the Thumb region this morning until 9AM due to visibility of one quarter mile or less.

Sunshine and mid-80s ahead of a Friday morning cold front that will usher in scattered showers and non-severe thunderstorms through Friday afternoon.

Our pleasant stretch continues as sunshine and seasonal temperatures build in today with highs around 80.

We start the day with a mix of sun and clouds, but most of Southeast Michigan is under a slight (level 2) risk for severe weather later today.

Seasonal, but muggy today. Marginal risk for severe storms on Friday.

More storms possible to round out the week.

Expect a gradual warming trend through the end of the weekend with highs in the mid to upper 80s.

We’re waking up to moderate air quality again across Southeast Michigan.

High pressure builds in across the Great Lakes today bringing us sunshine and warming temperatures.

Cooler and breezy through the first part of this week. Drier today though a stray light lake effect shower can’t be ruled out mainly over the Thumb.

Seasonable temperatures are on tap today with mainly conditions outside of an isolated shower chance.

Mostly sunny skies this morning gives way to partly sunny skies this afternoon with isolated showers possible, but not likely.

Cooler, breezy and less humid conditions through the weekend.

Mainly dry with increasing humidity and a very slight chance for an isolated shower later today.

Dry and cooler weather moves in Wednesday along with lower humidity and sunshine, so don’t forget the shades.

Scattered thunderstorms are likely to develop on Monday from 2PM to 10PM across SE Michigan, some of which could become severe south of M-59, especially along and south of I-94.

Scattered to numerous thunderstorms today are not likely to be severe, but heavy rainfall rates may cause localized minor flooding.

Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible tonight into Friday. Gusty winds and heavy downpours will be the main threats.

Showers and a few thunderstorms will be around this morning and early afternoon, mainly in the Thumb and Tri-Cities area.

A pleasant and cool start to your morning. Great running weather! Grab your sunglasses and sunscreen today because we’ve got a ton of sun in the forecast.

Dry weather and pleasant temperatures through Saturday.

There is a chance of thunderstorms this morning through early afternoon as a cold front tracks through the area.

Mostly sunny to start the day with clouds building this afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms can’t be ruled out this afternoon and evening.

Temperatures top out in the low to mid 80s today while pop-up showers and thunderstorms remain in the forecast this afternoon and tomorrow.

We will be partly sunny today with highs on either side of 80, expect more clouds to build in for the later part of the day.

Cooler and drier air filters into the region through the rest of the workweek.

Marginal Risk of Severe Storms Through Tuesday.

The weather will be more seasonal today with high temperatures in the lower 80s and moderate humidity.

Sam Reinhart missed the Florida Panthers’ championship parade.

Sunshine returns on this Sunday with cooler temps and less humid air.

The deciding Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final will be played Monday night in Florida, where the Panthers host the Edmonton Oilers.

Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch and his staff successfully challenged a goal by the Florida Panthers at a crucial juncture of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.

The Stanley Cup will be in the building once again Friday night with the Florida Panthers getting their third chance to win the first championship in franchise history in Game 6 against the Edmonton Oilers.

Connor McDavid has been the best player on the ice as the Edmonton Oilers rallied to force a sixth game in the Stanley Cup Final after falling behind 3-0 to the Florida Panthers.

The Panthers arrived in Edmonton less than 24 hours before Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final after storms in South Florida delayed their lengthy cross-continental flight.

The Florida Panthers have become experts at locking games down and dominating opponents in the third period.

Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new “The Hunger Games” novel.

Alex Wennberg deflected home a goal 5:35 into overtime, and the New York Rangers reclaimed home-ice advantage in the Eastern Conference finals with a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 3 on Sunday.

Bye bye rain . . . for now. Trade the umbrellas for sunglasses today. We’ll be waking up to morning sunshine and then clouds move in this afternoon.

The season for the Florida Panthers cannot end on Wednesday night.

Florida’s Sergei Bobrovsky might have had the save of the year.

Carter Verhaeghe tapped in a pinpoint pass from Aleksander Barkov for the lead 58 seconds into the third period, Matthew Tkachuk added a goal and an assist and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 in Game 1 of their NHL playoff series opener.

Forecast for Monday, February 26th, 2024

Metro Detroit is getting a cloudy and warmer-than-average start to Friday.

This is the warmest day of the week with highs forecasted in the mid-40s.

Metro Detroit weather forecast for Jan. 31, 2024.

A mix of wet snow and rain this morning could produce minor snow accumulations across Southeast Michigan.

New Jersey Devils coach Lindy Ruff was struck in the face by a puck and wasn’t behind the bench for the third period of his team’s 3-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Not as frigid this morning compared to the last few days, but still cool. Temperatures hover around the freezing mark early before a nice warm-up throughout the day.

Thursday brings us another chilly morning under clear skies. However, sunshine and southwesterly winds will help usher in milder conditions today.