The Florida Panthers are loading up to make another run at the Stanley Cup. They kicked off NHL trade deadline week by snagging Seth Jones from the Chicago Blackhawks. Then, they made a trade with the San Jose Sharks to make Vitek Vanecek their backup goalie after trading Spencer Knight to Chicago.

Florida Panthers President of Hockey Operations & General Manager Bill Zito announced today that the club has acquired goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen from the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for goaltender Chris Driedger.

The Florida Panthers and Winnipeg Jets completed a goalie swap Wednesday. The defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers have acquired Kaapo Kahkonen from the Jets in exchange for fellow netminder Chris Driedger,

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

Now, Samoskevich is not only a regular for the Panthers as they attempt to repeat as Stanley Cup champions, he’s a key cog in what they do in his rookie season. He’s playing top-six minutes on Florida’s second line with center Sam Bennett and, as of Monday, began receiving playing time on the Panthers’ top power-play unit.

In yet another move ahead of Friday's deadline, the reigning Cup champs have acquired goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen from the Winnipeg Jets for goaltender Chris Driedger, Frank Seravalli of DailyFaceoff reported Thursday.

The San Jose Sharks traded forward Nico Sturm and a 2027 seventh-round pick to the Florida Panthers in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round selection, the teams announced Thursday. Sturm is a pending unrestricted free agent and carries a $2-million cap hit.

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks’ game against the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena in Denver on Thursday will be shown exclusively on ESPN instead of the team’s normal broadcast partner, NBC Sports California. The game, the last on the Sharks’ seven-game road trip, is also being streamed on ESPN+.

The Colorado Avalanche came into the season with championship aspirations and Alexandar Georgiev as their top goaltender.

The Winnipeg Jets acquired Chris Driedger from the Florida Panthers for Kaapo Kahkonen in a swap of depth goaltenders Thursday. Driedger, who hasn't played in the NHL this season, was 10-6-4 with an .

Defensemen Seth Jones and Ryan Lindgren and forward Gustav Nyquist were on the move as three Central Division teams got a jump on the NHL’s looming trade deadline.

In advance of the NHL Trade Deadline, former Minnesota Wild goaltender Kaapo Kahkonen has been traded to the Florida Panthers.