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Star winger Todd Bertuzzi of the Florida Panthers may opt for surgery to fix his ailing back. Bertuzzi hasn't played since Oct. 18, missing the last seven games while receiving treatment and injections for a herniated disc. But it hasn't helped and the former Vancouver Canucks forward may require surgery, which could sideline him for six to eight weeks. ``There hasn't been a decision made quite yet,'' Panthers coach and ...

Ilya Kovalchuk broke out of his slump with two goals, Marian Hossa scored on a penalty shot and the Atlanta Thrashers kept up the best start in franchise history, beating the Florida Panthers 4-2 Saturday night. J.P. Vigier also scored and Kari Lehtonen turned aside 18 shots in the Thrashers' win, their sixth in the first eight games. Atlanta has picked up 13 of a possible 16 points, with its only regulation loss coming on a last-second ...

It took Ed Belfour three starts to get his first win as a Florida Panther. The Philadelphia Flyers have gone five games without a victory. Olli Jokinen scored the game-winning goal late in the second period and Florida beat Philadelphia 3-2 on Friday night, the Flyers' fifth straight loss. Belfour had 25 saves for the Panthers, who started the season 4-0 at home for the first time since 1995-96, when they made it to the Stanley Cup finals. ...

Alexander Semin had a goal and an assist during Washington's five-goal first period, and the Capitals cruised past the Florida Panthers 5-2 Wednesday night. The Capitals, who hadn't scored more than five goals in any of their first four games, tallied five in the opening 15 minutes against the Panthers. The last time Washington scored five goals in a period was on Feb. 12, 2003, in a 5-1 win at Atlanta. Olie Kolzig had 34 saves, Jamie ...

Jay Bouwmeester scored with nine minutes left in the third period to break a tie and Alexander Auld made 21 saves as the Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay 3-2 on Friday night, the Lightning's third straight loss. Juraj Kolnik and Nathan Horton also scored for Florida, which has won seven of its last eight home games against the Lightning. Olli Jokinen had two assists for the Panthers. Vincent Lecavalier and Ryan Clark scored for Tampa Bay and ...

The Florida Panthers had another strong offensive game at home. Gary Roberts and Olli Jokinen each scored twice to help the Panthers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 Wednesday night, keeping the defending Stanley Cup champions winless this season. Florida, which beat Boston 8-3 in its opener, has scored a franchise-best 14 goals in its first two home games. The Panthers' previous high was 10 in 1995-96. Florida has one goal in two road games. ``If I knew the answer ...

Florida goalie Alex Auld turned aside a torrent of Maple Leafs shots in a tremendous individual showing at Air Canada Centre. But it wasn't quite enough to give his Panthers the win, as Toronto eked out a 2-1 shootout victory. ``Alex played an outstanding game,'' Panthers coach Jacques Martin said of Auld, who made 47 saves in regulation and overtime. ``He made a lot of big saves. (Toronto) had some ...

Mats Sundin and Darcy Tucker rescued the Maple Leafs with shootout goals as Toronto came from behind to beat the Florida Panthers 2-1 Monday night despite a 47-save effort from Alex Auld. Kyle Wellwood scored the lone goal in regulation for the Leafs (2-1-1), who lost top-four defenceman Pavel Kubina to a knee injury with 2:48 left in the third period. He didn't return to the game and had great ...

Marian Hossa had two goals and an assist, and goalie Kari Lehtonen stopped 22 shots to power the Atlanta Thrashers to a 6-0 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night. Slava Kozlov added a goal and two assists for the Thrashers, who lost a 3-2 shootout to Tampa Bay in their season opener on Thursday night. Lehtonen, in his second season, earned his fourth career shutout. Atlanta opened the scoring on a goal by Jon Sim ...

Todd Bertuzzi wasted little time making a good impression on the Florida Panthers. Bertuzzi had a goal and three assists _ his first four-point night since Feb. 25, 2003 _ in his Florida debut, and Joe Nieuwendyk had two goals and an assist as the Panthers opened the season with an 8-3 win over the Boston Bruins on Friday night. Alex Auld, who came to the Panthers with Bertuzzi in the off-season trade that sent all-star goalie ...

Todd Bertuzzi leaned against a Florida Panthers banner tacked to the wall, knowing which question was coming. Inevitably, it came. It always does. And Bertuzzi had his answer ready. ``Not going there,'' Bertuzzi said. ``Time to move on.'' More than 2{ years have passed since the March 2004 game from which Bertuzzi seems unable to escape. As a member of the Vancouver Canucks, Bertuzzi punched Colorado's Steve Moore in the ...