Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored tone-setting first-period goals while Sergei Bobrovsky remained strong in net ... A.J. Greer added a goal by finishing off a perfect 2-on-1 transition ...

Florida Panthers' Carter Verhaeghe (23) celebrates his goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during first period of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals in Raleigh, N.C ...

Early goals from Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad set the tone in the opening game of the Eastern ... A.J. Greer added a goal by finishing off a perfect 2-on-1 transition chance in the second ...

Florida Panthers' Carter Verhaeghe (23) celebrates his goal against the Carolina Hurricanes during first period of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals in Raleigh, N.C ...

Florida Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe has a nose for the hockey puck. That nose has a penchant for scoring series-clinching goals like the one he rifled to the top-shelf Wednesday night in ...

Florida’s Carter Verhaeghe, center, is congratulated by teammates after scoring to make the score 2-0 in favor of the Panthers during the first period of Game 3 in the NHL Stanley Cup Final ...

Florida Panthers center Carter Verhaeghe (23) and center Sam Reinhart, right, do drills during NHL hockey training camp Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Credit: AP/Lynne Sladky ...

The Panthers have signed Carter Verhaeghe to an eight-year extension worth $7 million annually. The 2024-25 season is the last of Verhaeghe’s current deal that he signed in July of 2021 at $4. ...

Verhaeghe, 29, is in the final year of a contract that carries a $4,166,667 salary cap hit. The new deal, which begins in 2025-26, has an average annual value of $7 million.

Verhaeghe is only one of two Panthers who had their named engraved on the Cup a second time, along with forward Vladimir Tarasenko, who on the Cup in 2019 with the St. Louis Blues.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carter Verhaeghe and Aaron Ekblad scored two tone-setting first-period goals while Sergei Bobrovsky remained strong in net as the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida ...