On Monday, the NHL announced goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky as the league’s Third Star of the Week after he backstopped the Florida Panthers to a flawless 3-0-0 record during the week ending Oct. 12. The other stars were Vegas forward Pavel Dorofeyev (First Star) and Ottawa forward Shane Pinto (Second Star).

Sergei Bobrovsky is nearing another NHL record after the Florida Panthers win over the Chicago Blackhawks on opening night.

Mackie Samoskevich, Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues also scored for the Panthers, who got two assists from Seth Jones. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 shots for Florida, which has trailed for a total of 63 seconds in its first three games.

BUFFALO – The Florida Panthers were blanked by a familiar face on Saturday afternoon as Alex Lyon pitched a 32-save shutout to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 3-0 win at KeyBank Center. Missing several star players to start the season, the Panthers now sit at 3-4-0.

Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov will miss five months after undergoing shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum, making the Florida's 3-peat bid even harder.

Cam Talbot made 21 saves, Mason Appleton scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings beat Florida 4-1 on Wednesday night to send the defending champion Panthers to their second straight loss.

Sergei Bobrovsky will make his second consecutive start tonight against the Philadelphia Flyers, putting Daniil Tarasov's Florida Panthers debut on hold.

Former captain Brad Marchand will skate at TD Garden for the first time as an NHL opponent when the Florida Panthers visit their Atlantic Division rival on Tuesday night. Both teams are 3-4-0, having lost four straight since beginning the season on three-game win streaks.

Josh Doan scored two power-play goals, Alex Lyon made 32 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 3-0.

Josh Doan scored two power-play goals, Alex Lyon made 32 saves and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Florida Panthers 3-0 on Saturday.Owen Power