Florida Panthers get the second road upset of the season

Florida Panthers v Philadelphia Flyers | Emilee Chinn/GettyImagesOctober couldn’t be a better month: hockey is back, the Stanley Cup is looking for another dream catcher, and the Florida Panthers are aiming for a three-peat.

The back-to-back NHL champions slid into a new season with three home wins, six points, and first place in the Eastern Conference. Sergei Bobrovsky earned three wins, a 1.67 GAA, and a .925 save percentage only to be named the Third Star of the Week. It looked like a powerful homestead.

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— The Stanley Cup (@StanleyCup) October 7, 2025While Alexander Barkov, Matthew Tkachuk, and Tomas Nosek recover after their surgeries, others must step up. And they…