Olympics: Three Panthers in action today
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Olympics: Three Panthers in action today
"It's do or die today at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano for Florida Panthers Gustav Forsling, Uvis Balinskis and Sandis Vilmanis. The trio of Cats will take part in the final qualification playoff match of the day between Sweden and Latvia at Santagiulia Arena with the winner getting Matthew Tkachuk and the United States in quarterfinals on Wednesday. Sweden went 2-1 in preliminary round play, but finished third in Group B due to goal differential. Latvia went 1-2 and finished in last place in Group C."
"Checkers rout Wolf Pack Ben Steeves scored two goals and added an assist and Kirill Gerasimyuk made 20 saves for his third AHL shutout in the Charlotte Checkers 9-0 rout of the Hartford Wolf Pack yesterday afternoon at Bojangles Coliseum. Marek Alscher, Brian Pinho, Noah Gregor, Mitchell Vande Sompel, Mike Benning, Jack Devine and Hunter St. Martin also lit the lamp for the Checkers."
Sweden and Latvia meet in a final Olympic qualification playoff in Milano with the winner advancing to face Matthew Tkachuk and the United States in the quarterfinals. Florida Panthers Gustav Forsling, Uvis Balinskis and Sandis Vilmanis are part of the Latvian contingent taking part in the match at Santagiulia Arena. Sweden finished 2-1 in preliminary play but placed third in Group B on goal differential, while Latvia was 1-2 and finished last in Group C. Other scheduled men's games include Germany vs. France and Switzerland vs. Italy, and Czechia vs. Denmark. In the AHL, the Charlotte Checkers defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack 9-0, featuring a two-goal performance from Ben Steeves and a 20-save shutout by Kirill Gerasimyuk.
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