The Florida Panthers played a full, 60-minute game in beating the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Celebrating Dmitry Kulikov’s 1,000th game, the Panthers put together a strong effort led by 29 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky in a 3-0 win which catapulted them into first place in the Atlantic Division standings.

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Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Florida Panthers beat the

SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov is skating in his 1,000th National Hockey League regular season game tonight vs. the Los Angeles Kings. The Panthers will honor Kulikov’s milestone in a pregame ceremony prior to Florida’s 6 p.m. (ET) game against the New York Islanders on Sunday, Feb. 2 at Amerant Bank Arena.

Kings coach Jim Hiller spoke about scratching Brandt Clarke from the lineup ahead of the team's loss to the Panthers.

Bennett’s goal 4:55 into regulation came when he took a feed from Tkachuk across the goal crease and sent a wrist shot high as Kings goaltender Dary Kuemper was sprawled down on the ice.

The Florida Panthers and the Los Angeles Kings are both coming off losses heading into their game on Wednesday night in Sunrise, Fla.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Drew Doughty will make season debut for the Los Angeles Kings against the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; FDSNW, SCRIPPS, TVAS-D).

Defenseman Drew Doughty has been activated from injured reserve by the Los Angeles Kings ahead of his season debut against the Florida Panthers.

The final NHL game on Wednesday's schedule will pit the defending champion Panthers against the Kings out on the West Coast.

The Los Angeles Kings head into the midpoint of their five-game road trip taking on the Florida Panthers. LA are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. Florida returns home from a four-game west coast road trip where they faced the Kings last Wednesday (January 22,