SUNRISE, Fla. \u2014 The Florida Panthers were fairly quiet during last week\u2019s NHL trade deadline, making only two moves.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first move was trading Jeff Petry to the Minnesota Wild for a conditional seventh-round pick. The other deal also involved the Wild, this time reacquiring one-time former Panther Vinnie Hinostroza for future considerations.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, just four days after returning to Florida, Hinostroza immediately made an impact by scoring in his 2025-26 debut with the Panthers.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the 9:48 mark of the first period, Hinostroza drove the net before redirecting Jesper Boqvist\u2019s shot past Red Wings goaltender John Gibson to put the Panthers up 1-0.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirst game, get the jitters out of the way,\u201d Hinostroza said postgame. \u201cMy linemates really helped me out there.<\/p>\n
Playing a different system, there\u2019s little stuff I have to still focus on [and] do better, but that was a fun first game. That was a big one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hinostroza scores in his first game back with the Panthers<\/p>\n
1-0<\/p>\n