{"id":203577,"date":"2026-03-24T07:17:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/203577\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T07:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T07:17:14","slug":"whats-brewing-maurice-hits-2000-back-to-back-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/203577\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Brewing: Maurice hits 2,000; Back-to-back in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORT LAUDERDALE \u2013\u00a0A busy week ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Back at\u00a0home after a four-game road trip in the northwest, the Florida Panthers (34-32-3) will hit the ice for a two-game homestand as the calendar nears a flip from March to April.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Although the Panthers sit outside a playoff spot and the injuries continue to stockpile, there\u00a0won\u2019t\u00a0be any shying away from sticking to their style of game down the home stretch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust continue to develop our game,\u201d Evan Rodrigues said following the team\u2019s practice on Monday at Baptist Health\u00a0IcePlex.\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0think\u00a0continue to play the way we play and not think too much of it. Just\u00a0kind of go\u00a0out and play.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Starting the week off with a visit from the Seattle Kraken at\u00a0Amerant\u00a0Bank Arena on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET, the Panthers will then host the Minnesota Wild on Thursday before closing out the week with a road back-to-back against the New York Islanders and New York Rangers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To see\u00a0what\u2019s\u00a0going on around the Territory this week, continue below.<\/p>\n<p>THE GAMES\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, March 14:\u00a0vs.\u00a0Seattle Kraken\u00a0\u2013\u00a07\u00a0p.m. ET\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TV &amp; Streaming:\u202fWSFL, WHDT, WFTX, PanthersPlus.TV\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Radio:\u202f104.3 WQAM-FM\/560 WQAM-AM (Dade\/Broward); 106.3 WESP-FM (Palm Beach); 100.3 WCTH-FM (Florida Keys); 101.7 WCZR-FM (Treasure Coast); Panthers GameDay App; SiriusXM\u00a0221\/App &amp; Streaming 931\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thursday, March\u00a026:\u00a0vs.\u00a0Minnesota Wild\u00a0\u2013\u00a07\u00a0p.m. ET\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Radio:\u202f104.3 WQAM-FM\/560 WQAM-AM (Dade\/Broward); 106.3 WESP-FM (Palm Beach); 100.3 WCTH-FM (Florida Keys); 101.7 WCZR-FM (Treasure Coast); Panthers GameDay App; SiriusXM\u00a0221\/App &amp; Streaming 931\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, March 28: at\u00a0New York Islanders\u00a0\u2013\u00a01\u00a0p.m. ET\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TV &amp; Streaming:\u202fWSFL, WHDT, WFTX, PanthersPlus.TV\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Radio:\u202fTBD (Dade\/Broward); 106.3 WESP-FM (Palm Beach); 100.3 WCTH-FM (Florida Keys); 101.7 WCZR-FM (Treasure Coast); Panthers GameDay App; SiriusXM App &amp; Streaming 931<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, March 29: at\u00a0New York Rangers\u00a0\u2013\u00a01\u00a0p.m. ET\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TV &amp; Streaming:\u202fWSFL, WHDT, WFTX, PanthersPlus.TV\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Radio:\u202fTBD (Dade\/Broward); 106.3 WESP-FM (Palm Beach); 100.3 WCTH-FM (Florida Keys); 101.7 WCZR-FM (Treasure Coast); Panthers GameDay App; SiriusXM App &amp; Streaming 931<\/p>\n<p>FUNKY BUDDHA WATCH PARTY\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gather your friends and\u00a0join fellow fans on\u00a0Sunday\u00a0at\u00a0Funky Buddha\u00a0in\u00a0Fort Lauderdale\u00a0to watch the Panthers take on the\u00a0Rangers!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The official watch party will begin 30 minutes prior to the\u00a01:00 p.m. ET puck\u00a0drop.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more information, click\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/panthers\/fans\/watchparty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>MAURICE SET TO HIT 2,000 GAMES\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Another feather in the cap for the Panthers bench boss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Paul Maurice is set to join\u00a0Scotty Bowman\u00a0as the only two coaches to hit 2,000 regular season games as a head coach in the NHL.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of those 2,000 games,\u00a0316\u00a0and counting have been with the\u00a0Panthers,\u00a0and the impact has been\u00a0nothing short of\u00a0tremendous in South Florida.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s pretty special for him, and to be able to share it with him, all of us, is pretty amazing,\u201d forward Carter Verhaeghe said of the achievement.\u00a0\u201cHe&#8217;s had a huge effect on our team in South Florida, and\u00a0we&#8217;re\u00a0not here without him. Two\u00a0Cups, three\u00a0Finals, we all built something special together, and\u00a0he was a huge part of it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Still racking up the games, Maurice will have a chance to pass Bowman (2,141 games) for the most all-time\u00a0when\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0all said and done.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To be in the building for the big moment, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seatgeek.com\/florida-panthers-tickets\/3-24-2026-sunrise-florida-amerant-bank-arena\/nhl\/17624077?aid=15999&amp;pid=web&amp;rid=81525&amp;utm_medium=partnership&amp;utm_source=panthers_ticketing&amp;utm_campaign=web&amp;_gl=1*3f2x2*_ga*MTg5ODYxMDg4MS4xNzYxMDg5MzMx*_ga_XZHCNEQSGP*czE3NzQyODk0OTUkbzExOSRnMSR0MTc3NDI5NDkwOCRqNjAkbDAkaDA.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>LEARN TO CURL\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Grab a stone and hit the ice!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Learn to curl\u00a0is back at\u00a0Baptist Health\u00a0IcePlex, with availability on March 28th, April 4th, and April 11th at 7 p.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more info, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftlwarmemorial.com\/events\/detail\/learn-to-curl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SEMINOLE CASINO COCONUT CREEK GAMEDAY GIVEAWAY SWEEPSTAKES\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Enter for a chance to win two tickets to the Florida Panthers home game against the New York Rangers on April 13, 2026, with access to food and beverage offered inside the\u00a0Amerant\u00a0Vault, one general parking pass for such game, and one $250.00 voucher to NYY Steak!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Deadline to enter is\u00a0March 27, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To enter, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/floridapanthers.formstack.com\/forms\/seminole_coconut_creek_sweepstakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>PANTHER CONSERVATION MYSTERY PUCKS\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Get your\u00a0limited edition\u00a0Panthers\u00a0conservation mystery puck!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pucks will be available to\u00a0purchase\u00a0on Tuesday, March 24th at 12 p.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To buy, click\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/flapanthers.givesmart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FORT LAUDERDALE \u2013\u00a0A busy week ahead.\u00a0 Back at\u00a0home after a four-game road trip in the northwest, the Florida&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203578,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":{"0":"post-203577","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-florida","8":"tag-florida","9":"tag-florida-headlines","10":"tag-florida-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}