Florida starts the season with a shutout
Cody Halloran
September 30, 20261 min read
Florida Panthers1
Carolina Hurricanes0September 29, 2026
Florida opened the 2026–27 season Tuesday, Sept. 29, with a road win over Carolina at Lenovo Center.
Gustav Forsling broke the scoreless tie with 4.3 seconds left in overtime. Carter Verhaeghe supplied the pass for his winner.
Jacob Markstrom stopped all 15 Carolina shots in his first Panthers start since 2014.
Florida next visits San Jose on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 10 p.m. Eastern.
Cody Halloran
Cody Halloran covers Winter Springs high school and area college sports.
Tampa Bay moved Jalen McMillan to injured reserve Wednesday, promoted Ifeatu Melifonwu and brought Brett Rypien onto the practice squad.
Miami announced the defensive lineman’s return Wednesday after he spent the start of the 2026 season with the team.
Sean Sweeney’s first Orlando practice put a less glamorous challenge at the center of the Magic’s defensive reset: learning to speak the same basketball language at speed.
Residents in Winter Springs are facing a muggy afternoon with heavy rain currently falling. Temperatures hover near 81F, with a high near 88F expected. Stay hydrated as humidity remains high.
It is 88 degrees and mostly cloudy in Winter Springs this afternoon. Expect little rain today, but a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms tomorrow after 2 pm.
It is currently 88F in Winter Springs with mostly clear skies. Today is 6F warmer than yesterday, with little to no rain expected. Tomorrow will be similar, staying near 88F.
