The Florida Panthers traded captain Olli Jokinen to the Phoenix Coyotes for defensemen Nick Boynton and Keith Ballard and a second-round pick on Friday night during the NHL draft.
Olli Jokinen and Rostislav Olesz scored power-play goals and the Florida Panthers tied a franchise record with their seventh consecutive victory, 3-1 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Sunday.
Olli Jokinen scored a power-play goal 7:12 into the third period, stretching the Florida Panthers' winning streak to a season-high six and handing the New York Rangers their first regulation loss in more than a month, 3-2 on Friday night.
Florida Panthers forward Richard Zednik has left the hospital and returned to Florida less than a week after he was slashed in the throat by a teammate's skate.
If the Carolina Hurricanes are going to make a playoff run, they're going to have to do it without their captain and leading scorer.
Olli Jokinen and David Booth scored 14 seconds apart in the second period, Richard Zednik had two goals, and the Florida Panthers beat the Boston Bruins 6-3 on Saturday night.
Olli Jokinen scored the only goal of the shootout and Tomas Vokoun made 28 saves, giving the Florida Panthers a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday night.
Olli Jokinen had two goals and the Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 Monday night to end a four-game road losing streak.
Olli Jokinen scored twice to become Florida's career leader in goals and points, and the Panthers went on to beat Philadelphia 4-3 Wednesday night.
Olli Jokinen had a goal and two assists to tie Scott Mellanby for Florida's career scoring lead in the Panthers' 6-4 victory over Tampa Bay on Saturday night.
Tampa Bay desperately wanted to win its home finale against rival Florida on Friday night. Even an overtime loss would have kept alive the Lightning's hopes for the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Seeking a share of first place in the Southeast Division, the Tampa Bay Lightning instead ended up with a bad loss. Olli Jokinen scored a goal and added two assists, and Ed Belfour stopped 27 shots to help the Florida Panthers beat Tampa Bay 5-2 on Tuesday night.
Olli Jokinen and the Florida Panthers can't afford a letdown, even against the worst team in the NHL.
Olli Jokinen scored two third-period goals to help the Florida Panthers beat the New York Islanders 8-5 Saturday night.
The Florida Panthers no longer fear overtime. Olli Jokinen scored a power-play goal in overtime as the Florida Panthers defeated the Dallas Stars 2-1 on Thursday night.
The Florida Panthers dealt two talented players before the trade deadline, then blew a three-goal lead against the Washington Capitals. So who could blame them for thinking the worst when the game went to a shootout? Florida was 0-7 in shootouts and 1-13 when extended beyond regulation, but all that changed Tuesday night.
Olli Jokinen knew enough about Roberto Luongo from their six seasons together as teammates to be certain the Vancouver Canucks' netminder wasn't going to let a few soft third-period goals ruin his confidence.
Mike Modano took no shots in the loss that bounced the U.S. men's hockey team from the Olympics. He saved his best one for afterward. The three-time Olympian was benched for most of the third period in the Americans' 4-3 loss Wednesday night to Finland in the quarterfinals. Then he took aim at the people who put the disappointing squad together.