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APRIL 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
MACKENZIE WEEGAR
#52 - DEFENSE - FLORIDA PANTHERS
3 G
21 A
1.76 S/G
Barkov, Driedger lead Panthers to 3-0 win over Blue Jackets Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist, Chris Driedger posted his third career shutout, and the surging Florida Panthers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0
Two helpers in Sunday's win Weegar notched two assists in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Blue Jackets.
Impact That's now back-to-back multi-point performances for the 27-year-old, who seems to be stepping up his offensive contributions with Aaron Ekblad (leg) out for the rest of the year. On the season, Weegar has three goals and 23 points through 39 games.
APRIL 4 • ROTOWIRE
Wennberg scores 3 as Panthers beat Blue Jackets 5-2 Alex Wennberg had his first career hat trick as the Florida Panthers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2
APRIL 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Snaps seven-game point drought Weegar scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
Impact Weegar opened the scoring after a cross-ice pass from Aleksander Barkov and going high glove side. And he set up the game-winning goal. They were his first points in eight games. Weegar continues to build on his career season and now has 21 points (three goals, 18 assists) in 38 games.
APRIL 3 • ROTOWIRE
Panthers host the Blue Jackets after overtime victory Florida hosts Columbus after the Panthers knocked off Detroit 3-2 in overtime
APRIL 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Florida says Ekblad had surgery, likely to miss 12 weeks Florida defenseman Aaron Ekblad had surgery Monday and is likely done for the season, meaning the Panthers will have to continue their playoff push without one of their best player...
MARCH 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Florida visits Dallas, looks to stop road slide Florida heads into a matchup against Dallas as losers of three straight road games
MARCH 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Driedger, Panthers bounce back to beat Predators 2-0 Chris Driedger stopped 21 shots, Aleksander Barkov and Anthony Duclair scored, and the Florida Panthers dominated the Nashville Predators in a 2-0 victory
MARCH 20 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Jarnkrok scores twice, Predators edge Panthers 2-1 Calle Jarnkrok scored twice, leading the Nashville Predators to a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night
MARCH 18 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Picking a winner: Quenneville has made Florida a contender Year 2 of the Joel Quenneville coaching era in Florida has the Panthers looking very much like a Stanley Cup contender
MARCH 16 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Barkov's short-handed goal leads Panthers over Blackhawks Aleksander Barkov scored a tiebreaking short-handed goal in the third period, and the Florida Panthers beat the slumping Chicago Blackhawks 6-3
MARCH 15 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Enjoying four-game point streak Weegar had two assists and three shots Saturday in a 4-2 win over Chicago.
Impact The 27-year-old defenseman is enjoying a strong stretch of productivity, hitting the scoresheet in a season-best four consecutive games (one goal, five assists). Weegar now has 16 points in 27 contests on the year year, leaving him just two away from the career-high 18 he put up in 45 games a season ago.
MARCH 13 • ROTOWIRE
Dishes pair of apples Weegar collected two assists and two blocks Tuesday in a 4-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
Impact The 27-year-old defenseman assisted on goals by Juho Lammikko and Carter Verhaeghe for his second multi-point game of the year. Weegar is enjoyed the most productive campaign of his brief career, already matching the 11 assists he tallied in each of the previous two seasons, and is five points from matching the career-high 18 he logged last year. He also boasts a career-best plus-7 rating.
MARCH 9 • ROTOWIRE
Trocheck, Reimer help Hurricanes blow past Panthers 4-2 Vincent Trocheck and James Reimer continued to torment their former team by lifting the Carolina Hurricanes to their fifth straight victory with a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers
MARCH 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hammers second goal of year Weegar scored a goal on a pair of shots Sunday and added four hits with two blocks in a 4-2 loss to Carolina.
Impact Weegar drilled a one-timer off a Noel Acciari faceoff win to get the Panthers on board midway through the first period. It was the second goal of the campaign for the 27-year-old, who has produced a respectable 10 points and plus-5 rating in 23 games.
MARCH 7 • ROTOWIRE
Khudobin helps Stars end 6-game skid in 3-0 win vs. Panthers Anton Khudobin made 43 saves for his second shutout of the season to leading the Dallas Stars to a 3-0 victory over the Florida Panthers
FEBRUARY 24 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ekblad, Yandle lift Panthers over struggling Stars 3-1 Aaron Ekblad and Keith Yandle scored, Chris Driedger made 24 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the slumping, rusty Dallas Stars 3-1
FEBRUARY 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Patric Hornqvist scores twice, Panthers rout Red Wings 7-2 Patric Hornqvist scored in the first and third periods to help the Florida Panthers start and finish strong in a 7-2 victory over the the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night
FEBRUARY 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Two-point effort against Wings Weegar scored his first goal of the season and added an assist in Friday's 7-2 win over the Red Wings.
Impact The multi-point effort was also Weegar's first of the year. The 27-year-old defenseman is enjoying riding the coat-tails of the Panthers' red-hot offense and now has seven points through 15 games, a pace that would allow him to set a new career scoring high even in this season's shortened schedule.
FEBRUARY 19 • ROTOWIRE
Tyler Johnson scores twice, Lightning rout Panthers 6-1 Tyler Johnson scored two of Tampa Bay's four goals in the second period and the Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6-1
FEBRUARY 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Staying productive Weegar picked up his third helper of the season in Friday's 2-1 win over the Predators.
Impact The assist came on the game-winning goal by Aleksander Barkov late in the second period. Weegar also recorded three shots, two hits and two blocks in the game that kept the Panthers undefeated in regulation so far this season. The 27-year-old remains a steady defensive presence on the Cats' top pairing. While his main role is allowing his defensive partner Aaron Ekblad to get more involved in the offense, Weegar is no slouch himself when he gets a chance to join the rush. Last season he tallied seven goals and 18 points in 45 games.
FEBRUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE
Snags first point Weegar got his first point of the season with an assist in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime win against the Blackhawks
Impact Head coach Joel Quenneville has given Weegar a role with Aaron Ekblad on the team's top defensive unit to start the season, and he's looked right at home. The 27-year-old showed flashes of promise last season, but was hampered by multiple injuries that limited him to only 45 games. Weegar is unlikely to fill up the scoresheet -- he has only 42 points in 174 career games -- but he is likely to continue skating over 20 minutes a night as the Panthers look to solve their defensive deficiencies.
JANUARY 20 • ROTOWIRE
Opens camp in top pairing Weegar is being matched up with Aaron Ekblad to start off training camp, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
Impact The duo will likely open the regular season together as the Panthers' top defensive pairing. Weegar was hampered by a variety of injuries last season -- only managing to play 45 games -- but made the most of the opportunities he had by setting career highs with seven goals and 18 points. If he can avoid the injury bug this year he has a good chance of topping that point total while playing with Florida's top offensive weapons.
JANUARY 5 • ROTOWIRE
NHL Free Agency: Panthers D MacKenzie Weegar discusses re-signing to a 3-year deal
NOVEMBER 9, 2020 • Fox Sports
Panthers re-sign MacKenzie Weegar to three-year contract Returning for his fifth season with the Florida Panthers, defenseman MacKenzie Weegar agreed to a three-year deal with the team on Friday.
NOVEMBER 6, 2020 • SUN-SENTINEL.COM
