The Florida Panthers played a full, 60-minute game in beating the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. Celebrating Dmitry Kulikov’s 1,000th game, the Panthers put together a strong effort led by 29 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky in a 3-0 win which catapulted them into first place in the Atlantic Division standings.

Kings coach Jim Hiller spoke about scratching Brandt Clarke from the lineup ahead of the team's loss to the Panthers.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov is skating in his 1,000th National Hockey League regular season game tonight vs. the Los Angeles Kings. The Panthers will honor Kulikov’s milestone in a pregame ceremony prior to Florida’s 6 p.m. (ET) game against the New York Islanders on Sunday, Feb. 2 at Amerant Bank Arena.

SUNRISE, Fla. – Take a bow, Dmitry Kulikov. When the Florida Panthers host the Los Angeles Kings at Amerant Bank Arena on Wednesday, the veteran defenseman will suit up in the 1,000 th game of his career. A special milestone, he will become the 402nd skater to hit that mark in NHL history.

The Florida Panthers and the Los Angeles Kings are both coming off losses heading into their game on Wednesday night in Sunrise, Fla.

Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Florida Panthers beat the

Kings defenseman Drew Doughty will make his season debut after recovering from October surgery to repair a fractured left ankle.

The Los Angeles Kings head into the midpoint of their five-game road trip taking on the Florida Panthers. LA are coming off a 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. Florida returns home from a four-game west coast road trip where they faced the Kings last Wednesday (January 22,

The Los Angeles Kings will attempt to break their three-game road losing streak in a matchup with the Florida Panthers.

“I’m playing with my food here a little bit,” the Florida Panthers’ veteran coach said.

Bennett’s goal 4:55 into regulation came when he took a feed from Tkachuk across the goal crease and sent a wrist shot high as Kings goaltender Dary Kuemper was sprawled down on the ice.