Then, four nights after the Jones deal, the Panthers made a trade with the San Jose Sharks for goaltender Vitek Vanecek in exchange for forward Patrick Giles. By Thursday morning, Vanecek was on the ice with the Panthers in South Florida and Driedger was heading back to Charlotte.

The Panthers and Jets have swapped third-string goaltenders. Both teams announced Chris Driedger is heading from Florida to Winnipeg after being assigned to the AHL earlier today, while Kaapo Kähkönen is heading south to the Cats.

The Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers have completed a goalie trade, with the Jets sending Kaapo Kahkonen to the Panthers in exchange for Chris Driedger.

Driedger was called up from AHL Charlotte on Sunday, per PuckPedia. Driedger figures to serve as Sergei Bobrovsky's backup the rest of the season, barring other moves, after Spencer Knight was dealt to Chicago for Seth Jones.

The Winnipeg Jets acquired Chris Driedger from the Florida Panthers for Kaapo Kahkonen in a swap of depth goaltenders Thursday. Driedger, who hasn’t played in the NHL this

The Florida Panthers extended its win streak to five games on Thursday night after taking down the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 at Amerant Bank Arena.  Sergei Bobrovsky had 16 saves in a shutout performance to pick up his 27th win of the season and 423rd of his career,

Aleksander Barkov scored two goals and Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves as the Florida Panthers snapped the Tampa Bay Lightning's eight-game winning streak with a 2-1 decision on Monday night in Sunrise,

Involved in goalie swap

WINNIPEG — The Winnipeg Jets acquired Chris Driedger from the Florida Panthers for Kaapo ... from the San Jose Sharks earlier this week to play behind No. 1 option Sergei Bobrovsky. This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 6, 2025.

Both teams announced Chris Driedger is heading from Florida to ... He may get a chance to backup Bobrovsky down the stretch if Vaněček underwhelms, but for now, he’ll bide his time in Charlotte.

WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets acquired Chris Driedger from the Florida Panthers for Kaapo Kahkonen in a swap of depth goaltenders Thursday. Driedger, who hasn’t played in the NHL this season ...