It wouldn't shock a single person who follows the NFL closely if the Carolina Panthers picked a defensive player with the eighth overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. It would, however, be quite the surprise if it weren't Georgia LB Jalon Walker,

The Carolina Panthers own nine picks in the 2025 NFL Draft. Now, the order of those selections has been finalized by the league.

Sam Bennett scored power-play goals late in each of the first two periods, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves and the short-handed Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night for their seventh victory in eight games.

The game marks the first of three meetings between the Maple Leafs and Panthers in the final five weeks of the season. They'll face each other again in Toronto on April 2 followed by a matchup six days later at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla.

Sam Bennett scored power-play goals late in each of the first two periods, Sergei Bobrovsky made 23 saves and the short-handed Florida Panthers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 on Thursday night for their seventh victory in eight games.