Alie Skowronski [email protected] After a week-and-a-half on the road, including five days in Finland for the NHL Global Series, the Florida Panthers are back in South Florida and ready to be home for a bit. A five-game homestand starts on ...

AJ Greer scored his first goal for Florida early in the third period, Aleksander Barkov and Niko Mikkola each had assists in their homeland and the Panthers beat the Dallas Stars 4-2 on Saturday to finish a two-game sweep in Finland.

Panthers took home two big-time wins in the NHL Global Series, but the biggest winner was the host city of Tampere, Finland.

The Florida Panthers and Dallas Stars are bringing the heat to Finland! On Friday, the defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers take on the Stars in the NHL Global Series at Nokia Arena in Tampere, marking an exciting clash with plenty of Finnish hometown love.

Finland is a nation of about 5.5 million people. And it's the homeland for about 5% of the players in the NHL this season.

Florida used a third period goal from AJ Greer to break a 2-2 tie and added an empty netter to win 4-2 in Tampere, Finland Saturday. The Stars trailed 2-0 before two quick second period goals brought them back even in a game that felt like a needed win for Dallas.