Florida Panthers

1-0-1 · 3 pts · 2026-27

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2.00

GF/GP

21st

2.00

GA/GP

8th

7.7%

PP%

16th

90.0%

PK%

15th

75.0%

Pt%

14th

50.0%

FO%

16th

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Line updates5

NEW@JamesonCoop · 10/2

Looks like Barkov might be getting some stitches on the bench. Lundell taking his spot on PP1.

NEW@JamesonCoop · 10/2

Balinskis is with Gudas. Forsling is a late scratch for Florida.

NEW@GeorgeRichards · 10/2

Per the broadcast, #FlaPanthers have a late scratch with Gus Forsling coming out and Uvis Balinskis coming in

@JamesonCoop · 9/29

PP1: Jones, Tkachuk x 2, Reinhart, Barkov PP2: Ekblad, Lundell, Bennett, Verhaeghe, Luostarinen That’s what they’ve been running.

@JamesonCoop · 9/28

#FlaPanthers practice lines 👇 B. Tkachuk - Barkov - Reinhart Verhaeghe - Bennett - M. Tkachuk Luostarinen - Lundell - Vilmanis Imama - Eller - Hathaway Forsling - Ekblad Mikkola - Jones Kulikov - Gudas Balinskis Markstrom Schmid

Injury updates40

NEWCBS · 10/3

Out — Knee

NEW@GeorgeRichards · 10/3

#FlaPanthers coach Paul Maurice has injury updates for Sasha Barkov AND Brad Marchand, Lars Eller talks about taking the top center spot, and Radko Gudas is back in Anaheim. All on the FHN YouTube Channel now ➡️ https://t.co/WsKfe16mS8 https://t.co/m7qTlBv5yU

NEW@TheAthleticNHL · 10/3

The Florida Panthers placed captain Aleksander Barkov on long-term injured reserve on Saturday, two days after he suffered an apparent left leg injury aginst the San Jose Sharks. The Panthers said Barkov would undergo an MRI on Friday, but have not given an update on the results. https://t.co/scfBUcqhaI

NEW@JamesonCoop · 10/3

Forsling (upper body) on the ice for practice in Anaheim. Was a late scratch in San Jose. https://t.co/4mclG4edi6

NEW@emilymkaplan · 10/3

Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov continues to be evaluated this weekend, but there is optimism his injury is not season-ending, per sources.

NEW@GeorgeRichards · 10/3

We do not know the severity of the injury to Sasha Barkov yet, but the #FlaPanthers placed him on LTIR today per the Associated Press. The Panthers were right up against the salary cap ceiling and now have room to call up players from Charlotte. https://t.co/y22quICp5N

NEWCBS · 10/2

Day-To-Day — Upper Body

CBS · 10/2

Probable for start of season→Day-To-Day

Other news40

NEW@FlaPanthers · 10/3

We have recalled defenseman Alexander Petrovic and forward Sam Lafferty from @CheckersHockey. More » https://t.co/8rxNAbvk2l https://t.co/HrAXSxBDi1

NEW@JamesonCoop · 10/3

Cats on the ice at 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET this afternoon in California. Barkov/Forsling updates should come after skate.

NEW@JamesonCoop · 10/2

Barkov back on the ice.

@GeorgeRichards · 10/1

After Brad Marchand practiced with the #FlaPanthers Wednesday, coach Paul Maurice hinted his rehab timeline may have moved. https://t.co/qUAIzBmIfP

NHL transactions · 9/30

Sam Lafferty moved to FLA (from CHI)

NHL transactions · 9/30

Alexander Petrovic moved to FLA (from DAL)

@JamesonCoop · 9/30

#FlaPanthers on the ice for practice in San Jose. Brady, Forsling and Markstrom not skating. Marchand is out there. https://t.co/9qu6A3QsMv

@Real_Max_Miller · 9/30

Brad Marchand is on the ice before #FlaPanthers practice. Bit of a surprise as he’s rehabing through October per the team. https://t.co/OFaCrrk8cL

ScheduleSOS avg (1.03)0 off-nights (◐)

This week (3)

Date	Opp	GF	GA	xGF	xGA	Matchup
9/29	@ CAR	1	3	—	—	tough
10/1	@ SJS	4	3	—	—	tough
10/4	@ ANA	4	3	—	—	tough

Next week (2)

Date	Opp	GF	GA	xGF	xGA	Matchup
10/6	@ LAK	4	8	—	—	smash
10/10	vs MIN	3	1	—	—	tough

Projected lineup

Forward lines

Line 1

Sam Reinhart · Brady Tkachuk · Matthew Tkachuk

Line 2

Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Anton Lundell

Line 3

Eetu Luostarinen · Lars Eller · Sandis Vilmanis

Line 4

Bokondji Imama · Garnet Hathaway · Uvis Balinskis

Defense pairs

Pair 1

Gustav Forsling🚑 · Aaron Ekblad

Pair 2

Seth Jones · Niko Mikkola

Pair 3

Radko Gudas · Dmitry Kulikov

Goalies

Jacob Markstrom · Akira Schmid

Special teams

Power play 1

Matthew Tkachuk · Sam Reinhart · Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Seth Jones

Power play 2

Carter Verhaeghe · Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Sandis Vilmanis · Aaron Ekblad

Penalty kill

Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Radko Gudas · Garnet Hathaway · Sam Reinhart · Aaron Ekblad · Dmitry Kulikov · Sam Bennett · Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones · Gustav Forsling🚑

On-ice units (5v5 · % of the least-used member’s ice time)

Forward lines (3F)

Unit	Together	Share	xGF%
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk	19m	80%	79%
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis	14m	65%	68%
Aleksander Barkov🚑 · Sam Reinhart · Brady Tkachuk	12m	64%	74%
Lars Eller · Garnet Hathaway · Bokondji Imama	8m	69%	100%
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Brady Tkachuk	6m	27%	44%
Lars Eller · Eetu Luostarinen · Sandis Vilmanis	3m	15%	100%
Lars Eller · Garnet Hathaway · Sandis Vilmanis	2m	13%	8%
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Reinhart · Sam Bennett	1m	5%	0%

Defence pairs (2D)

Unit	Together	Share	xGF%
Seth Jones · Niko Mikkola	29m	77%	69%
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas	11m	50%	74%
Dmitry Kulikov · Aaron Ekblad	10m	42%	56%
Radko Gudas · Uvis Balinskis	9m	68%	82%
Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling🚑	8m	57%	7%
Gustav Forsling🚑 · Niko Mikkola	2m	13%	8%

Team leaders · click a column to sort

Player	Pos	P ▼	G	A	PPG	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM	+/-	GP
Eetu Luostarinen	C	2	2	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	2
Dmitry Kulikov	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	2	1	2
Carter Verhaeghe	L	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	2
Lars Eller	C	1	0	1	0	3	2	2	0	0	2
Aaron Ekblad	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	-1	2
Sam Bennett	C	1	0	1	0	2	10	0	2	0	2
Gustav Forsling🚑	D	1	1	0	0	2	3	2	2	1	1
Matthew Tkachuk	L	1	1	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	2
Anton Lundell	C	1	0	1	0	6	5	1	0	-1	2
Brady Tkachuk	L	0	0	0	0	5	9	1	7	-1	2
Uvis Balinskis	D	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	7	0	1
Bokondji Imama	L	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	7	0	2
Niko Mikkola	D	0	0	0	0	6	1	2	2	0	2
Sandis Vilmanis	L	0	0	0	0	2	7	3	0	0	2
Aleksander Barkov🚑	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	2
Seth Jones	D	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	2	-1	2
Garnet Hathaway	R	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	4	0	2
Radko Gudas	D	0	0	0	0	1	7	3	0	1	2
Sam Reinhart	C	0	0	0	0	4	8	1	0	0	2