Florida Panthers
2026-27 · 1-0-1 · 3 pts · 2nd Atlantic
The Florida Panthers are 1-0-1 (3 points) through 2 games of 2026-27, 2nd in the Atlantic Division and 3rd in the Eastern, with a 0 goal differential.
Next up: at the Anaheim Ducks on Sun, Oct 4.
Over the last 2 games, the top line has been Tkachuk – Verhaeghe – Bennett and the top pair Jones – Mikkola. PP1 is Barkov, Jones, Reinhart, Tkachuk and Tkachuk.
At 5-on-5 in 2025-26 they have taken 51.7% of shot attempts (9th in the NHL) and 50.2% of expected goals, outscoring opponents 162-181.
Sergei Bobrovsky has started 51 of 82 games with a .877 save percentage; Tarasov has 31 starts.
5 players are on the injury report.
Forwards (5-on-5)
From the last 2 games of shift data. Times are together per game.
Panthers line combinations tool →Next game: Jacob Markstrom● Projected
- Sergei Bobrovsky51 GS · .877 SV%
- Daniil Tarasov31 GS · .895 SV%
No notable lineup changes in the last few games.
| Goalie | Games | Exp. starts | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Markstrom | 2 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Akira Schmid | 2 | 0.7 | 0 |
Sat, Oct 3 to Fri, Oct 9, from the start model with LineupExperts status applied. Tonight's starter →
Sun, Oct 4 · FLA @ ANA
No schedule edge2 days rest · 535 km travel
1 day rest · 354 km travel
No meaningful schedule edge: FLA (2 days rest) at ANA (1 day rest).
Tue, Oct 6 · FLA @ LAK
No schedule edge1 day rest · 45 km travel
2 days rest · 491 km travel
No meaningful schedule edge: FLA (1 day rest) at LAK (2 days rest).
for Panthers's next games, as win-probability edges.
On-ice xGF/60 4.87 (was 2.17) · +2:57 PP TOI
+4:33 PP TOI · 37% of 5v5 TOI with Bennett (was 27%)
ixG/60 1.27 (was 0.57) · +1:56 5v5 TOI
Last 5 games vs the previous 20, through Oct 2, 2026. Full Ascension board →
Next: at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Oct 4
| Player | GP | G | A | P | PP TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Reinhart C | 64 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 21:17 | 4:07 | 50.9% |
| Sam Bennett C | 76 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 18:30 | 3:13 | 53.1% |
| Carter Verhaeghe C | 77 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 17:37 | 2:38 | 54.5% |
| Brad Marchand L | 52 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 17:44 | 3:40 | 49.9% |
| Anton Lundell C | 64 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 19:09 | 2:39 | 52.1% |
| Matthew Tkachuk L | 31 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 18:18 | 3:31 | 56.1% |
Season: 2025-26 (until 2026-27 has 5 games).
Atlantic Division
- PP1Aleksander Barkov – Seth Jones – Sam Reinhart – Matthew Tkachuk – Brady Tkachuk5:50
51 PP goals in 430:32 of man-advantage time (18th in GF/60).
- Gustav ForslingDDay-To-DayUpper Body · Forsling missed Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to San Jose due to the injury. If he ends up playing Sunday, then he will likely serve in a top-four capacity. Florida is down to 11 healthy forwards and seven he
- Aleksander BarkovCInjured ReserveKnee · ir-lt
- Brad MarchandLWInjured ReserveLower Body · Marchand's recovery is going better than initially hoped, though his timetable is only marginally different from what it was before. The 38-year-old might end up on the third line when he's healthy, but that
- MacKenzie EntwistleRWInjured ReserveUndisclosed · ir-nr
- Jonah GadjovichLWInjured ReserveUpper Body · Gadjovich hasn't played since Oct. 25, 2025 because of the injury. He had three assists, seven PIM and 30 hits in 10 regular-season appearances last campaign. Gadjovich is expected to see time on the fourth
Where the offence comes from
Share of Panthers 5-on-5 expected goals by how the possession started, 2025-26 (82 games, 160.7 xG).
- Above the league share
- Below
From our possession chains: transition is a chain won in the defensive or neutral zone; forecheck is an offensive-zone takeaway, forced giveaway or hit.
- Forecheck xG/600.294 · 14th of 32(2025-26)
- Team xGF%50.2% · 17th of 32(2025-26)
- Team CF%51.7% · 9th of 32(2025-26)
5-on-5, regular season. Forecheck xG/60 is the expected goals created straight off offensive-zone hits, takeaways and forced giveaways.
NHL Edge ranks (2026-27)
Puck and player tracking from NHL Edge. Bars are league rank (longer is better).
See how the Panthers rank in every stat → Corsi, xG, transition, special teams, goalies, luck, schedule and tracking, each against all 32 teams.
Panthers news
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Avs, Stars, Wings, Panthers, Devils, Islanders, Sens, Penguins, Sharks and BluesNHLRumors.com
- Mattias Samuelsson News: Opens scoring in lossRotoWire
- Sabres' Mattias Samuelsson: Opens scoring in lossCBS Sports
- Jack Quinn News: Pots goal ThursdayRotoWire
- Sabres' Jack Quinn: Pots goal ThursdayCBS Sports
- Jack Quinn, the Sabres' power play and other things to watch this seasonBuffalo Hockey Beat
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