Florida Panthers
7-4-2, 16 pts · 4th in the Atlantic Division
Recent results
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | ResultW for a win, L for a loss in regulation, OTL for an overtime or shootout loss. | ScoreThe team’s goals, then the opponent’s. Sorting follows the goal difference. | Shots on goalThe team’s shots on goal, then the opponent’s. | GameGame summaryLink to the summary: goals, assists and three stars. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | at   WPG | W | 5-1 | 24-25 | Game summary |
| Oct 25 | at   CHI | W | 3-2 | 34-21 | Game summary |
| Oct 22 | at   PIT | L | 0-4 | 26-22 | Game summary |
| Oct 21 | at   OTT | L | 1-5 | 19-30 | Game summary |
Upcoming games
| DateThe day of the game. | OpponentThe opposing team. "at" marks a road game. | TimeThe start time, Eastern time, or the state of a game in progress. | Home or awayHome for a game in the team’s own arena, away for a game at the opponent’s. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | Winnipeg Jets | 7:00 p.m. | Home |
| Nov 2 |   Detroit Red Wings | 7:00 p.m. | Home |
| Nov 4 | Chicago Blackhawks | 7:30 p.m. | Home |
🚑 Injuries
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | PositionThe player’s position, as published by the source. | StatusFrom most to least serious: long-term injured reserve, injured reserve, out, day to day, uncertain. | InjuryThe type of injury and the team’s note, as published. | Expected returnThe expected return date, when the team gives one. | Report dateThe date of the latest report on this player. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleksander Barkov | C | Injured reserve | Lower BodyBarkov (lower body) resumed skating Wednesday, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports. | Nov 27 | Oct 29 |
| Brad Marchand | LW | Injured reserve | LegMarchand (leg) has started skating and is tentatively three weeks away from returning, per George Richards. | Nov 21 | Oct 29 |
| Jacob Markstrom | G | Injured reserve | Upper Body | Nov 4 | Oct 20 |
| Jonah Gadjovich | LW | Injured reserve | Upper Body · SurgeryGadjovich (upper body) is out indefinitely, the team announced Thursday. | Nov 28 | Sep 17 |
Roster and projections
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Forwards
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Tkachuk | 13 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 76.5 |
| Brady Tkachuk | 13 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 73.2 |
| Sam Reinhart | 13 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 64.7 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 13 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 61.6 |
| Sam Bennett | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 47.2 |
| Anton Lundell | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 33.0 |
| Aleksander Barkov 🚑 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.9 |
| Lars Eller | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 26.3 |
| Brad Marchand 🚑 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25.5 |
| Eetu Luostarinen | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24.0 |
| Sandis Vilmanis | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9.3 |
| Cole Reinhardt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Garnet Hathaway | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| Cole Schwindt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| Jonah Gadjovich 🚑 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| Sam Lafferty | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Bokondji Imama | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
Defensemen
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Jones | 13 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 59.4 |
| Aaron Ekblad | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28.6 |
| Gustav Forsling | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22.6 |
| Niko Mikkola | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19.0 |
| Uvis Balinskis | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11.1 |
| Radko Gudas | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.7 |
Goalies
| PlayerThe player’s name, with a link to his page. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | WinsGames won with him as the goalie credited with the decision. | Save percentageSaves divided by shots faced. | ProjectionPool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Markstrom 🚑 | 6 | 3 | .897 | 54.1 |
| Akira Schmid | 7 | 4 | .885 | 50.9 |
| Cooper Black | 1 | 0 | .857 | 12.5 |
This season’s transactions
The club’s trades, contracts, waivers and releases this season.
| Transaction dateThe day the club announced it. | Transaction typeTrade, signed contract, waivers (placed or claimed) or release. When the club announces several moves together, each player gets his own: injured reserve, activated, recall or assignment. | Players involvedThe players of the transaction we follow this season, with a link to their page. | DescriptionThe text of the transaction as ESPN published it, in English. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waivers, Contract |
| Placed RW/C Cole Schwindt, RD Alexander Petrovic, LD Donovan Sebrango, LW Kai Schwindt, LW Cole Reinhardt, RW Sam Lafferty and C/LW John Beecher on waivers. Agreed to terms with RW Nathan Bastian on a 1-year, two-way contract. | |
| Contract |
| Agreed to terms with C/LW Samu Salminen on a 2-year, $1.96M contract. | |
| Contract | Signed G Akira Schmid to a two-year contract. | ||
| Contract |
| Signed D Mikulas Hovorka to a one-year contract. | |
| Trade |
| Acquired G Jacob Markstrom and F Angus Crookshank from New Jersey Devils for Fs Evan Rodrigues, Jesper Boqvist, and Ben Steeves. | |
| Trade | Acquired F Garnet Hathaway and a 2026 sixth-round draft pick from Philadelphia in exchange for a 2026 fifth-round draft pick and a 2027 fourth-round draft pick. | ||
| Trade | Acquired a 2026 first-round draft pick and a conditional 2027 second-round draft pick from Seattle Kraken for F Mackie Samoskevich. | ||
| Trade | Acquired 2 2026 first-round pick, a conditional 2029 first-round pick and a 2027 second-round pick from Florida Panthers for LW Brady Tkachuk. |
Transactions source: ESPN.