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Anaheim Ducks vs Florida Panthers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Panthers · SUN · OCT 4 · 7:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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Anaheim Ducks
Ducks
1–0–0
VS
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
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Anaheim Ducks
Home · Ducks
1–0–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Akira Schmid has had trouble with the Ducks, a .878 save percentage on 98 shots.
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Florida Panthers
Away · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
Ducks
GOALIES
Panthers
Lukas Dostal
Lukas Dostal
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.900 SV% · 3.00 GAA · 1W
.810 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Akira Schmid
Akira Schmid
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.875 SV% · 3.80 GAA · 0W
.880 SV% L5 · Cooling
Ducks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Panthers
L1
A.J. Greer · Leo Carlsson · Cutter Gauthier
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Beckett Sennecke · Mikael Granlund · Alex Killorn
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Nikita Nesterenko · Ryan Poehling · Frank Vatrano
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Jeff Malott · Tim Washe · Judd Caulfield
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Jackson Lacombe · Tristan Luneau
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Pavel Mintyukov · Travis Mitchell
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Tyson Hinds · Noah Warren
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Beckett Sennecke · Leo Carlsson · Mikael Granlund · Jackson Lacombe · Cutter Gauthier
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
A.J. Greer · Ryan Poehling · Alex Killorn · Tristan Luneau · Pavel Mintyukov
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Ryan Poehling · Alex Killorn · Jackson Lacombe · Pavel Mintyukov
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Tim Washe · Mikael Granlund · Noah Warren · Tyson Hinds
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
DucksProjected lines
L1
A.J. Greer · Leo Carlsson · Cutter Gauthier
L2
Beckett Sennecke · Mikael Granlund · Alex Killorn
L3
Nikita Nesterenko · Ryan Poehling · Frank Vatrano
L4
Jeff Malott · Tim Washe · Judd Caulfield
D1
Jackson Lacombe · Tristan Luneau
D2
Pavel Mintyukov · Travis Mitchell
D3
Tyson Hinds · Noah Warren
PP1
Beckett Sennecke · Leo Carlsson · Mikael Granlund · Jackson Lacombe · Cutter Gauthier
PP2
A.J. Greer · Ryan Poehling · Alex Killorn · Tristan Luneau · Pavel Mintyukov
PK1
Ryan Poehling · Alex Killorn · Jackson Lacombe · Pavel Mintyukov
PK2
Tim Washe · Mikael Granlund · Noah Warren · Tyson Hinds
PanthersProjected lines
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
Derek Lee · as of Oct 2 Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
Ducks
INJURY REPORT
Panthers
Drew Helleson
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Troy Terry
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Ian Moore
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 16
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
DucksInjury report
Drew Helleson
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Troy Terry
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Ian Moore
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 16
PanthersInjury report
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Derek Lee · as of Oct 2 Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Ducks won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game. The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Akira Schmid has had trouble with the Ducks, a .878 save percentage on 98 shots.

The man to watch is Cutter Gauthier: 5 points in his last 4 against Florida. A milestone is in reach for Dmitry Kulikov: 3 more goals for 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Akira Schmid has struggled against Anaheim — a .878 save % on 98 shots.
.878 SV% vs ANA
Player
Cutter Gauthier has 5 points in his last 4 games against Florida. See the games →
(Anaheim)
5 pts, last 4 vs FLA
Goaltending
Lukas Dostal has struggled against Florida — a .880 save % on 83 shots.
.880 SV% vs FLA
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals