FLA 2–3 MIN Final · L
Panthers/Schedule/Recap Thu, Mar 26, 2026 · 2025-26 regular season
Florida Panthers
FLA · 35-33-3
2–3
FinalL
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 41-20-12
1ST2ND3RDT FLA 060826220 MIN 019211120350 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
FLA 35-33-3 · MIN 41-20-12 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

Panthers fell to the Wild

The Panthers were outchanced (4.1 to 1.7 expected goals) and lost 2–3. Ek's winner came with 0:05 left. Daniil Tarasov stopped 1.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Wild created the better chances: 4.1 expected goals to 1.7, on 50 and 20 shots on goal.

FLA 1.7 xG · 20 shots MIN 4.1 xG · 50 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st · the swing 0.7 · 1.7
2nd 0.5 · 1.3
3rd 0.5 · 1.0
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Panthers win 17.
FLA 17%MIN 83%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 2 penalties
← Panthers shoot this way Wild shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
07:38 Seth Jones· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
1
Yakov Trenin, Jeff Petry · snap shot, a good chance (17%)
0–1
PEN
03:19 Nick Foligno· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
2
18:25 Ryan Hartman
Unassisted · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
0–2
3rd period
3
Gustav Forsling, Sam Bennett · tip in shot, a good chance (14%)
1–2
4
18:47 Aaron Ekblad EXTRA ATTACKER
Seth Jones, Matthew Tkachuk · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
2–2
5
19:55 Joel Eriksson Ek GWG
Brock Faber · wrist shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
2–3
Goaltending
+1.8
vs expected
47/50 saves · 3 GA · 4.8 xGA Stopped 1.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.
0.0
vs expected
18/20 saves · 2 GA · 2.0 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
Team FLAMIN
Shots on goal
20
50
Expected goals
1.7
4.1
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
49%
51%
Power play
0/1
0/1
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Panthers went 0-for-1 on the power play and killed all 1 Wild power play.