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Florida Panthers vs Minnesota Wild · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Wild · SAT · OCT 10 · 5:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · OCT 10 · 5:00 PM CT
Amerant Bank Arena
SCRIPPS · MINNHL · Wild+
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
VS
Minnesota Wild
Wild
2–0–0
Upcoming
SAT · OCT 10 · 5:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS · MINNHL · Wild+
Florida Panthers
Home · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Discipline matters tonight: the Panthers' penalty kill ranks 31st and Minnesota's power play is 4th in the league. But the man to watch is Matthew Tkachuk: 7 points in his last 4 against Minnesota.
Amerant Bank Arena
Minnesota Wild
Away · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
Panthers
GOALIES
Wild
Akira Schmid
Akira Schmid
Likely · 29148-akira-schmid
.875 SV% · 3.80 GAA · 0W
.880 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jesper Wallstedt
Jesper Wallstedt
Expected
.957 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 2W
.935 SV% L5 · Locked in
Panthers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Wild
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
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
WildProjected lines
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Dylan Loucks · Oct 3 · 10:51 AM CT
Panthers
INJURY REPORT
Wild
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
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
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
WildInjury report
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Dylan Loucks · Oct 3 · 10:51 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Discipline matters tonight: the Panthers' penalty kill ranks 31st and Minnesota's power play is 4th in the league. But the man to watch is Matthew Tkachuk: 7 points in his last 4 against Minnesota.

Brady Tkachuk is still looking for his first goal on Jesper Wallstedt after 12 shots. Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Special Teams
Minnesota's power play ranks 4th while Florida's penalty kill ranks 31st.
4th / 31st PP vs PK
Player
Matthew Tkachuk has 7 points in his last 4 games against Minnesota. See the games →
(Florida)
7 pts, last 4 vs MIN
Player
Carter Verhaeghe has 5 points in his last 4 games against Minnesota. See the games →
(Florida)
5 pts, last 4 vs MIN
Matchup
Brady Tkachuk has 12 shots on Jesper Wallstedt without a goal.
(Florida)
0/12 vs Jesper Wallstedt
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals