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Florida Panthers vs Seattle Kraken · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Kraken · SAT · OCT 17 · 5:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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Amerant Bank Arena
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Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
VS
Seattle Kraken
Kraken
1–1–0
Upcoming
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Florida Panthers
Home · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
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The read
The Panthers have struggled to beat Joey Daccord: .941 on 170 shots. And discipline matters tonight: the Panthers' penalty kill ranks 31st and Seattle's power play is 6th in the league.
Amerant Bank Arena
Seattle Kraken
Away · Kraken
1–1–0
2 PTS
Panthers
GOALIES
Kraken
Akira Schmid
Akira Schmid
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.875 SV% · 3.80 GAA · 0W
.880 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Joey Daccord
Joey Daccord
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.960 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 1W
.874 SV% L5 · Cooling
Panthers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Kraken
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L1
Jared McCann · Matty Beniers · Kaapo Kakko
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L2
Bobby McMann · Chandler Stephenson · Jordan Eberle
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L3
Ryan Winterton · Berkly Catton · Shane Wright
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
L4
Ben Meyers · Frederick Gaudreau · Mackie Samoskevich
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D1
Vince Dunn · Adam Larsson
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D2
Ryker Evans · Brandon Montour
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
D3
Ryan Lindgren · Cale Fleury
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP1
Jordan Eberle · Bobby McMann · Jared McCann · Chandler Stephenson · Vince Dunn
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PP2
Kaapo Kakko · Shane Wright · Berkly Catton · Matty Beniers · Brandon Montour
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK1
Frederick Gaudreau · Ryan Winterton · Ryan Lindgren · Adam Larsson
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
PK2
Matty Beniers · Ben Meyers · Vince Dunn · Ryker Evans
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
KrakenProjected lines
L1
Jared McCann · Matty Beniers · Kaapo Kakko
L2
Bobby McMann · Chandler Stephenson · Jordan Eberle
L3
Ryan Winterton · Berkly Catton · Shane Wright
L4
Ben Meyers · Frederick Gaudreau · Mackie Samoskevich
D1
Vince Dunn · Adam Larsson
D2
Ryker Evans · Brandon Montour
D3
Ryan Lindgren · Cale Fleury
PP1
Jordan Eberle · Bobby McMann · Jared McCann · Chandler Stephenson · Vince Dunn
PP2
Kaapo Kakko · Shane Wright · Berkly Catton · Matty Beniers · Brandon Montour
PK1
Frederick Gaudreau · Ryan Winterton · Ryan Lindgren · Adam Larsson
PK2
Matty Beniers · Ben Meyers · Vince Dunn · Ryker Evans
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT @sound_hockey · as of Oct 2
Panthers
INJURY REPORT
Kraken
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jacob Melanson
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 17
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Jake O'Brien
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 6
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
KrakenInjury report
Jacob Melanson
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 17
Jake O'Brien
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 6
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT @sound_hockey · as of Oct 2
STORYLINE
The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Kraken lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

The Panthers have struggled to beat Joey Daccord: .941 on 170 shots. And discipline matters tonight: the Panthers' penalty kill ranks 31st and Seattle's power play is 6th in the league.

Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals. Joey Daccord has Niko Mikkola figured out, 13 shots without a goal.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Joey Daccord has a .941 save % against Florida (170 shots).
.941 SV% vs FLA
Special Teams
Seattle's power play ranks 6th while Florida's penalty kill ranks 31st.
6th / 31st PP vs PK
Matchup
Niko Mikkola has 13 shots on Joey Daccord without a goal.
(Florida)
0/13 vs Joey Daccord
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals