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Florida Panthers vs Philadelphia Flyers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Flyers · MON · DEC 14 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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MON · DEC 14 · 6:00 PM CT
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SCRIPPS · NBCSP
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
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Philadelphia Flyers
Flyers
0–1–2
Upcoming
MON · DEC 14 · 6:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS · NBCSP
Florida Panthers
Away · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
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The read
Carter Verhaeghe has solved Joseph Woll before, 7 goals on 38 shots. But the problem is Sean Couturier, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Panthers.
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Philadelphia Flyers
Home · Flyers
0–1–2
2 PTS
Panthers
GOALIES
Flyers
Akira Schmid
Akira Schmid
Likely · 29148-akira-schmid
.875 SV% · 3.80 GAA · 0W
.880 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Joseph Woll
Joseph Woll
Expected
.929 SV% · 2.87 GAA · 0W
.866 SV% L5 · Cooling
Panthers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Flyers
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L1
Travis Konecny · Christian Dvorak · Matvei Michkov
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L2
Carl Grundstrom · Trevor Zegras · Owen Tippett
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L3
Tyson Foerster · Noah Cates · Porter Martone
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
L4
Alex Bump · Sean Couturier · Noel Acciari
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D1
Travis Sanheim · Rasmus Ristolainen
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D2
Cam York · Jamie Drysdale
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
D3
Nick Seeler · David Jiricek
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP1
Porter Martone · Trevor Zegras · Matvei Michkov · Tyson Foerster · Jamie Drysdale
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PP2
Travis Konecny · Noah Cates · Alex Bump · Owen Tippett · Cam York
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK1
Sean Couturier · Christian Dvorak · Travis Sanheim · Cam York
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
PK2
Noah Cates · Tyson Foerster · Nick Seeler · Rasmus Ristolainen
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
FlyersProjected lines
L1
Travis Konecny · Christian Dvorak · Matvei Michkov
L2
Carl Grundstrom · Trevor Zegras · Owen Tippett
L3
Tyson Foerster · Noah Cates · Porter Martone
L4
Alex Bump · Sean Couturier · Noel Acciari
D1
Travis Sanheim · Rasmus Ristolainen
D2
Cam York · Jamie Drysdale
D3
Nick Seeler · David Jiricek
PP1
Porter Martone · Trevor Zegras · Matvei Michkov · Tyson Foerster · Jamie Drysdale
PP2
Travis Konecny · Noah Cates · Alex Bump · Owen Tippett · Cam York
PK1
Sean Couturier · Christian Dvorak · Travis Sanheim · Cam York
PK2
Noah Cates · Tyson Foerster · Nick Seeler · Rasmus Ristolainen
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Jordan Hall · Oct 3 · 8:21 PM CT
Panthers
INJURY REPORT
Flyers
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Rasmus Ristolainen
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Nikita Grebenkin
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Helge Grans
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 5
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Denver Barkey
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
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
FlyersInjury report
Rasmus Ristolainen
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Nikita Grebenkin
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Helge Grans
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 5
Denver Barkey
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 13
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Jordan Hall · Oct 3 · 8:21 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Flyers have lost 2 straight past regulation and are 0-1-2 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Carter Verhaeghe has solved Joseph Woll before, 7 goals on 38 shots. But the problem is Sean Couturier, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Panthers.

Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals. Philadelphia has struggled to beat Akira Schmid: .938 on 130 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Carter Verhaeghe has 7 goals on Joseph Woll (38 shots).
(Florida)
7 goals on Joseph Woll
Matchup
Matthew Tkachuk has 29 shots on Joseph Woll without a goal.
(Florida)
0/29 vs Joseph Woll
Goaltending
Akira Schmid has a .938 save % against Philadelphia (130 shots).
.938 SV% vs PHI
Player
Sean Couturier has 5 points in his last 4 games against Florida. See the games →
(Philadelphia)
5 pts, last 4 vs FLA
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals