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Florida Panthers vs St. Louis Blues · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Blues · MON · DEC 21 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
MON · DEC 21 · 6:00 PM CT
Amerant Bank Arena
SCRIPPS · STLNHL · BN+
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
VS
St. Louis Blues
Blues
1–1–0
Upcoming
MON · DEC 21 · 6:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS · STLNHL · BN+
Florida Panthers
Home · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Joel Hofer has not had an answer for Matthew Tkachuk: 6 goals on 25 shots.
Amerant Bank Arena
St. Louis Blues
Away · Blues
1–1–0
2 PTS
Panthers
GOALIES
Blues
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Likely · 594-jacob-markstrom
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Joel Hofer
Joel Hofer
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.921 SV% L5 · Locked in
Panthers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Blues
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
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
BluesProjected lines
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT
Panthers
INJURY REPORT
Blues
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
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
BluesInjury report
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Blues lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Joel Hofer has not had an answer for Matthew Tkachuk: 6 goals on 25 shots.

The man to watch is Sam Reinhart: 5 points in his last 4 against St. Louis. Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Matthew Tkachuk has 6 goals on Joel Hofer (25 shots).
(Florida)
6 goals on Joel Hofer
Matchup
Pavel Buchnevich has 6 goals on Jacob Markstrom (34 shots).
(St. Louis)
6 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Player
Sam Reinhart has 5 points in his last 4 games against St. Louis. See the games →
(Florida)
5 pts, last 4 vs STL
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals