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Florida Panthers vs New York Islanders · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Islanders · MON · FEB 1 · 1:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
MON · FEB 1 · 1:00 PM CT
Amerant Bank Arena
SCRIPPS · MSGSN
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
VS
New York Islanders
Islanders
1–1–0
Upcoming
MON · FEB 1 · 1:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS · MSGSN
Florida Panthers
Home · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Jacob Markstrom has not had an answer for Bo Horvat: 7 goals on 50 shots. But the man to watch is Sam Reinhart: 5 points in his last 4 against New York.
Amerant Bank Arena
New York Islanders
Away · Islanders
1–1–0
2 PTS
Panthers
GOALIES
Islanders
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Likely · 594-jacob-markstrom
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Ilya Sorokin
Ilya Sorokin
Expected
.968 SV% · 1.02 GAA · 1W
.884 SV% L5 · Cooling
Panthers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Islanders
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L1
Emil Heineman · Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L2
Victor Eklund · Calum Ritchie · Brayden Schenn
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L3
Simon Holmstrom · Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Anthony Duclair
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
L4
Ondrej Palat · Casey Cizikas · Matias Maccelli
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D1
Adam Pelech · Matthew Schaefer
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D2
Alexander Romanov · Ryan Pulock
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
D3
Logan Stanley · Tony DeAngelo
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP1
Kyle Palmieri · Bo Horvat · Brayden Schenn · Matias Maccelli · Matthew Schaefer
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PP2
Victor Eklund · Anthony Duclair · Emil Heineman · Calum Ritchie · Tony DeAngelo
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Simon Holmstrom · Adam Pelech · Ryan Pulock
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
PK2
Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri · Logan Stanley · Alexander Romanov
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
IslandersProjected lines
L1
Emil Heineman · Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri
L2
Victor Eklund · Calum Ritchie · Brayden Schenn
L3
Simon Holmstrom · Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Anthony Duclair
L4
Ondrej Palat · Casey Cizikas · Matias Maccelli
D1
Adam Pelech · Matthew Schaefer
D2
Alexander Romanov · Ryan Pulock
D3
Logan Stanley · Tony DeAngelo
PP1
Kyle Palmieri · Bo Horvat · Brayden Schenn · Matias Maccelli · Matthew Schaefer
PP2
Victor Eklund · Anthony Duclair · Emil Heineman · Calum Ritchie · Tony DeAngelo
PK1
Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Simon Holmstrom · Adam Pelech · Ryan Pulock
PK2
Bo Horvat · Kyle Palmieri · Logan Stanley · Alexander Romanov
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Ethan Sears · as of Oct 3
Panthers
INJURY REPORT
Islanders
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Mathew Barzal
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
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
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
IslandersInjury report
Mathew Barzal
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Ethan Sears · as of Oct 3
STORYLINE
The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Islanders won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Jacob Markstrom has not had an answer for Bo Horvat: 7 goals on 50 shots. But the man to watch is Sam Reinhart: 5 points in his last 4 against New York.

A milestone is in reach for Vitek Vanecek: 1 more win for 200 career wins.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Bo Horvat has 7 goals on Jacob Markstrom (50 shots).
(New York)
7 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Matchup
Aleksander Barkov has 5 goals on Ilya Sorokin (16 shots).
(Florida)
5 goals on Ilya Sorokin
Player
Matthew Schaefer has 6 points in his last 4 games against Florida. See the games →
(New York)
6 pts, last 4 vs FLA
Player
Sam Reinhart has 5 points in his last 4 games against New York. See the games →
(Florida)
5 pts, last 4 vs NYI
Milestone
Vitek Vanecek is 1 win shy of 200 career wins.
199 career wins
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals