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Florida Panthers vs Dallas Stars · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Stars · SAT · FEB 13 · 5:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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SAT · FEB 13 · 5:00 PM CT
Amerant Bank Arena
SCRIPPS · Prime Video
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
VS
Dallas Stars
Stars
0–2–0
Upcoming
SAT · FEB 13 · 5:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS · Prime Video
Florida Panthers
Home · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Casey DeSmith has not had an answer for Sam Reinhart: 6 goals on 27 shots.
Amerant Bank Arena
Dallas Stars
Away · Stars
0–2–0
0 PTS
Panthers
GOALIES
Stars
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Likely · 594-jacob-markstrom
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Casey DeSmith
Casey DeSmith
Expected
.923 SV% · 2.05 GAA · 0W
.912 SV% L5 · Steady
Panthers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Stars
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L1
Justin Hryckowian · Wyatt Johnston · Mikko Rantanen
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L2
Jason Robertson · Roope Hintz · Tyler Seguin
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L3
Sam Steel · Arttu Hyry · Jamie Benn
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
L4
Oskar Back · Radek Faksa · Colin Blackwell
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D1
Thomas Harley · Miro Heiskanen
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D2
Esa Lindell · Nils Lundkvist
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
D3
Lian Bichsel · Tyler Myers
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP1
Wyatt Johnston · Roope Hintz · Mikko Rantanen · Miro Heiskanen · Jason Robertson
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PP2
Jamie Benn · Justin Hryckowian · Tyler Seguin · Esa Lindell · Thomas Harley
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK1
Radek Faksa · Oskar Back · Esa Lindell · Miro Heiskanen
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
PK2
Roope Hintz · Wyatt Johnston · Lian Bichsel · Thomas Harley
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
StarsProjected lines
L1
Justin Hryckowian · Wyatt Johnston · Mikko Rantanen
L2
Jason Robertson · Roope Hintz · Tyler Seguin
L3
Sam Steel · Arttu Hyry · Jamie Benn
L4
Oskar Back · Radek Faksa · Colin Blackwell
D1
Thomas Harley · Miro Heiskanen
D2
Esa Lindell · Nils Lundkvist
D3
Lian Bichsel · Tyler Myers
PP1
Wyatt Johnston · Roope Hintz · Mikko Rantanen · Miro Heiskanen · Jason Robertson
PP2
Jamie Benn · Justin Hryckowian · Tyler Seguin · Esa Lindell · Thomas Harley
PK1
Radek Faksa · Oskar Back · Esa Lindell · Miro Heiskanen
PK2
Roope Hintz · Wyatt Johnston · Lian Bichsel · Thomas Harley
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Mike Heika · Oct 3 · 6:37 PM CT
Panthers
INJURY REPORT
Stars
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Matt Duchene
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Harrison Scott
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Luke Krys
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Cameron Hughes
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Tristan Bertucci
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Jaxon Fuder
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
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
StarsInjury report
Matt Duchene
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Harrison Scott
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Luke Krys
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Cameron Hughes
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Tristan Bertucci
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Jaxon Fuder
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 5
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Mike Heika · Oct 3 · 6:37 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Stars have dropped 2 straight and are 0-2-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Casey DeSmith has not had an answer for Sam Reinhart: 6 goals on 27 shots.

The man to watch is Aleksander Barkov: 5 points in his last 4 against Dallas. Esa Lindell is 2 points shy of 500 career points.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Sam Reinhart has 6 goals on Casey DeSmith (27 shots).
(Florida)
6 goals on Casey DeSmith
Matchup
Mikko Rantanen has 6 goals on Jacob Markstrom (30 shots).
(Dallas)
6 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Player
Aleksander Barkov has 5 points in his last 4 games against Dallas. See the games →
(Florida)
5 pts, last 4 vs DAL
Milestone
Esa Lindell is 2 points shy of 500 career points.
498 career points
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals