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Florida Panthers vs Anaheim Ducks · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Ducks · SAT · FEB 20 · 4:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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Amerant Bank Arena
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Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
VS
Anaheim Ducks
Ducks
1–0–0
Upcoming
SAT · FEB 20 · 4:00 PM CT
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Florida Panthers
Home · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
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The read
Alex Killorn has solved Jacob Markstrom before, 6 goals on 24 shots. But the Panthers have found Lukas Dostal beatable: .880 on 83 shots.
Amerant Bank Arena
Anaheim Ducks
Away · Ducks
1–0–0
2 PTS
Panthers
GOALIES
Ducks
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Likely · 594-jacob-markstrom
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Lukas Dostal
Lukas Dostal
Likely · 29143-lukas-dostal
.900 SV% · 3.00 GAA · 1W
.810 SV% L5 · Cooling
Panthers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Ducks
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L1
A.J. Greer · Leo Carlsson · Cutter Gauthier
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L2
Beckett Sennecke · Mikael Granlund · Alex Killorn
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L3
Nikita Nesterenko · Ryan Poehling · Frank Vatrano
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
L4
Jeff Malott · Tim Washe · Judd Caulfield
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D1
Jackson Lacombe · Tristan Luneau
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D2
Pavel Mintyukov · Travis Mitchell
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
D3
Tyson Hinds · Noah Warren
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP1
Beckett Sennecke · Leo Carlsson · Mikael Granlund · Jackson Lacombe · Cutter Gauthier
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PP2
A.J. Greer · Ryan Poehling · Alex Killorn · Tristan Luneau · Pavel Mintyukov
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK1
Ryan Poehling · Alex Killorn · Jackson Lacombe · Pavel Mintyukov
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
PK2
Tim Washe · Mikael Granlund · Noah Warren · Tyson Hinds
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
DucksProjected lines
L1
A.J. Greer · Leo Carlsson · Cutter Gauthier
L2
Beckett Sennecke · Mikael Granlund · Alex Killorn
L3
Nikita Nesterenko · Ryan Poehling · Frank Vatrano
L4
Jeff Malott · Tim Washe · Judd Caulfield
D1
Jackson Lacombe · Tristan Luneau
D2
Pavel Mintyukov · Travis Mitchell
D3
Tyson Hinds · Noah Warren
PP1
Beckett Sennecke · Leo Carlsson · Mikael Granlund · Jackson Lacombe · Cutter Gauthier
PP2
A.J. Greer · Ryan Poehling · Alex Killorn · Tristan Luneau · Pavel Mintyukov
PK1
Ryan Poehling · Alex Killorn · Jackson Lacombe · Pavel Mintyukov
PK2
Tim Washe · Mikael Granlund · Noah Warren · Tyson Hinds
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Derek Lee · as of Oct 2
Panthers
INJURY REPORT
Ducks
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Drew Helleson
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Troy Terry
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Ian Moore
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 16
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
DucksInjury report
Drew Helleson
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Troy Terry
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Ian Moore
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 16
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Derek Lee · as of Oct 2
STORYLINE
The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Ducks won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game.

Matchup Intel

Alex Killorn has solved Jacob Markstrom before, 6 goals on 24 shots. But the Panthers have found Lukas Dostal beatable: .880 on 83 shots.

The problem is Cutter Gauthier, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Panthers. Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Alex Killorn has 6 goals on Jacob Markstrom (24 shots).
(Anaheim)
6 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Player
Cutter Gauthier has 5 points in his last 4 games against Florida. See the games →
(Anaheim)
5 pts, last 4 vs FLA
Goaltending
Lukas Dostal has struggled against Florida — a .880 save % on 83 shots.
.880 SV% vs FLA
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals