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Florida Panthers vs Colorado Avalanche · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Avalanche · SAT · FEB 27 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · FEB 27 · 6:00 PM CT
Ball Arena
SCRIPPS · ALT · KTVD
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
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Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche
2–0–0
Upcoming
SAT · FEB 27 · 6:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS · ALT · KTVD
Florida Panthers
Away · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Sam Reinhart has solved Mackenzie Blackwood before, 7 goals on 38 shots. But discipline matters tonight: the Panthers' penalty kill ranks 31st and Colorado's power play is 8th in the league.
Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche
Home · Avalanche
2–0–0
4 PTS
Panthers
GOALIES
Avalanche
Akira Schmid
Akira Schmid
Likely · 29148-akira-schmid
.875 SV% · 3.80 GAA · 0W
.880 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Mackenzie Blackwood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Expected
.912 SV% · 2.50 GAA · 2W
.886 SV% L5 · Cooling
Panthers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Avalanche
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
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
AvalancheProjected lines
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT
Panthers
INJURY REPORT
Avalanche
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
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
AvalancheInjury report
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Avalanche have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Sam Reinhart has solved Mackenzie Blackwood before, 7 goals on 38 shots. But discipline matters tonight: the Panthers' penalty kill ranks 31st and Colorado's power play is 8th in the league.

The problem is Devon Toews, who has 6 points in his last 4 against the Panthers. Colorado has struggled to beat Akira Schmid: .958 on 48 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Sam Reinhart has 7 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood (38 shots).
(Florida)
7 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood
Matchup
Carter Verhaeghe has 4 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood (26 shots).
(Florida)
4 goals on Mackenzie Blackwood
Special Teams
Colorado's power play ranks 8th while Florida's penalty kill ranks 31st.
8th / 31st PP vs PK
Player
Devon Toews has 6 points in his last 4 games against Florida. See the games →
(Colorado)
6 pts, last 4 vs FLA
Goaltending
Akira Schmid has a .958 save % against Colorado (48 shots).
.958 SV% vs COL
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals