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Florida Panthers vs Toronto Maple Leafs · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Maple Leafs · SAT · MAR 6 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 6 · 6:00 PM CT
Amerant Bank Arena
SCRIPPS
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
VS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 6 · 6:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS
Florida Panthers
Home · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Brad Marchand: 12 goals on 95 shots. But Sergei Bobrovsky has been a wall against the Panthers, a .940 save percentage on 519 shots.
Amerant Bank Arena
Toronto Maple Leafs
Away · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
Panthers
GOALIES
Maple Leafs
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Likely · 594-jacob-markstrom
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
Panthers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Maple Leafs
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
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
Maple LeafsProjected lines
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
Panthers
INJURY REPORT
Maple Leafs
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
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
Maple LeafsInjury report
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Brad Marchand: 12 goals on 95 shots. But Sergei Bobrovsky has been a wall against the Panthers, a .940 save percentage on 519 shots.

Discipline matters tonight: the Panthers' penalty kill ranks 31st and Toronto's power play is 5th in the league. Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Brad Marchand has 12 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (95 shots).
(Florida)
12 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Matchup
John Tavares has 6 goals on Jacob Markstrom (60 shots).
(Toronto)
6 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Goaltending
Sergei Bobrovsky has a .940 save % against Florida (519 shots).
.940 SV% vs FLA
Special Teams
Toronto's power play ranks 5th while Florida's penalty kill ranks 31st.
5th / 31st PP vs PK
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals
Milestone
Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.
197 career goals