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Florida Panthers vs Philadelphia Flyers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Flyers · SAT · MAR 27 · 5:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 27 · 5:00 PM CT
Amerant Bank Arena
SCRIPPS · NBCSP
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–2
VS
Philadelphia Flyers
Flyers
0–1–2
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 27 · 5:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS · NBCSP
Florida Panthers
Home · Panthers
1–0–2
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Matthew Tkachuk once put up 5 points in a single game against Philadelphia. But Trevor Zegras has solved Jacob Markstrom before, 4 goals on 16 shots.
Amerant Bank Arena
Philadelphia Flyers
Away · Flyers
0–1–2
2 PTS
Panthers
GOALIES
Flyers
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Expected
.917 SV% · 1.40 GAA · 1W
.895 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Dan Vladar
Dan Vladar
Likely · 3831-dan-vladar
.816 SV% · 7.04 GAA · 0W
.882 SV% L5 · Cooling
Panthers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Flyers
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Reinhart · Brad Marchand
L1
Travis Konecny · Christian Dvorak · Matvei Michkov
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L2
Carl Grundstrom · Trevor Zegras · Owen Tippett
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L3
Tyson Foerster · Noah Cates · Porter Martone
L4
Bokondji Imama · Lars Eller · Garnet Hathaway
L4
Denver Barkey · Sean Couturier · Noel Acciari
D1
Gustav Forsling · Dmitry Kulikov
D1
Travis Sanheim · Rasmus Ristolainen
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D2
Cam York · Jamie Drysdale
D3
Uvis Balinskis · Radko Gudas
D3
Nick Seeler · David Jiricek
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP1
Travis Konecny · Trevor Zegras · Matvei Michkov · Tyson Foerster · Jamie Drysdale
PP2
Brad Marchand · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Uvis Balinskis · Eetu Luostarinen
PP2
Porter Martone · Noah Cates · Denver Barkey · Owen Tippett · Cam York
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Dmitry Kulikov
PK1
Sean Couturier · Christian Dvorak · Travis Sanheim · Cam York
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
PK2
Noah Cates · Tyson Foerster · Nick Seeler · Rasmus Ristolainen
PanthersProjected lines
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Reinhart · Brad Marchand
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Bokondji Imama · Lars Eller · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Gustav Forsling · Dmitry Kulikov
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Uvis Balinskis · Radko Gudas
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Brad Marchand · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Uvis Balinskis · Eetu Luostarinen
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Dmitry Kulikov
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
FlyersProjected lines
L1
Travis Konecny · Christian Dvorak · Matvei Michkov
L2
Carl Grundstrom · Trevor Zegras · Owen Tippett
L3
Tyson Foerster · Noah Cates · Porter Martone
L4
Denver Barkey · Sean Couturier · Noel Acciari
D1
Travis Sanheim · Rasmus Ristolainen
D2
Cam York · Jamie Drysdale
D3
Nick Seeler · David Jiricek
PP1
Travis Konecny · Trevor Zegras · Matvei Michkov · Tyson Foerster · Jamie Drysdale
PP2
Porter Martone · Noah Cates · Denver Barkey · Owen Tippett · Cam York
PK1
Sean Couturier · Christian Dvorak · Travis Sanheim · Cam York
PK2
Noah Cates · Tyson Foerster · Nick Seeler · Rasmus Ristolainen
Last Game (2026-10-04) · Oct 5 · 8:58 AM CT Projected · Oct 5 · 12:05 PM CT
Panthers
INJURY REPORT
Flyers
Aaron Ekblad
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Nikita Grebenkin
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 8
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Rasmus Ristolainen
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Helge Grans
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 8
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
PanthersInjury report
Aaron Ekblad
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
FlyersInjury report
Nikita Grebenkin
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 8
Rasmus Ristolainen
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Helge Grans
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 8
Last Game (2026-10-04) · Oct 5 · 8:58 AM CT Projected · Oct 5 · 12:05 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Panthers have lost 2 straight past regulation and are 1-0-2 in their first 3 games. The Flyers have lost 2 straight past regulation and are 0-1-2 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Matthew Tkachuk once put up 5 points in a single game against Philadelphia. But Trevor Zegras has solved Jacob Markstrom before, 4 goals on 16 shots.

A milestone is in reach for Dmitry Kulikov: 3 more goals for 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Player
Matthew Tkachuk once put up 5 points in a game against Philadelphia. See the games →
(Florida)
5 pts, one game vs PHI
Matchup
Trevor Zegras has 4 goals on Jacob Markstrom (16 shots).
(Philadelphia)
4 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Player
Sean Couturier has 5 points in his last 4 games against Florida. See the games →
(Philadelphia)
5 pts, last 4 vs FLA
Matchup
Gustav Forsling has 12 shots on Dan Vladar without a goal.
(Florida)
0/12 vs Dan Vladar
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals