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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Florida Panthers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Panthers · THU · DEC 10 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
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Florida Panthers
Panthers
0–0–0
Upcoming
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Away · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
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The read
The special-teams edge is the Penguins': a 2nd-ranked power play against a penalty kill ranked 31st.
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Florida Panthers
Home · Panthers
0–0–0
0 PTS
Penguins
GOALIES
Panthers
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
VS
T
TBD
Expected
— SV% · — GAA · 0W
Goalie FormComing Soon
Penguins
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Panthers
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
Penguins
INJURY REPORT
Panthers
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
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
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
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
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

The special-teams edge is the Penguins': a 2nd-ranked power play against a penalty kill ranked 31st.

The numbers behind it
Special Teams
Pittsburgh's power play ranks 2nd while Florida's penalty kill ranks 31st.
2nd / 31st PP vs PK