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St. Louis Blues vs Florida Panthers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Panthers · SAT · NOV 14 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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SAT · NOV 14 · 6:00 PM CT
Enterprise Center
STLNHL · BN+ · SCRIPPS
St. Louis Blues
Blues
1–1–0
VS
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
Upcoming
SAT · NOV 14 · 6:00 PM CT
STLNHL · BN+ · SCRIPPS
St. Louis Blues
Home · Blues
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Jacob Markstrom has not had an answer for Pavel Buchnevich: 6 goals on 34 shots. But Matthew Tkachuk has made a habit of hurting the Blues: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.
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Florida Panthers
Away · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
Blues
GOALIES
Panthers
Joel Hofer
Joel Hofer
Expected
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.921 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Likely · 594-jacob-markstrom
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blues
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Panthers
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
BluesProjected lines
L1
Dylan Holloway · Robert Thomas · Jimmy Snuggerud
L2
Pavel Buchnevich · Mason McTavish · Connor McMichael
L3
Jake Neighbours · Dalibor Dvorsky · Jonatan Berggren
L4
Zachary Dean · Pius Suter · Dillon Dube
D1
Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
D2
Theo Lindstein · Brandon Carlo
D3
Cam Fowler · Adam Jiříček
PP1
Jimmy Snuggerud · Robert Thomas · Dylan Holloway · Cam Fowler · Mason McTavish
PP2
Jake Neighbours · Pavel Buchnevich · Dalibor Dvorsky · Connor McMichael · Adam Jiříček
PK1
Pius Suter · Pavel Buchnevich · Philip Broberg · Colton Parayko
PK2
Robert Thomas · Connor McMichael · Cam Fowler · Brandon Carlo
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
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
Blues
INJURY REPORT
Panthers
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
BluesInjury report
Alexey Toropchenko
OUT · Upper body · Expected back Oct 10
Tyler Tucker
IR · Left knee (surgery) · Expected back Nov 12
Felix Trudeau
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Logan Mailloux
IR · Hand (surgery) · Expected back Nov 25
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
Jeremy Rutherford · Oct 3 · 7:42 PM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Blues lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Jacob Markstrom has not had an answer for Pavel Buchnevich: 6 goals on 34 shots. But Matthew Tkachuk has made a habit of hurting the Blues: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.

Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Pavel Buchnevich has 6 goals on Jacob Markstrom (34 shots).
(St. Louis)
6 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Matchup
Colton Parayko has 51 shots on Jacob Markstrom without a goal.
(St. Louis)
0/51 vs Jacob Markstrom
Player
Matthew Tkachuk has 7 points in his last 4 games against St. Louis. See the games →
(Florida)
7 pts, last 4 vs STL
Player
Sam Reinhart has 5 points in his last 4 games against St. Louis. See the games →
(Florida)
5 pts, last 4 vs STL
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals