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

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Panthers · SAT · MAR 6 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 6 · 6:00 PM CT
Amerant Bank Arena
SCRIPPS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
@
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
Upcoming
SAT · MAR 6 · 6:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Away · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Jacob Markstrom has not had an answer for John Tavares: 6 goals on 60 shots.
Amerant Bank Arena
Florida Panthers
Home · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
Maple Leafs
GOALIES
Panthers
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Likely · 594-jacob-markstrom
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
Maple Leafs
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Panthers
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
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
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 · 6:08 AM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
Maple Leafs
INJURY REPORT
Panthers
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
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
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 · 6:08 AM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 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 John Tavares: 6 goals on 60 shots.

Stay out of the box: the Maple Leafs' power play ranks 5th and Florida's penalty kill sits 31st. Sergei Bobrovsky has been a wall against Florida, a .940 save percentage on 519 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
John Tavares has 6 goals on Jacob Markstrom (60 shots).
(Toronto)
6 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Matchup
Auston Matthews has 10 goals on Jacob Markstrom (62 shots).
(Toronto)
10 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
Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.
197 career goals
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals