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Vancouver Canucks vs Florida Panthers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Panthers · THU · OCT 15 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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THU · OCT 15 · 6:00 PM CT
Amerant Bank Arena
SCRIPPS
Vancouver Canucks
Canucks
2–1–0
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Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
Upcoming
THU · OCT 15 · 6:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS
Vancouver Canucks
Away · Canucks
2–1–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Brock Boeser has solved Jacob Markstrom before, 6 goals on 54 shots. But the problem is Carter Verhaeghe, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Canucks.
Amerant Bank Arena
Florida Panthers
Home · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
Canucks
GOALIES
Panthers
Kevin Lankinen
Kevin Lankinen
Likely · 4757-kevin-lankinen
.789 SV% · 8.66 GAA · 1W
.822 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Likely · 594-jacob-markstrom
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
Canucks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Panthers
L1
Marco Rossi · Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Liam Ohgren · Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Drew O'Connor · Aatu Raty · Brendan Gallagher
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Arshdeep Bains · Max Sasson · Jonathan Lekkerimaki
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Zeev Buium · Filip Hronek
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Jamie Oleksiak · Tom Willander
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Jonathan Lekkerimaki · Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Brendan Gallagher · Linus Karlsson · Liam Ohgren · Zeev Buium · Tom Willander
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Elias Pettersson · Drew O'Connor · Jamie Oleksiak · Filip Hronek
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser · Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
CanucksProjected lines
L1
Marco Rossi · Elias Pettersson · Linus Karlsson
L2
Liam Ohgren · Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser
L3
Drew O'Connor · Aatu Raty · Brendan Gallagher
L4
Arshdeep Bains · Max Sasson · Jonathan Lekkerimaki
D1
Zeev Buium · Filip Hronek
D2
Jamie Oleksiak · Tom Willander
D3
Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
PP1
Jonathan Lekkerimaki · Elias Pettersson · Brock Boeser · Filip Hronek · Marco Rossi
PP2
Brendan Gallagher · Linus Karlsson · Liam Ohgren · Zeev Buium · Tom Willander
PK1
Elias Pettersson · Drew O'Connor · Jamie Oleksiak · Filip Hronek
PK2
Paul Cotter · Brock Boeser · Elias Nils Pettersson · Luke Schenn
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
Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
Canucks
INJURY REPORT
Panthers
Jake DeBrusk
DAY-TO-DAY · Illness
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jack Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Akil Thomas
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Mackenzie MacEachern
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Thatcher Demko
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 21
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
Filip Chytil
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Oct 8
CanucksInjury report
Jake DeBrusk
DAY-TO-DAY · Illness
Jack Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Akil Thomas
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Mackenzie MacEachern
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Thatcher Demko
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 21
Filip Chytil
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Oct 8
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
Thomas Drance · Oct 3 · 8:41 PM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Canucks won their last game and are 2-1-0 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

Brock Boeser has solved Jacob Markstrom before, 6 goals on 54 shots. But the problem is Carter Verhaeghe, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Canucks.

Paul Cotter is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Brock Boeser has 6 goals on Jacob Markstrom (54 shots).
(Vancouver)
6 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Matchup
Seth Jones has 29 shots on Kevin Lankinen without a goal.
(Florida)
0/29 vs Kevin Lankinen
Player
Carter Verhaeghe has 5 points in his last 4 games against Vancouver. See the games →
(Florida)
5 pts, last 4 vs VAN
Milestone
Paul Cotter is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals
Milestone
Drew O'Connor is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals