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Vegas Golden Knights vs Florida Panthers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Panthers · WED · FEB 24 · 8:30 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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T-Mobile Arena
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Vegas Golden Knights
Golden Knights
1–1–0
VS
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
Upcoming
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Vegas Golden Knights
Home · Golden Knights
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
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The read
Jacob Markstrom has not had an answer for Mark Stone: 7 goals on 31 shots. But Sam Reinhart has made a habit of hurting the Golden Knights: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
T-Mobile Arena
Florida Panthers
Away · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
Golden Knights
GOALIES
Panthers
Adin Hill
Adin Hill
Likely · 2906-adin-hill
.871 SV% · 3.04 GAA · 10W
.871 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Jacob Markstrom
Jacob Markstrom
Likely · 594-jacob-markstrom
.1000 SV% · — GAA · 1W
.899 SV% L5 · Cooling
Golden Knights
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Panthers
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
Golden KnightsProjected lines
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
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
Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2 Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
Golden Knights
INJURY REPORT
Panthers
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
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
Golden KnightsInjury report
Raphael Lavoie
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
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
Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2 Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Golden Knights 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 Mark Stone: 7 goals on 31 shots. But Sam Reinhart has made a habit of hurting the Golden Knights: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.

The special-teams edge is the Golden Knights': a 7th-ranked power play against a penalty kill ranked 31st. Adin Hill has been a wall against Florida, a .940 save percentage on 301 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Mark Stone has 7 goals on Jacob Markstrom (31 shots).
(Vegas)
7 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Matchup
Tomas Hertl has 6 goals on Jacob Markstrom (37 shots).
(Vegas)
6 goals on Jacob Markstrom
Goaltending
Adin Hill has a .940 save % against Florida (301 shots).
.940 SV% vs FLA
Special Teams
Vegas' power play ranks 7th while Florida's penalty kill ranks 31st.
7th / 31st PP vs PK
Player
Sam Reinhart has 5 points in his last 4 games against Vegas. See the games →
(Florida)
5 pts, last 4 vs VGK
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals