Florida Panthers
9-7-220 PTS5th in the Atlantic divisionNHL
Playoff odds
49%
Power play
23.5 %
Penalty kill
85.7 %
Goals per game
3.11
Goals against
3.06
Faceoffs
48.0 %
Playoff odds
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49%
Top 3 in division
21%
Win the division
2%
Projected points
95
86–105
Performance
Actual goals: on pace for 93 pts
Expected goals: on pace for 121 pts
Expected goals are kinder: Florida Panthers has been unlucky, and that should turn.
Talent (WAR)
Lineup: 23.1 WAR (14th of 32)
- Matthew Tkachuk3.1
- Aleksander Barkov3.0
- Sam Reinhart2.6
- Brad Marchand2.4
- Carter Verhaeghe1.5
Injuries
Cost the rest of the way: −0.3 win
- Aleksander Barkov (7 g.)−0.2
- Brad Marchand (5 g.)−0.1
- Sandis Vilmanis (1 g.)−0.0
Team Pulse · 2026-27
All 32 teams →Team Pulse says which way the team is heading (−100 to +100), first over its last five seasons, then this season. The rating this year, separately, says how good it is right now (0 to 100): an average team can rise fast, an excellent one can decline.
5-year pulse
-29
↓ Declining
- RESResults
- ↓↓
- OFFOffense
- ↓↓
- DEFDefense
- →
- PPPower play
- ↓
- PKPenalty kill
- ↑
- GOALGoaltending
- →
- POSPossession
- →
Rating this year
58/ 100
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Changes as the season goes: after 8 games, last season still counts for 71%. It fades with every game.
Pulse this season
+11
→ Stable
- OFFOffense
- 49
- →
- DEFDefense
- 72
- ↑
- PPPower play
- 58
- →
- PKPenalty kill
- 63
- →
- GOALGoaltending
- 22
- →
- POSPossession
- 78
- →
- ROSTERRoster
- 58
- →
Why Florida Panthers is declining
- Over 5 years (21-22 to 25-26): index 117.1 → 96.4, declining (-3.6 per season); improving: the penalty kill; slipping: offense and results.
- EV xGA/60: 2.50 → 1.91 (↓ 23.6%, better)
- PP xGF/60: 8.45 → 9.20 (↑ 8.9%, better)
- PK xGA/60: 6.72 → 7.94 (↑ 18.1%, worse)
- xGA ÷ goals allowed: 0.905 → 0.985 (↑ 8.9%, better)
- EV xG%: 50.7 % → 58.4 % (↑ 15.3%, better)
- Roster: 3 key players rising, 4 declining, 11 stable.
- The progress comes mostly from defense; the core is stable.
- Early season (8 games): the pulse rests mostly on the roster, and last season still weighs heavily in the rating this year.
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Pulse by horizon
| 10 games | Season | 1 year | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Pulse | — | — | +11 | +7 |
| OFF · Offense | — | — | +2 | 0 |
| DEF · Defense | — | — | +38 | +29 |
| PP · Power play | — | — | +12 | +7 |
| PK · Penalty kill | — | — | -8 | -10 |
| GOAL · Goaltending | — | — | +7 | 0 |
| POS · Possession | — | — | +17 | +13 |
| ROSTER · Roster | — | — | -2 | -2 |
— : not enough games yet for that horizon (last 10 vs previous 10: 20 games; season: 25). The 5- and 10-year horizons will come with past seasons' history.
Roster Trend · -2 (core -3)
| Player | Trend | PAL | WAR/60 | Scoring | Passing | Defense | Skating | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam ReinhartC · 30 · core | → -3 | -1 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | -15 |
| Eetu LuostarinenC · 28 · core | ↑ +10 | +9 | +11 | -1 | +4 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gustav ForslingD · 30 · core | ↓↓ -34 | -24 | -35 | -32 | +5 | +8 | -3 | -15 |
| Niko MikkolaD · 30 · core | → +2 | +4 | +9 | -13 | -2 | +10 | 0 | -15 |
| Seth JonesD · 31 · core | → +5 | +3 | +5 | -4 | +1 | +11 | -2 | -15 |
| Sam BennettC · 30 · core | → +1 | -9 | +18 | -1 | +7 | -8 | -3 | -15 |
| Brady TkachukW · 27 | → +2 | +3 | -5 | -1 | +2 | +6 | -1 | 0 |
| Anton LundellC · 24 | → -1 | -6 | -1 | +10 | +5 | -3 | -6 | +15 |
| Carter VerhaegheC · 31 | → +9 | -7 | +45 | 0 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -15 |
| Aaron EkbladD · 30 | ↓ -25 | -30 | -2 | -13 | -6 | -4 | -1 | -15 |
| Brad MarchandW · 38 | ↑ +17 | +1 | +37 | +12 | +4 | -13 | +10 | -30 |
| Radko GudasD · 36 | ↑ +17 | +16 | +18 | +4 | +6 | -1 | -5 | -30 |
| Uvis BalinskisD · 30 | → +3 | +2 | -2 | +10 | +4 | -13 | +2 | -15 |
| Garnet HathawayW · 34 | ↓ -23 | -14 | -24 | -10 | -9 | 0 | -2 | -30 |
| Matthew TkachukW · 28 | → -2 | -1 | -6 | +1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars EllerC · 37 | ↓ -14 | -12 | -13 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -30 |
| Alexander PetrovicD · 34 | → 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -30 |
| Cole ReinhardtW · 26 | → 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A player's trend compares 2025-26 with 2024-25 (PAL, WAR per 60, SC, PA, DF, SK ratings, in percentile points) and adds age. Roster Trend weights each player by ice time and importance: a rising fourth line doesn't offset a declining top center.
The Florida Panthers story
Awarded on June 14, 1993 and beginning play in the 1993–94 season, the franchise arrived amid NHL expansion and immediately made an impression by setting the record for most points by an expansion team in its inaugural year. The club played at Miami Arena before moving in 1998 to what is now Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, and over time established itself as the southernmost team in the league and one of two NHL clubs in Florida alongside the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Panthers endured a roller-coaster history: an early run to the 1996 Stanley Cup Final ended with a loss to the Colorado Avalanche, and between 1997 and 2021 the team qualified for the playoffs only six times without winning a series in that span. A turning point came in the 2021–22 season when the club won its first playoff series in two decades, then reached the Stanley Cup Final three straight seasons from 2023 to 2025 and captured the franchise’s first Stanley Cup in 2024 before repeating as champions in 2025.
Today the organization operates with local broadcast rights transitioned from Bally Sports Florida (1996–2024) to Scripps Sports, AHL and ECHL affiliations with the Charlotte Checkers and Savannah Ghost Pirates, and leadership under captain Aleksander Barkov and head coach Paul Maurice. Figures who have marked the club’s identity include Roberto Luongo and Ed Jovanovski.
Historical facts from Wikipedia and NHL archives; text written by PickALeague.
The franchise
- Founded
- 1993
- Stanley Cups
- 2
- First season
- 1993-94
- City
- Sunrise
- Home
- Amerant Bank Arena
- Seats
- 20,737
- Head coach
- Paul Maurice
- Captain
- Aleksander Barkov
- Owner
- Vincent Viola
Stanley Cups
- 2023-24
- 2024-25
Retired numbers
- 1Roberto Luongo (2000-06, 2014-19)
- 37 – H. Wayne Huizenga (Owner1993-01)
- 93 – William A. Torrey (President/Governor/Alternate Governor1993-18)
Captains
- Aleksander BarkovOct. 6, 2018 – Present
- Derek MacKenzieOct. 13, 2016 – April 8, 2018
- (No Captain)Jan. 22 – April 24, 2016
- Willie MitchellOct. 9, 2014 – Jan. 18, 2016
- Ed JovanovskiJan. 19, 2013 – April 12, 2014
- (No Captain)Feb. 27, 2011 – April 26, 2012
- Bryan McCabeOct. 2, 2009 – Feb. 25, 2011
- (No Captain)Oct. 10, 2008 – April 11, 2009
- Olli JokinenOct. 9, 2003 – April 5, 2008
- (No Captain)Oct. 10, 2002 – April 6, 2003
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- Paul LausMarch 20 – April 14, 2002
- Pavel Bure and Paul Laus (Co-Captains)Oct. 4, 2001 – March 17, 2002
- (No Captain)Feb. 9 – April 7, 2001
- Scott MellanbyOct. 1, 1997 – Feb. 7, 2001
- Brian SkrudlandOct. 6, 1993 – April 11, 1997
Head coaches
- Paul MauriceOct. 13, 2022 – Present
- Andrew BrunetteOct. 29, 2021 – May 23, 2022
- Joel QuennevilleOct. 3, 2019 – Oct. 27, 2021
- Bob BoughnerOct. 6, 2017 – April 6, 2019
- Tom RoweNov. 29, 2016 – April 9, 2017
- Gerard GallantOct. 9, 2014 – Nov. 27, 2016
- Peter HorachekNov. 9, 2013 – April 12, 2014
- Kevin DineenOct. 8, 2011 – Nov. 7, 2013
- Peter DeBoerOct. 10, 2008 – April 9, 2011
- Jacques MartinOct. 5, 2005 – April 5, 2008
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- John TorchettiFeb. 10 – April 4, 2004
- Rick DudleyNov. 11, 2003 – Feb. 4, 2004
- Mike KeenanDec. 5, 2001 – Nov. 8, 2003
- Duane SutterDec. 29, 2000 – Dec. 1, 2001
- Terry MurrayOct. 9, 1998 – Dec. 27, 2000
- Bryan MurrayNov. 26, 1997 – April 18, 1998
- Doug MacLeanOct. 7, 1995 – Nov. 23, 1997
- Roger NeilsonOct. 6, 1993 – May 3, 1995
Fun facts: Florida Panthers
Do the Florida Panthers play tonight?
Not today. Their next game is on November 11, 2026, at the Columbus Blue Jackets, at 7:30 p.m..
What channel is the Florida Panthers game on?
Their next game is carried by ESPN+, HULU, Disney+, SN.
What is the Florida Panthers record?
9-7-2, good for 20 points in 18 games, 5th in the Atlantic division.
Who leads the Florida Panthers in scoring?
Matthew Tkachuk, with 26 points (4 goals, 22 assists).
Where do the Florida Panthers play?
At Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, which seats 20,737.
Who is the Florida Panthers captain?
Aleksander Barkov wears the “C”.
Who coaches the Florida Panthers?
Paul Maurice is the head coach.
How many Stanley Cups have the Florida Panthers won?
2, the most recent in 2024-25.
Which numbers have the Florida Panthers retired?
3 : 1 Roberto Luongo, 37 – H. Wayne Huizenga (Owner 1993-01), 93 – William A. Torrey (President/Governor/Alternate Governor 1993-18).
How long have the Florida Panthers existed?
Their first season in the league was 1993-94.
Who is the Florida Panthers mascot?
Viktor E. Rat.
Who is injured on the Florida Panthers?
4 : Aleksander Barkov (injured reserve, knee), Brad Marchand (injured reserve, knee), Jonah Gadjovich (injured reserve, neck), Sandis Vilmanis (out, undisclosed).
Who owns the Florida Panthers?
Vincent Viola.