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1:21Panthers Top Rival Hurricanes In Season Opener
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1:21Highlights: Panthers at Hurricanes (9/29)
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0:36Panthers Begin Season Without Marchand
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1:07Tkachuk Brothers Join Forces To Reclaim Stanley Cup
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1:59Maple Leafs Sign Sergei Bobrovsky
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1:48Jets Sign Goalie Stuart Skinner to 2-Year Deal
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1:17Golden Knights Sign Rasmus Andersson to 7-Year Extension
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0:49Sergei Bobrovsky Signs 3-Year, $21M Deal with Maple Leafs
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1:26What to Make of the 2026 NHL Free Agent Class
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0:57What the Free Agency Market Looks Like for Sergei Bobrovsky
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1:15Bobrovsky's Future With Panthers Is Up In The Air
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0:42Patrice Bergeron Elected into 2026 Hall of Fame Class
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0:50Brady Tkachuk Trade Turns Panthers Back Into Cup Contenders
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1:01Brandon Bussi Answers the Call for Carolina
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1:06Surplus of Goals Defining Stanley Cup Final
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10:14Reasons Why the Golden Knights Can Win the Stanley Cup
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Top Panthers News
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Panthers' Akira Schmid: Starting against San Jose
Schmid was the first goalie off during Thursday's morning skate, Max Miller of NHL.com reports, indicating that he'll draw the road start against San Jose.
Jacob Markstrom drew the Opening Night start for the Panthers on the road against Carolina on Tuesday and led Florida to a 1-0 overtime win, but Schmid will have an opportunity to defend the crease Thursday. Schmid made 34 regular-season appearances for the Golden Knights last year, going 16-10-6 with a 2.59 GAA and .893 save percentage.
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Panthers' Brad Marchand: Might play in October
Marchand (lower body) might be able to play before the end of October, Max Miller of NHL.com reports Wednesday.
Marchand's recovery is going better than initially hoped, though his timetable is only marginally different from what it was before. The 38-year-old might end up on the third line when he's healthy, but that says more about how stacked Florida is than his actual worth. Marchand had 27 goals and 54 points in 52 regular-season appearances with Florida in 2025-26, and on most teams, it would be easy to pencil him on for a top-six role.
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Panthers' Gustav Forsling: Supplies only offense in season opener
Forsling scored the game-winning goal in Tuesday's 1-0 overtime victory over the Hurricanes.
It was a sloppy, chippy game to begin the regular season, but Forsling prevented it from going to a shootout when he blasted a one-timer past Brandon Bussi from the blue line with less than five seconds left in OT. Forsling managed only two goals in the 2025-26 regular season, ending a streak of four straight seasons in double digits, but the 30-year-old blueliner made an immediate statement to begin the current campaign that he intends to be more productive.
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Panthers' Jacob Markstrom: Dazzles in return to Florida crease
Markstrom stopped all 15 shots he faced in Tuesday's 1-0 overtime win over the Hurricanes.
Making his return to a Panthers team he broke into the NHL with back in 2010-11, Markstrom didn't face a lot of pucks but came up big when he needed to, eventually getting rewarded for his efforts when Gustav Forsling blasted home a shot from the blue line with less than five seconds left in OT. Markstrom recorded only one shutout all of last season with New Jersey, but his second stint in Florida is off to a dazzling start. The 36-year-old netminder is used to heavy workloads, but it's not yet clear if he'll be right back in the crease Thursday in San Jose, or if he'll cede duties to Akira Schmid.
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Panthers' Jacob Markstrom: Defending crease Tuesday
Markstrom will guard the road goal against Carolina on Tuesday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
Markstrom posted a 23-19-1 record with one shutout, a 3.07 GAA and an .883 save percentage in 44 regular-season appearances for New Jersey in 2025-26. He has plenty of bounce-back appeal in the 2026-27 campaign after the Devils dealt him to the Panthers in the offseason.
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Panthers' Brady Tkachuk: Set for opener
Tkachuk (undisclosed) will be in the lineup against the Hurricanes on Tuesday, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
Tkachuk will make his Panthers debut in the season opener after being acquired by the club in a blockbuster trade this summer. With the Senators last season, the 27-year-old winger notched 22 goals and 37 assists in 60 regular-season games. If he can stay healthy, Tkachuk should be capable of challenging for the 70-point threshold after missing that mark in each of the previous two campaigns.
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Panthers' Cole Reinhardt: Lands on waivers
Reinhardt was placed on waivers by the Panthers on Sunday, per PuckPedia.
After factoring in for the Golden Knights and Panthers during the 2025-26 season, Reinhardt is currently on his way to open the upcoming campaign in the minors. Across 59 regular-season games, the 26-year-old winger posted nine goals, 15 points, 49 shots on net and 129 hits between Vegas and Florida. He played the majority of his time in 2025-26 with the Panthers, and the organization will likely keep him in mind during the upcoming season if their forward core runs into injury trouble. For now, he will suit up for AHL Charlotte if he clears waivers.
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Panthers' Cole Schwindt: Shifts to waivers
Schwindt was put on waivers Sunday, PuckPedia reports.
Schwindt chipped in five goals, seven points, 25 shots on net and 39 hits in 29 appearances for Florida during the 2025-26 regular season. If he clears waivers, he will probably begin the 2026-27 campaign in the minors with AHL Charlotte.
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Panthers' Alex Petrovic: Lands on waivers
Petrovic was placed on waivers Sunday, per PuckPedia.
Petrovic registered 10 points, 57 shots on net, 77 blocked shots, 88 hits and 47 PIM in 54 appearances for Dallas during the 2025-26 regular season. He signed a two-year, $1.75 million contract with Florida in the summer. Petrovic could head to AHL Charlotte to begin the 2026-27 campaign if he clears waivers.
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Panthers' Kai Schwindt: Lands on waivers Sunday
Schwindt was placed on waivers by the Panthers on Sunday, PuckPedia reports.
Schwindt hasn't yet made his NHL debut and is slated to begin the year in the minors, assuming he clears waivers. He generated two goals, five assists and six PIM across 33 regular-season appearances with AHL Charlotte last year.
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Panthers' Donovan Sebrango: Placed on waivers
Sebrango was placed on waivers by the Panthers on Monday, PuckPedia reports.
Sebrango made 42 regular-season appearances between Ottawa and Florida last year and recorded no goals, eight assists, 77 hits, 68 PIM and 32 blocked shots while averaging 15:06 of ice time. He'll presumably begin the 2026-27 campaign in the minors but will be a candidate to rejoin the NHL club if the Panthers deal with injuries at some point.
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Panthers' John Beecher: Waived Sunday
Beecher was moved to the waiver wire Sunday, according to PuckPedia.
Beecher picked up three goals, seven points, 37 shots on net, 31 blocked shots and 23 hits in 35 regular-season appearances between Boston and Calgary in 2025-26. He signed a one-year, two-way contract with Florida in July. If he clears waivers, Beecher could open the 2026-27 campaign with AHL Charlotte.
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Panthers' Sam Lafferty: Lands on waivers
Lafferty was placed on waivers Sunday, Chris Johnston of The Athletic reports.
Lafferty contributed one goal, two points, nine shots on net, five blocked shots and 35 hits in 29 games with Chicago during the 2025-26 regular season. He signed a one-year, two-way contract with Florida in the summer. If Laffery clears waivers, he could start the 2026-27 campaign with AHL Charlotte.
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Panthers' Nathan Bastian: Earns one-year deal
Bastian signed a one-year, two-way contract with Florida on Sunday and was placed on waivers, PuckPedia reports.
Bastian attended Florida's training camp on a professional tryout agreement. If he clears waivers, he could start the 2026-27 campaign with AHL Charlotte. Bastian collected six goals, seven points, 25 shots on net and 85 hits over 36 regular-season appearances with Dallas in 2025-26.
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Panthers' Akira Schmid: Falls in shootout in preseason finale
Schmid stopped 20 shots in regulation and overtime and one of three shootout attempts in Saturday's 3-2 preseason loss to the Lightning.
The Panthers took a 2-1 lead into the third period, but a Benjamin Rautiainen power-play tally tied it up, and Schmid then couldn't deny Pontus Holmberg or Rautiainen again in the shootout. The former Devil and Golden Knight will open 2026-27 as Jacob Markstrom's backup in the new-look Florida crease, but the 26-year-old Schmid could push to make it more of a timeshare after going 16-10-6 with a 2.59 GAA and .893 save percentage over 34 regular-season appearances for Vegas last season.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| GF AVG | GA AVG | Power Play | |
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| Team |
0.92 (10th) |
0.00 (1st) |
0.0 (7th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| B. Marchand LW Brad Marchand LW | Lower Body |
| J. Gadjovich LW Jonah Gadjovich LW | Upper Body |
| M. Entwistle RW MacKenzie Entwistle RW | Undisclosed |