Florida Panthers Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	A. BarkovAleksander Barkov	S. Bennett Lower Body: Probable for start of season Sam Bennett Lower Body: Probable for start of season	A. LundellAnton Lundell L. Eller Panthers' Lars Eller: Gets one-year deal from Florida Lars Eller Panthers' Lars Eller: Gets one-year deal from Florida C. ReinhardtCole Reinhardt J. Beecher Panthers' John Beecher: Heading to Florida John Beecher Panthers' John Beecher: Heading to Florida
Left Wing	B. TkachukBrady Tkachuk	C. Verhaeghe Lower Body: Probable for start of season Carter Verhaeghe Lower Body: Probable for start of season	E. LuostarinenEetu Luostarinen J. Gadjovich Upper Body: Probable for start of season Jonah Gadjovich Upper Body: Probable for start of season A. CrookshankAngus Crookshank
Right Wing	S. ReinhartSam Reinhart	M. TkachukMatthew Tkachuk	S. Vilmanis Panthers' Sandis Vilmanis: Could begin year on third line Sandis Vilmanis Panthers' Sandis Vilmanis: Could begin year on third line G. HathawayGarnet Hathaway C. SchwindtCole Schwindt S. Lafferty Panthers' Sam Lafferty: Signs with Florida Sam Lafferty Panthers' Sam Lafferty: Signs with Florida B. Marchand Panthers' Brad Marchand: Availability for start of season in doubt Lower Body: Expected to be out until at least Oct 10 Brad Marchand Panthers' Brad Marchand: Availability for start of season in doubt Lower Body: Expected to be out until at least Oct 10
Left Defenseman	G. Forsling Undisclosed: Probable for start of season Gustav Forsling Undisclosed: Probable for start of season	N. Mikkola Knee: Probable for start of season Niko Mikkola Knee: Probable for start of season	D. Kulikov Finger: Probable for start of season Dmitry Kulikov Finger: Probable for start of season T. Bjornfot Panthers' Tobias Bjornfot: Sticking with Cats Tobias Bjornfot Panthers' Tobias Bjornfot: Sticking with Cats U. Balinskis Foot: Probable for start of season Uvis Balinskis Foot: Probable for start of season
Right Defenseman	A. EkbladAaron Ekblad	S. Jones Foot: Probable for start of season Seth Jones Foot: Probable for start of season	R. Gudas Ankle: Probable for start of season Radko Gudas Ankle: Probable for start of season A. Petrovic Panthers' Alex Petrovic: Back with Cats Alexander Petrovic Panthers' Alex Petrovic: Back with Cats D. Sebrango Panthers' Donovan Sebrango: Secures one-year deal Donovan Sebrango Panthers' Donovan Sebrango: Secures one-year deal
Goalie	J. Markstrom Undisclosed: Probable for start of season Jacob Markstrom Undisclosed: Probable for start of season	A. Schmid Panthers' Akira Schmid: Inks two-year deal Akira Schmid Panthers' Akira Schmid: Inks two-year deal	—