2026–27 regular season

Florida Panthers

The Florida Panthers are 5-2-2 with 12 points in 2026–27, 9th of 32 in the league, with 30 goals for and 25 against. They have 56.3% of the expected goals in their games, more than their opponents. Our simulation gives them 71% to make the playoffs.

Compare with another team

Record: 5–2–2; 12 points, 9th of 32
Goals: 30–25; +5 differential
Expected goals: 30.6–23.8; for and against
xG share: 56.3%; 50% is even

71% to make the playoffs, 19% to win the division, about 100 points projected (87 to 113 in 80% of simulated seasons). The whole race

Who's had the puck

Share of expected goals over a rolling ten games. Above 50 they are out-chancing opponents. Hover any game.

47.55052.55557.5

56.3%

2026-09-292026-10-17

How the chances come

Share of expected goals by shot type. Rebounds count first when a shot is both.

Set playOff the rushRebound

For 31 xG80%17%
League 79%15%
Against 24 xG79%16%

Off the rush means a shot within 4 seconds of the last recorded play being in the neutral or defensive zone. A rebound is a shot within 3 seconds of a teammate's shot. Set plays are the rest: the cycle, point shots, forecheck turnovers, faceoff plays.

Lines and pairs

Best units in the league

The coach's most-used 5-on-5 combinations this season, by time together, and how they did.

Forward lines

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Luostarinen – Lundell – Vilmanis	9	80:31	85–60	3.8–2.2	2–3	64%
Verhaeghe – Bennett – Tkachuk	9	51:33	48–42	2.3–1.4	4–0	62%
Bennett – Tkachuk – Tkachuk	8	41:17	68–31	3.4–1.6	6–2	67%
Eller – Verhaeghe – Reinhart	5	30:08	45–26	1.7–1.3	3–1	58%
Hathaway – Lafferty – Imama	4	24:48	24–27	1.2–1.1	0–2	51%
Eller – Hathaway – Imama	6	24:48	23–11	0.6–0.3	0–0	70%

Defence pairs

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Jones – Mikkola	9	119:20	123–83	4.5–3.2	5–3	58%
Ekblad – Forsling	6	82:59	107–63	5.1–2.6	4–7	66%
Kulikov – Gudas	6	38:31	28–34	0.8–2.1	1–0	29%
Kulikov – Balinskis	5	35:14	25–27	1.3–1.7	2–0	43%

Speed and zone time

NHL EDGE tracking, 2026–27. A full bar is first in the league.

Skating

Top speed22.1 mph
0
Bursts over 22 mph1
0
Bursts over 20 mph151
19

Shooting

Hardest shot93.7 mph
29
Shots over 90 mph1
10

Zone time

Offensive zone time44.2%
97
Defensive zone time38.0%
97

League ranks

Points %66.7%9th

Goals for per game3.3311th

Goals against per game2.7810th

xG for per game3.404th

xG against per game2.6411th

xG share56.3%6th

Finishing (goals − xG)−0.620th

Goaltending (xGA − goals against)−1.220th

Rush xG per game0.0932nd

Rebound xG per game0.593rd

Rush xG allowed per game0.149th

Where they shoot from

Unblocked attempts over the last 9 games, attacking right.

GoalShot or miss

Last 9 games

Date	Opponent	Score	xG	xG share
10-17	vs SEA	8–3	4.0–1.8	69%
10-15	vs VAN	3–2	4.1–2.5	62%
10-13	at CBJ	7–3	4.0–3.5	53%
10-12	at BUF	3–5	3.2–3.4	49%
10-10	vs MIN	1–4	3.3–3.1	51%
10-06	at LAK	2–1	2.9–2.0	60%
10-04	at ANA	2–3	3.5–2.1	62%
10-01	at SJS	3–4	3.8–3.3	53%
09-29	at CAR	1–0	2.0–2.2	48%

Skaters

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	P	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	xGF% 5v5
Matthew Tkachuk	L	9	3	11	14	2.6	19:32	13	61.6
Brady Tkachuk	L	9	6	4	10	4.2	17:02	30	63.7
Seth Jones	D	9	1	9	10	1.5	25:31	8	58.8
Sam Reinhart	C	9	5	3	8	5.9	20:51	14	47.4
Carter Verhaeghe	C	9	6	2	8	2.7	18:29	3	57.0
Sam Bennett	C	9	3	3	6	2.9	18:26	23	62.6
Lars Eller	C	9	0	5	5	0.9	14:37	5	53.4
Aaron Ekblad	D	7	0	3	3	0.8	21:03	11	67.9
Anton Lundell	C	9	1	2	3	2.5	17:57	13	61.3
Eetu Luostarinen	C	9	2	0	2	2.0	15:55	16	61.0
Dmitry Kulikov	D	9	0	2	2	0.2	15:15	11	45.8
Niko Mikkola	D	9	1	1	2	0.6	19:46	9	57.1
Gustav Forsling	D	8	1	1	2	0.4	21:23	5	60.6
Brad Marchand	L	2	1	0	1	0.5	11:23	2	75.3
Sandis Vilmanis	L	9	0	1	1	1.9	13:06	28	63.7
Uvis Balinskis	D	6	0	1	1	0.1	14:25	8	59.6
Sam Lafferty	C	5	0	0	0	0.3	10:03	6	31.2
Radko Gudas	D	6	0	0	0	0.1	13:08	13	50.9
Bokondji Imama	L	9	0	0	0	0.7	7:34	28	57.0
Garnet Hathaway	R	9	0	0	0	0.5	9:36	41	56.8
Aleksander Barkov	C	2	0	0	0	0.1	14:54	1	78.7