Florida Panthers
Season record and player statistics.
Florida Panthers 2026–27 season summary
Playoffs not started
League14
East5
Atlantic3
GP3
W1
L0
OT2
PTS4
GF–GA6–7
Contract responsibilities
Cap commitments
This table shows how much each player counts against the team’s salary cap by season, along with retained salary and buyout costs.
Core
| Forwards | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aleksander Barkov
|
C | 31.1 | 1 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — |
 Matthew Tkachuk
|
LW,RW | 28.8 | 1 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — |
 Sam Reinhart
|
RW | 30.9 | 1 | $8,625,000 | $8,625,000 | $8,625,000 | $8,625,000 | $8,625,000 | $8,625,000 | UFA | — | — | — |
|
Brady Tkachuk
|
LW | 27.1 | 1 | $8,205,714 | $8,205,714 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Sam Bennett
|
C | 30.3 | 1 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | UFA | — | — |
|
Carter Verhaeghe
|
LW | 31.1 | 3 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | UFA | — | — |
|
Brad Marchand
|
RW,LW | 38.4 | 3 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | $5,250,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — |
|
Anton Lundell
|
C | 25.0 | 1 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Eetu Luostarinen
|
LW,C | 28.1 | 2 | $3,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | — |
 Lars Eller
|
C,LW | 37.4 | 1 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Garnet Hathaway
|
RW,LW | 34.9 | U | $1,200,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Cole Reinhardt
|
LW | 26.7 | 6 | $812,500 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defence | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|
Seth Jones
|
RD | 32.0 | 1 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Aaron Ekblad
|
RD | 30.7 | 1 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | $6,100,000 | UFA | — | — |
 Gustav Forsling
|
LD | 30.3 | 5 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | $5,750,000 | UFA | — | — | — |
|
Niko Mikkola
|
LD | 30.4 | 5 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | UFA | — |
 Radko Gudas
|
RD | 36.3 | 3 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | — | — | — | — |
|
Alexander Petrovic
|
RD | 34.6 | 2 | $875,000 | $875,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|
Jacob Markstrom
|
G | 36.7 | 2 | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Akira Schmid
|
G | 26.4 | 5 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rotation
| Forwards | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Samu Salminen
|
C,LW | 23.5 | 3 | $980,000 | $980,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Jack Devine
|
RW | 23.0 | 7 | $972,500 | $972,500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Gracyn Sawchyn
|
C | 21.7 | 2 | $934,166 | $934,166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 Sandis Vilmanis
|
LW,RW | 22.7 | 5 | $930,000 | $925,000 | $925,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Hunter St. Martin
|
LW | 21.3 | 6 | $928,889 | $928,889 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Jonah Gadjovich
|
LW | 28.0 | 2 | $905,000 | $905,000 | UFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Cole Schwindt
|
RW,C | 25.4 | 3 | $875,000 | $875,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Kai Schwindt
|
LW | 22.8 | U | $873,334 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Angus Crookshank
|
LW,RW | 27.0 | 5 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Bokondji Imama
|
LW,RW | 30.2 | 6 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
John Beecher
|
C,LW | 25.5 | 1 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
MacKenzie Entwistle
|
RW,C | 27.2 | 3 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Nathan Bastian
|
RW,C | 28.8 | 2 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Sam Lafferty
|
RW,C | 31.6 | 4 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Defence | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
 Dmitry Kulikov
|
LD,RD | 35.9 | 1 | $1,180,000 | $1,180,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Matvei Shuravin
|
D | 20.5 | 3 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Ludvig Jansson
|
RD | 22.8 | 4 | $955,000 | $955,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Emil Pieniniemi
|
D | 21.6 | 3 | $906,666 | $906,666 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Uvis Balinskis
|
LD,RD | 30.2 | U | $875,000 | $875,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Marek Alscher
|
D | 22.5 | 3 | $865,000 | RFA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Casey Fitzgerald
|
D | 29.6 | 3 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Donovan Sebrango
|
LD | 24.7 | 3 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Mikulas Hovorka
|
RD | 25.3 | U | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Tobias Bjornfot
|
LD | 25.5 | 1 | $850,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Goalies | Position | Age | Draft | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | 2031-32 | 2032-33 | 2033-34 | 2034-35 | 2035-36 |
|
Tyler Muszelik
|
G | 22.3 | 6 | $960,000 | $960,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Kirill Gerasimyuk
|
G | 23.1 | 5 | $925,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Cooper Black
|
G | 25.3 | U | $875,000 | $875,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Schedule and results
Season form
Home0–0–0
Away1–0–2
Last 101–0–2
StreakOTL2
GF / game2.00
GA / game2.33
Shot diff.+3.0
Power play5.9%
3+ goal record0–0–1
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | SOG | Opp SOG | PP | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 |  at CAR |
W | 1–0 OT | 20 | 15 | 0/7 | Boxscore |
| Oct 1 |  at SJS |
OTL | 3–4 OT | 26 | 32 | 1/6 | Boxscore |
| Oct 4 |  at ANA |
OTL | 2–3 OT | 31 | 21 | 0/4 | Boxscore |
| Oct 6 |  at LAK |
— | 2:00 AM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 10 |  vs MIN |
— | 10:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 12 |  at BUF |
— | 5:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 13 |  at CBJ |
— | 10:15 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 15 |  vs VAN |
— | 11:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 17 |  vs SEA |
— | 10:00 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
| Oct 21 |  at OTT |
— | 11:30 PM | – | – | – | Game details |
Regular season
Skaters
Players with at least one appearance for this team and season.
| Player | Pos | Age | Cap hit | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forwards | |||||||||||
|
Eetu Luostarinen
| LW,C | 28.1 | $3,000,000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 15:33 |
|
Carter Verhaeghe
| LW | 31.1 | $7,000,000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 4 | 18:30 |
|
Matthew Tkachuk
| LW,RW | 28.8 | $9,500,000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 21:45 |
|
Lars Eller
| C,LW | 37.4 | $850,000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 5 | 12:41 |
|
Sam Bennett
| C | 30.3 | $8,000,000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 6 | 20:36 |
|
Brad Marchand
| RW,LW | 38.4 | $5,250,000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 13:10 |
|
Anton Lundell
| C | 25.0 | $5,000,000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0 | 7 | 19:06 |
|
Aleksander Barkov
| C | 31.1 | $10,000,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 2 | 14:54 |
|
Bokondji Imama
| LW,RW | 30.2 | $850,000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 7 | 0 | 6:21 |
|
Brady Tkachuk
| LW | 27.1 | $8,205,714 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 9 | 17:24 |
|
Garnet Hathaway
| RW,LW | 34.9 | $1,200,000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 4 | 1 | 8:23 |
|
Sam Reinhart
| RW | 30.9 | $8,625,000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 7 | 22:16 |
|
Sandis Vilmanis
| LW,RW | 22.7 | $930,000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 6 | 12:27 |
| Defense | |||||||||||
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Gustav Forsling
| LD | 30.3 | $5,750,000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 2 | 21:33 |
|
Aaron Ekblad
| RD | 30.7 | $6,100,000 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 20:55 |
|
Dmitry Kulikov
| LD,RD | 35.9 | $1,180,000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 15:41 |
|
Niko Mikkola
| LD | 30.4 | $5,000,000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 2 | 7 | 21:30 |
|
Radko Gudas
| RD | 36.3 | $1,500,000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 13:21 |
|
Seth Jones
| RD | 32.0 | $7,000,000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 28:26 |
|
Uvis Balinskis
| LD,RD | 30.2 | $875,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 7 | 1 | 13:46 |
Goalies
| Player | Pos | Age | Cap hit | GP | GS | W | L | OT | GAA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jacob Markstrom
| G | 36.7 | $6,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.40 | 0.917 | 1 |
|
Akira Schmid
| G | 26.4 | $2,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.80 | 0.875 | 0 |
Card checklist
Florida Panthers 2026–27 cards
Players with at least one appearance for this team and season.
Core
Forwards
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Not collected
Matthew Tkachuk LW,RW
FLA · 2026–27
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Not collected
Sam Bennett C
FLA · 2026–27
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Not collected
Carter Verhaeghe LW
FLA · 2026–27
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Not collected
Sandis Vilmanis LW,RW
FLA · 2026–27
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Not collected
Anton Lundell C
FLA · 2026–27
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Not collected
Eetu Luostarinen LW,C
FLA · 2026–27