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Panthers' Dmitry Kulikov: Ends slump with helper
Kulikov notched an assist, two shots on goal, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Sabres.
Kulikov snapped an 11-game point drought with a helper on A.J. Greer's opening tally. After playing in a top-four role early in the campaign, averaging 19:43 of ice time through the end of the February, Kulikov has dropped down the depth chart with the Panthers' trade for Seth Jones. This demotion will make offense harder to come by, though Kulikov should still routinely remain in the lineup. He's at 12 points, 61 shots on net, 104 hits, 64 blocked shots, 34 PIM and a plus-13 rating over 64 outings this season.
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Panthers' A.J. Greer: Goal, fight in win
Greer scored a goal on two shots, logged six hits and added five PIM in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Sabres.
Greer opened the scoring at 7:20 of the first period. He also fought Josh Dunne in the third, and while Greer briefly went to the locker room for repairs, he was able to finish the contest. The 28-year-old enforcer snapped his 13-game goal drought Saturday and has now matched his career high with six goals, while adding a personal-best 16 points with 175 hits, 94 PIM and 67 shots on net through 64 appearances.
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Panthers' Anton Lundell: Pokes in goal
Lundell scored a goal on two shots, added two PIM and went plus-3 in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Sabres.
A Nate Schmidt shot left the puck near the net, and Lundell was able to poke it in for the Panthers' third goal. The 23-year-old Lundell ended a three-game point drought with his first point in March. For the season, he's been an effective depth scorer as well as a two-way ace, earning 41 points, 122 shots on net, 95 hits, 45 blocked shots and a plus-18 rating over 63 appearances. He's four points away from a new career high, which would surpass his 44-point rookie season.
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Panthers' Sam Bennett: Reaches 20-goal mark
Bennett scored an empty-net goal on two shots and added two hits in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Sabres.
Bennett has two goals and four assists over his last seven contests. The 28-year-old had a poor stretch around the midpoint of the season, but he's largely been successful on offense in a contract year, amassing 20 goals and 21 helpers over 62 appearances. He's also racked up 202 shots, 129 hits and 71 PIM while centering the second line.
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Panthers' Carter Verhaeghe: Scores in Saturday's win
Verhaeghe scored a goal on five shots in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Sabres.
Verhaeghe has gone 10 games without a multi-point effort since his Feb. 2 hat trick and assist. The 29-year-old forward has put up two goals, two assists and 31 shots on net in that 10-game span, though he was back on the top line Saturday after a two-game dip in ice time. For the season, he's produced 17 goals, 45 points, 196 shots on net, 75 hits, 36 PIM and a minus-12 rating over 64 appearances. A career-low 8.7 shooting percentage largely explains the massive drop in Verhaeghe's offense after consecutive 70-point campaigns.
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Panthers' Nate Schmidt: Two helpers in Saturday's win
Schmidt picked up two assists in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Sabres.
It's the first multi-point performance of the season for the 33-year-old blueliner. Schmidt is no longer even the modest offensive threat he was during his Vegas days, and through 62 appearances this season for Florida, he's managed to produce five goals and 17 points.
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Panthers' Vitek Vanecek: Blanks Buffalo in Florida debut
Vanecek made 21 saves in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Sabres.
In his first start for his new club since being acquired from the Sharks, Vanecek demonstrated the benefits of improved defensive play in front of him as he recorded his first shutout in nearly two years. The 29-year-old goalie won't see much work behind Sergei Bobrovsky down the stretch, but Vanecek should deliver better ratios than the career-worst 3.89 GAA and .882 save percentage he produced over 18 outings for San Jose.
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Panthers' Vitek Vanecek: Slated to start Saturday
Vanecek was the first goaltender off the ice at the morning skate, Colby Guy of The Palm Beach Post reports, and is expected to defend the home crease versus Buffalo on Saturday.
Vanecek will make his Florida debut in Saturday's matchup after being acquired from San Jose on Wednesday. He lost seven straight games for the lowly Sharks before the trade and was 3-10-3 with a 3.88 GAA and an .882 save percentage across 18 appearances this season. His numbers should improve with the Panthers. The Sabres have generated 3.18 goals per game, 11th in the NHL this season.
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Panthers' Brad Marchand: Expected to miss two weeks
General manager Bill Zito said Friday that Marchand (upper body) is expected to miss a couple of weeks, Colby Guy of The Palm Beach Post reports.
The Panthers head out on a six-game road trip after Saturday's tilt versus Buffalo, returning March 23 to play Pittsburgh. Marchand could make his Florida debut during the team's homestand. He had 21 goals, 26 assists, 175 shots on goal and 66 hits across 61 appearances with Boston before Friday's trade to the Panthers. Marchand will likely have a top-six role and a spot on the first power-play unit when he is available to return.
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Panthers' Brad Marchand: Headed for Sunshine State
Marchand (upper body) was traded to the Panthers from the Bruins on Friday in exchange for a 2027 conditional second-round pick that could become a 2028 first-round selection, Colby Guy of The Palm Beach Post reports.
For the first time in his 16-year NHL career, Marchand will be sporting a jersey other than the Bruins. There is no clear timeline for when the veteran forward will be ready to return, but the Panthers wouldn't have made this deal if there was a concern the veteran center wouldn't be available for at least the postseason, if not sooner. Once given the all-clear, Marchand likely will move into a second-line role with Sam Bennett, though he could push up a line to play with Aleksander Barkov.
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Panthers' Mackie Samoskevich: Nets PP goal in win
Samoskevich scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Blue Jackets.
The 22-year-old center doubled the Panthers' lead in the second period with a wrister following set-ups from Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart, two players who finished with three points in this game. Samoskevich has been turning things around of late following an inconsistent start to the season, and he's found the scoresheet in four of his last five outings, giving him three goals and one assist over that stretch. On the season, the second-year forward has 21 points (11 goals, 10 helpers) across 54 contests.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Records three points Thursday
Reinhart scored a power-play goal and delivered two assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Blue Jackets.
Similar to Aleksander Barkov, Reinhart was involved directly in each of the team's three goals. Reinhart opened the scoring with his 32nd goal of the campaign in the early stages of the first period before setting up the remaining two tallies. The 29-year-old winger, who has cracked the scoresheet in eight of his 11 appearances dating back to the beginning of February, has notched 67 points (32 goals, 35 assists) across 63 games this season.
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Panthers' Aleksander Barkov: Three-point effort in win
Barkov recorded an empty-net goal and delivered two power-play assists in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Blue Jackets.
Barkov had a hand in each of the three goals scored by the Panthers in this win. Aside from setting up the team's first two goals on the power play, he delivered the final blow with an empty-netter in the dying moments when the Blue Jackets were all out on the attack looking for a late equalizer. Barkov is having another excellent season and has recorded five multi-point games across his last eight appearances, giving him 11 points (four goals, seven helpers) in that span.
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Panthers' Sergei Bobrovsky: Posts 16-save shutout
Bobrovsky stopped all 16 shots he faced and recorded a shutout in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Blue Jackets.
The 36-year-old veteran goaltender recorded a shutout for the second time across his last three outings, and he's achieved this feat four times in 2024-25. Bobrovsky has been one of the best goaltenders in the NHL since the end of the 4 Nations break, going 4-1-0 with a 1.21 GAA and a .949 save percentage over his last five starts.
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Panthers' Kaapo Kahkonen: Involved in goalie swap
Kahkonen was dealt to Florida from Winnipeg on Thursday in exchange for Chris Driedger, per RDS.ca.
Kahkonen has a 3.29 GAA and an .885 save percentage in 22 outings with AHL Manitoba in 2024-25. The 28-year-old has appeared in 140 career NHL regular-season games with a 49-68-15 record, 3.34 GAA and an .898 save percentage. Kahkonen is likely to remain in the minors for the remainder of 2024-25 unless Sergei Bobrovsky or Vitek Vanecek suffer an injury.
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Panthers' Evan Cormier: Hits waiver wire
Cormier was placed on waivers by the Panthers on Thursday, according to Chris Johnston of The Athletic, indicating he signed a two-way deal with the club.
While the Cats haven't announced anything official, Cormier wasn't even on the NHL roster, but has spent the season at ECHL Savannah, going 14-9-2 with a 3.56 GAA and an .881 save percentage. The 27-year-old has never played in the NHL and this deal is unlikely to change that in the short term.
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Panthers' Nico Sturm: Sent to Florida
The Panthers acquired Sturm and a seventh-round pick in 2027 from San Jose on Thursday in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round pick.
Sturm will provide the Panthers with some depth up front as they currently have only 12 healthy forwards. Sturm had seven goals and six assists in 47 games with the Sharks this season, including two goals in his last four appearances.
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Team Statistical Rankings
| GF AVG | GA AVG | Power Play | |
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3.23 (9th) |
2.66 (7th) |
23.3 (14th) |
Injuries
| Player | Injury |
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| B. Marchand LW Brad Marchand LW | Upper Body |
| M. Tkachuk LW Matthew Tkachuk LW | Groin |
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