FEB. 24, 2022 VS. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
FLA LIVE ARENA | 7:00 P.M. ET
Television: ESPN+ | Hulu
Radio: 560 WQAM (DADE/BROWARD); 850 WFTL (PALM BEACH); 100.3 WCTH (FLORIDA KEYS), SIRIUSXM 219/APP & STREAMING 932
TONIGHT AT FLA LIVE ARENA
- Tonight is Black History Night at FLA Live Arena. Tonight we honor and welcome our ’28 Days of Black Excellence’ nominees to the game. Through the 28 Days initiative, the Panthers have been honoring one person in the South Florida community daily, and all nominees can be found at FloridaPanthers.com here.
- The Panthers will host a pregame performance on JetBlue Tarmac and intermission performances by the Florida Memorial Marching Band and National Panhellenic Council (NPHC) Divine Nine Step Teams.
- Tonight, fans can expect a special national anthem performance by South Florida’s saxophonist, Jon Saxx.
- Tonight is Thirsty Thursday at FLA Live Arena. Fans can purchase and enjoy discounted Yuengling, Yuengling Flight, Corona and other domestic products at all concession stands.
- Contactless, Mobile Food Ordering is now available for all games at FLA Live Arena. The Florida Panthers are offering fans safe and convenient purchasing experiences while at FLA Live Arena, enabling mobile ordering through the FLA Live! mobile app, and contactless purchases and payments via self-service kiosks and user-friendly Clover devices at concession stands throughout the arena. Learn more at FloridaPanthers.com/MobileOrdering.
TONIGHT’S CITY FURNITURE MILITARY HERO: Michael and Timothy Harris
Tonight’s Heroes Among Us are US Marine Corps Veterans Michael and Timothy Harris. Michael and Timothy both served from 1985-89. Michael spent one year overseas in Japan and Korea as a part of the motor transport battalion. Timothy served in the Mediterranean in the area of infantry. The Harris family has had at least one member of their family serving in the military over the last three generations from WWII to present.
50/50 RAFFLE
All season long fans can give back to the Florida Panthers Foundation through the 50/50 raffle while trying to win big! Select Panthers Alumni will be greeting fans as they enter main doors tonight and helping to sell 50/50 raffle tickets! Fans at FLA Live Arena can purchase 50/50 raffle tickets at kiosks throughout the arena or online for fans who are within a 75-mile radius of the game at FlaPanthers5050.com and in the FLA Live! mobile application. Ticket prices are: 5 for $10, 20 for $20, 80 for $40, and 300 for $100. Fans can purchase tickets and receive double the amount of raffle tickets prior to puck drop on each home game night.
LAST GAME
Panthers 4, Predators 6 – Feb. 22 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Reinhart (18-PPG), Gudas (1), Ekblad (14), Bennett (22),
NSH Goals: Forsberg (26), Josi (14), Trenin (12), Jeannot (16-SHG), Granlund (8-PPG), Jeannot (17)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (L) – 27 Saves
NSH Goalie: Rittich (W) – 44 Saves
FLA Shots: 48
NSH Shots: 33
Notes: Jonathan Huberdeau notched 2 assists, extending his assist/point streak to 8 games (1-13-14)…Aaron Ekblad scored a goal for the 4th
consecutive game, extending his point streak to 6 games (4-5-9)…Sam Reinhart recorded 2 points (1-1-2), extending his point streak to 7 games (6-6-
12)…MacKenzie Weegar logged an assist, extending his point streak to 4 games (1-3-4)…Sam Bennett scored a goal and led FLA with 7 hits and 7
SOG…FLA PP: 1-3, FLA PK: 2-3
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- D Markus Nutivaara | Games Missed: 42
- D Olli Juolevi | Games Missed: 12
- F Joe Thornton | Games Missed: 4
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 250
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: - Feb. 22: F Maxim Mamin activated off IR | F Owen Tippett loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
- Feb. 17: D Chase Priskie loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
PANTHERS vs. BLUE JACKETS
ALL-TIME vs. CBJ: 19-14-0-10
ALL-TIME HOME vs. CBJ: 12-4-0-5
2021-22 vs. CBJ: 2-0-0
CATS STATS - The Panthers own a 17-4-1 record since Dec. 29, outscoring their opponents 107-63 over that span, averaging 4.86 goals per game.
- Florida ranks seventh among NHL teams with 1,283 hits.
HOME SWEET HOME
Tonight the Panthers play their second game in a five-game homestand. Florida’s loss to Nashville ended their nine-game home winning streak, the
second-longest in club history behind their 11-game home win streak to start the 2021-22 season. The Cats own a league-best 23-4-0 record at FLA
Live Arena, with wins in 12 of their past 15 games on home ice (12-3-0). Florida paces all NHL teams in goals (127), even-strength goals (90), goals per
game (4.70), and shots per game (39.4) at home.
SPREADING THE LOVE
Nine different Panthers have tallied at least 11 goals, eight have produced at least 20 assists, and nine have recorded at least 31 points. The Cats pace
all teams in scoring by forwards (180-245-425) and rank second in scoring by defensemen (30-114-144). Four different Panthers defensemen have
logged at least 20 points, tied for the most among NHL teams.
Florida Panthers: Media Notes
HEART AND GOAL
The Panthers four-goal outing Feb. 22 vs. NSH marked their 31st game this season with at least four goals scored. They have also scored at least five
goals in 22 different games, and six goals in nine separate contests. The Cats lead all teams in goals (210) and five-on-five goals (146), averaging a
league-leading a 4.12 goals per game. Florida is the only NHL club averaging over four tallies per game.
DROP IT LIKE IT’S SHOT
The Panthers logged 48 shots on goal Feb. 22 vs. NSH, their sixth game this season with at least 48 SOG. Prior to 2021-22, Florida had logged at least
48 shots on goal in a game a total of 25 times in club history. The Panthers currently lead all clubs with 36.5 shots per game.
CATS AND BLUE JACKETS
Tonight, the Panthers and Blue Jackets face off for the third time this season. The Panthers won the prior two matchups by a combined score of 17-6. In
CBJ’s last visit to FLA Live Arena on Jan. 15, the Cats earned a 9-2 victory, tying the club record for goals scored in one game led by a four-point (1-3-4)
performance from MacKenzie Weegar. Florida defeated Columbus 8-4 on Jan. 15, in a game where Mason Marchment (2-4-6) tied a club record for
most points in one game and Anton Lundell (0-5-5) tied a club record for most assists in one game, and established a franchise mark for single-game
points by a rookie.
HUBY SNACKS
Jonathan Huberdeau notched two assists for the 4th consecutive game Feb. 22 vs. NSH, extending his assist/point streak to eight games. He joined
Pavel Bure (1999-00) as the only Panthers skaters to record multiple eight-game point streaks in the same season, and is the only NHL skater to do so
this season. Huberdeau’s eight-game assist streak is also his second of the season and matches the club record for longest assist streak in one season.
He is one of two NHLers with a four-game multi-assist streak in 2021-22 (N. Kadri). Huberdeau is the only skater averaging over one assist per game
with at least 40 games played, and he has produced at least one point in all but nine of Florida’s games in 2021-22. Huberdeau leads Florida with 17
multi-point games this season. The native of Saint-Jerome, Quebec is the only NHLer in 2021-22 to record two games with at least five points.
BARKOV COUNTY
Panthers Captain Aleksander Barkov matched his season high with three points (1-2-3) Feb. 20 at CHI, including tallying his team-leading 23rd goal of
the campaign. Barkov is tied for the club lead with six power-play goals and four shorthanded tallies. His 4 SHGs are tied for the league lead. His
SHG Jan. 29 vs. VGK represented his 200th NHL goal and 500th NHL point. He is expected to skate in his 568thth NHL game tonight, surpassing
Robert Svehla for sixth-most games played in franchise history.
EK’S GON’ GIVE IT TO YA
Aaron Ekblad scored a goal for the fourth consecutive game Feb. 22 vs. NSH, tying Jay Bouwmeester (4GP in 2008-09) for longest goal streak by a
defenseman in club history. Ekblad is currently on a six-game point streak (4-5-9), one game shy of the longest by a defenseman in franchise history. He
leads Florida d-men with 11 goals scored on home ice. Ekblad was named the NHL’s Second Star of the Week for the week ending Feb. 20 after
producing three straight games with a goal and an assist. His career-high 48 points (14-34-48) lead FLA defensemen and are tied for fourth among
league blueliners, while his 14 tallies sit tied for second-most among NHL d-men. He has registered 14 multi-point games, the second-most on Florida.
His +35 rating this season sits second among league defensemen.
HOME IS WHERE THE ‘HART IS
Sam Reinhart posted his 13th multi-point outing (1-1-2) of the season Feb. 22 vs. NSH. He extended his point streak to seven games (6-6-12), the
second-longest point streak by a Panthers skater this season. His goal against NSH marked his sixth PPG of the campaign, tied with Aleksander
Barkov for most on Florida. Reinhart has produced 25 points (9-16-25) over 17 games since Jan. 1. Reinhart has produced 49 points (18-31-49) over 48
GP in 2021-22, one of four Panthers at a point-per-game pace or better. He ranks second on the team in points and third in assists. He matched his
career high with four points (3-1-4) Jan. 31, tallying his fifth career hat trick. Reinhart’s 13 power-play points this season rank third on Florida.
MARCH MADNESS
Mason Marchment notched an assist Feb. 20 at CHI and has produced four points (3-1-4) over his past three games following his first NHL hat trick (3-
0-3) Feb. 18 at MIN. He has produced 27 points (11-16-27) over 26 games in 2021-22, including nine goals and 16 points (9-7-16) over his past nine
contests. Marchment was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week for the week ending Feb. 6 after posting six points (2-4-6) Jan. 31 at CBJ, matching
the club record for points in a game.
BENNY AND THE CATS
Sam Bennett scored his 22nd goal of the season Feb. 22 vs. NSH and led the team with 7 SOG and 7 hits. Bennett has logged 17 points (13-4-17) over
his past 17 games (since Dec. 29). His 22 goals (22-9-31) this season are a career high and rank second on Florida. Bennett tallied his second career
overtime goal Jan. 29 vs. SJS, marking his team-leading 6th GWG of the season.
FINNISH PHENOM
Anton Lundell tallied his 11th goal of the season Feb. 20 at CHI. His 35 points (10-24-34) sit tied for third among league rookies this season, and his
+31 rating ranks fourth among all NHL forwards. His 35 points are also the seventh-most by a FLA rookie in club history. Lundell notched five assists
Jan. 31 at CBJ, matching the club record for most assists in one game. His five-point outing also set a franchise record for points in one game by a
rookie.
THE BUTCHER
Radko Gudas scored his first goal of the season Feb. 22 vs. NSH. He leads all NHL skaters with 218 hits this season, the only skater with over 200 hits.
RETURN OF THE MACK
MacKenzie Weegar logged an assist Feb. 22 vs. NSH to extend his point streak to four games (1-3-4), tied for his longest point streak of the campaign.
Weegar ranks second among FLA blueliners in goals, assists and points (5-26-31), paces the club with 102 blocked shots, and ranks second among all
skaters with 60 takeaways.
THE DUKE OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Anthony Duclair scored his 20th goal of the season and added an assist Feb. 18 at MIN, becoming the third Panthers skater to reach 20 goals in 2021-
- His 20 tallies (20-18-38) rank third on Florida. 17 of his 20 goals have come at even strength, tied for the most on Florida this season. Duclair has
amassed 13 points (6-7-13) over his past 15 contests. The native of Point-Claire, QC has logged 70 points (30-40-70) over 86 career games with
Florida.
AGENT CARTER
Carter Verhaeghe notched his career-high 23rd assist assist Feb. 20 at CHI. He tallied his 16th goal of the season Feb. 18 at MIN. All 16 of his goals
have come at even strength, the third-most on the Panthers in 2021-22. He ranks second on FLA with 36 even-strength points (16-20-36) this season.
YOU’RE ON THE CASE, BOBROVSKY
Sergei Bobrovsky has posted two separate six-game win streaks this season (Oct. 14-Oct. 29, Jan. 25-Feb. 20). His seven-game home win streak
from Dec. 29-Jan. 29 tied for the second-longest home win streak by a goaltender in club history. His 16 home wins (16-2-0) lead all NHL goaltenders
