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TONIGHT AT FLA LIVE ARENA
- Tonight is Truly Tuesday at FLA Live Arena. All Truly Hard Seltzer cans are available for purchase at a discounted price throughout the night.
- Tonight and throughout the rest of December, Pantherland, FLA Team Shop and FlaPanthers.givesmart.com will be selling player-designed Holiday Card Packs for $20. All proceeds will benefit the Florida Panthers Foundation. The card packs feature 13 player-designed holiday cards with 13 envelopes.
- 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: Jared Everetts
Tonight’s Hero Among Us is US Army veteran Jared Everetts. Jared served from 1998-2002 which included deployments to Afghanistan and Egypt. He is the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and Overseas Service Ribbon.
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! 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 2, Avalanche 3 – Dec. 12 – Ball Arena
FLA Goals: Thornton (3-PPG), Montour (4)
COL Goals: Burakovsky (10-PPG, 11, 12)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (L) – 23 Saves
COL Goalie: Kuemper (W) – 29 Saves
FLA Shots: 31
COL Shots: 26
Notes: Joe Thornton scored a power-play goal for his 1,534th NHL point, surpassing Mark Recchi for 12th-most points all time…Carter Verhaeghe
notched two assists (0-2-2)…Patric Hornqvist logged a season-high eight shots on goal…FLA PP: 1-4, FLA PK: 1-2
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- F Noel Acciari | Games Missed: 27
- D Markus Nutivaara | Games Missed: 18
- F Mason Marchment | Games Missed: 15
- F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 8
- F Aleksander Barkov | Games Missed: 2
- F Maxim Mamin | Games Missed: 1
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 132
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: - Dec. 13: G Jonas Johansson claimed off waivers from COL | F Aleksander Barkov placed on IR retroactive to Dec. 7
PANTHERS vs. SENATORS
ALL-TIME vs. OTT: 44-50-3-5
ALL-TIME HOME vs. OTT: 22-22-2-4
2019-20 vs. OTT: 2-0-0
CATS STATS - The Panthers own the ninth-best power-play success rate (23.9%) at home.
- Florida has averaged 38.0 shots per game over their past five contests (since Dec. 2)
- The Cats were the first NHL team to reach the 40-point mark in 2021-22.
- Jonathan Huberdeau has produced 24 points (8-16-24) over 26 career games vs. OTT.
- Sam Reinhart has posted 17 points (7-10-17) over 20 career games vs. OTT.
HOME SWEET HOME
Tonight, the Panthers return to FLA Live Arena for a two-game set against the Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings. With their win Dec. 4 vs. STL,
the Cats became the sixth team in NHL history to win 14 of their first 15 home games to start a season. Florida leads the NHL in wins, points (28), goals
(66), and shots per game (38.6) at home. Seven different Panthers have recorded at least 10 points at FLA Live Arena this season, while five Cats have
scored at least five goals on home ice.
DEFENDING THE DEN
The Cats own a 27-3-0 record over their past 30 home games dating back to March 13, 2021 vs. CHI. The Panthers are 9-0-0 when leading after two
periods at home in 2021-22, and own a 3-1-0 record when trailing after two periods at FLA Live Arena this season. Since Jan. 1, 2021, the Cats are 34-
6-3 at home, leading the league in wins, points (71), points percentage (.826) and shots per game (37.2) over that span. Jonathan Huberdeau leads
Florida with 50 points (14-36-50) over 42 home games since Jan. 1, while MacKenzie Weegar ranks second among NHL defensemen with a +35 rating
over 41 home games.
Florida Panthers: Media Notes
TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT
Florida leads all NHL teams with 298 takeaways this season, including 217 takeaways at home. No other NHL team has logged 200 or more takeaways
on home ice this season. MacKenzie Weegar leads Florida and ranks second among NHL skaters with 39 takeaways. Anton Lundell and Carter
Verhaeghe have each produced 25 takeaways this season, tied for ninth-most among league skaters.
CATS AND SENS
The Panthers and Senators will face off tonight for the first time since the 2019-20 season, where Florida won both games by a combined score of 12-4
(6-3 Jan. 1 at OTT, 6-1 Dec. 12 vs. OTT). In the prior matchup in South Florida on Dec. 12, Noel Acciari scored his first NHL hat trick and Jonathan
Huberdeau matched his career high with four assists.
BARKOV COUNTY
Panthers Captain Aleksander Barkov scored a goal Dec. 7 at STL in his first game after missing eight contests with an injury. Barkov has posted at
least one point in each of his last 11 games (8-5-13) and in 14 of his 16 total games played. His goal Dec. 7 at STL was the 191st of his career, which
represents the most goals scored by any Panther in franchise history. Barkov leads Florida in faceoff win percentage (53.3) and paces FLA forwards in
time on ice per game (20:04).
HUBY SNACKS
Jonathan Huberdeau recorded at least one point in five straight games from Nov. 30-Dec. 10, producing 11 points over that span (2-9-11). He leads
Florida with nine power-play points, 31 total points (9-22-31) and 21 points on home ice (4-17-21), ranking tied for sixth among league skaters in assists.
Huberdeau was named the NHL’s 1st Star of the Week and the NHLPA Player of the Week for the week ending Dec. 5 after leading all NHL skaters with
nine points (1-8-9) over three games game played, including matching his career highs with a four-assist, five-point (1-4-5) performance Dec. 2 vs. BUF.
Huberdeau’s performance against Buffalo marked the eighth time in club history that a player has recorded five-plus points in a game.
EK’S GON’ GIVE IT TO YA
Aaron Ekblad produced his 16th assist of the season Dec. 10 at ARI. He has logged seven points (2-5-7) over his past six games, and his +19 rating
this season is tied with MacKenzie Weegar for the team lead and ranks tied for the league lead among NHL defensemen. Ekblad’s 24 points (8-16-24)
rank tied for fifth-most among NHL defensemen, and his 16 even-strength points (6-10-16) are tied for second-most among league blueliners. His eight
goals scored are tied for third-most of any defenseman. The Windsor, Ontario native has posted six multi-point games this season, tied with Carter
Verhaeghe for most on Florida. He leads Florida defensemen in goals, assists and points, and paces the team and ranks second among NHL
defensemen with 90 shots on goal.
HOME IS WHERE THE ‘HART IS
Sam Reinhart scored his second power-play goal of the season Dec. 10 at ARI and added an assist for his fourth multi-point game of the season. His
five power-play points this season are the third-most on Florida. Reinhart scored a goal for the third consecutive game and tallied the game-deciding
goal in the shootout Dec. 4 vs. STL, on his first shootout attempt as a Panther. He has produced seven points (4-3-7) over his past six games, including
a career-high four-point (1-3-4) performance Dec. 2 vs. BUF. He tallied the game-winning goal with 15 seconds remaining to cap Florida’s comeback
Nov. 30 vs. WSH. His 20 points (8-12-20) this season are fourth-most on Florida.
BENNY AND THE CATS
Sam Bennett tallied his team-leading fourth game-winning goal of the season Dec. 10 at ARI. Bennett’s goal came 10 seconds after Patric Hornqvist
opened the scoring against the Coyotes, which is three seconds shy of the fastest time between two goals in club history (seven seconds, Viktor Kozlov
, Feb. 10, 2004). He leads the Panthers with three power-play goals this season, and he paces FLA forwards with 86 shots on goal and 48 hits.
Bennett’s nine goals (9-5-14) this season are tied for second-most on the team.
YOU’RE ON THE CASE, BOBROVSKY
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 of 23 shots against to earn his 12th win of the season Dec. 10 at ARI, marking his seventh appearance this season
allowing one goal or fewer. The win also marked his 54th as a Panther, surpassing James Reimer for fourth-most by a Panthers goaltender in club
history. Bobrovsky owns a 9-0-0 record and a .924 save percentage at FLA Live Arena this season.
AGENT CARTER
Carter Verhaeghe notched his team-leading fifth multi-assist game of the season Dec. 12 at COL (0-2-2). His performance was also his sixth multi-point
game this season, tied with Aaron Ekblad for most on Florida. Verhaeghe’s 22 points (7-15-22) rank third on the Panthers, and his 20 even-strength
points (7-13-20) are the second-most on the club. He has posted six assists (0-6-6) over his past five games.
RETURN OF THE MACK
MacKenzie Weegar logged five shots, three hits and two blocked shots Dec. 12 at COL. His +19 rating is tied with Aaron Ekblad for the most on FLA
and ranks tied for the league lead among NHL defensemen this season. He has notched at least one assist in nine of his past 14 games (0-10-10).
Weegar’s six takeaways Nov. 30 vs. WSH are tied for the most takeaways in a single game by any NHL skater in 2021-22. The 27-year-old native of
Ottawa, Ontario ranks second on FLA with 74 hits this season and he leads the team with 59 blocked shots, which ranks eighth among league skaters.
A JUMBO ACHIEVEMENT
Joe Thornton tallied his second power-play goal of the season Dec. 12 at COL. The goal marked his 1,534th point, surpassing Mark Recchi for 12thmost points in NHL history. Thornton is four games shy of his 1,700th NHL game. Only five other players have reached 1,700 games played in league
history.
MOST CAREER POINTS — NHL HISTORY
- Ray Bourque – 1,579
- Joe Thornton — 1,534
- Mark Recchi – 1,533
- Paul Coffey – 1,531
SAINT PATRIC
Patric Hornqvist registered eight shots on goal Dec. 12 at COL, the most shots in a game by any Panther this season. He registered his second multipoint game of the season Dec. 10 at ARI, logging a goal and an assist. Hornqvist’s nine assists (4-9-13) are the fourth-most among Florida forwards this
season and his 42 hits are the second-most among Florida’s forward group.
MONTOUR OF DUTY
Brandon Montour scored his fourth goal of the season Dec. 12 at COL. He has tallied two goals over his past three games, and has registered eight
shots on goal over that span. Montour has produced 12 points (4-8-12) over 27 games in 2021-22.
WELCOME TO THE GUD LIFE
Radko Gudas leads Florida and ranks second among all NHLers with 114 hits this season. He is 13 hits shy of surpassing Roman Polak (2,024) for
most hits by a Czech Republic-born player in NHL history. Gudas ranks second on the team in blocked shots (42).
FINNISH PHENOM
Anton Lundell has produced 11 points (5-6-11) over his first 23 NHL games. The Espoo, Finland native has taken the most faceoffs of any NHL rookie
this season (323) and leads all NHL forwards in shorthanded time on ice per game (2:55)
