Florida Panthers
Game Notes
Panthers Preseason | Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021
Sept. 26, 2021 Florida Panthers Roster – 2 P.M. vs. NSH
Goaltenders (2)
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | C | Birthplace | Birthdate | 2020-21 Club | GP | W-L-OTL | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 50 | Fitzpatrick, Evan | 6-3 | 205 | L | St. John’s, NL | Jan. 28, 1998 | Utica (AHL) | 3 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 1.65 | .930 |
| 33 | Montembeault, Sam | 6-3 | 199 | L | Becancour, QC | Oct. 30, 1996 | Syracuse (AHL) | 13 | 8-4-1 | 1 | 2.86 | .898 |
Defensemen (6)
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | S | Birthplace | Birthdate | 2020-21 Club | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
| 44 | Connauton, Kevin | 6-2 | 205 | L | Edmonton, AB | Feb. 23, 1990 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| 5 | Ekblad, Aaron | 6-4 | 215 | R | Windsor, ON | Feb. 7, 1996 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 35 | 11 | 11 | 22 | +5 | 33 |
| 88 | Gildon, Max | 6-3 | 194 | L | Houston, TX | May 17, 1999 | Bakersfield (AHL) | 32 | 2 | 17 | 19 | +16 | 27 |
| 8 | Kiersted, Matt | 6-0 | 181 | L | Elk River, MN | April 14, 1998 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 |
| Univ. of North Dakota (NCAA) | 29 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 28 | |||||||
| 22 | Priskie, Chase | 6-0 | 185 | R | Pembroke Pines, FL | March 19, 1996 | Syracuse (AHL) | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -1 | 2 |
| 52 | Weegar, MacKenzie | 6-0 | 200 | R | Ottawa, ON | Jan. 7, 1994 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 54 | 6 | 30 | 36 | +29 | 45 |
Forwards (12)
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | S | Birthplace | Birthdate | 2020-21 Club | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
| 55 | Acciari, Noel | 5-10 | 209 | R | Johnston, RI | Dec. 1, 1991 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 41 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Bennett, Sam | 6-1 | 195 | L | Holland Landing, ON | June 20, 1996 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +12 | 33 |
| CALGARY (NHL) | 38 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -14 | 19 | |||||||
| 21 | Dalpe, Zac | 6-2 | 197 | R | Paris, ON | Nov. 1, 1989 | COLUMBUS (NHL) | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| Cleveland (AHL) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 5 | |||||||
| 20 | Heponiemi, Aleksi | 5-10 | 155 | L | Tampere, FIN | Jan. 9, 1999 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 |
| Syracuse (AHL) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 70 | Hornqvist, Patric | 5-11 | 189 | R | Sollentuna, SWE | Jan. 1, 1987 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 44 | 14 | 18 | 32 | -3 | 39 |
| 11 | Huberdeau, Jonathan | 6-1 | 202 | L | Saint-Jerome, QC | June 4, 1993 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 55 | 20 | 41 | 61 | +12 | 36 |
| 98 | Mamin, Maxim | 6-2 | 206 | L | Moscow, RUS | Jan. 13, 1995 | CKSA Moscow (KHL) | 55 | 15 | 20 | 35 | +19 | 27 |
| 54 | Nachbaur, Justin | 6-2 | 210 | L | Cross Lake, MB | April 3, 2000 | Prince Albert (WHL) | 22 | 9 | 6 | 15 | -3 | 62 |
| OCN (MJHL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||||
| 18 | Noel, Serron | 6-5 | 224 | R | Ottawa, ON | Aug. 8, 2000 | Syracuse (AHL) | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 13 |
| 24 | Sourdif, Justin | 5-11 | 181 | R | Richmond, BC | March 24, 2002 | Vancouver (WHL) | 22 | 11 | 23 | 34 | +10 | 29 |
| 74 | Tippett, Owen | 6-1 | 207 | R | Peterborough, ON | Feb. 16, 1999 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 45 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -5 | 6 |
| 77 | Vatrano, Frank | 5-11 | 197 | L | East Longmeadow, MA | March 14, 1994 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 56 | 18 | 8 | 26 | +8 | 26 |
Sept. 26, 2021 Florida Panthers Roster – 6 P.M. vs. NSH
Goaltenders (2)
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | C | Birthplace | Birthdate | 2020-21 Club | GP | W-L-OTL | SO | GAA | SV% |
| 31 | Gibson, Christopher | 6-2 | 217 | L | Karkkila, FIN | Dec. 27, 1992 | TAMPA BAY (NHL) | 2 | 1-1-0 | 0 | 2.66 | .875 |
| Syracuse (AHL) | 2 | 2-0-0 | 0 | 2.51 | .925 | |||||||
| 30 | Knight, Spencer | 6-3 | 192 | L | Darien, CT | April 19, 2001 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 4 | 4-0-0 | 0 | 2.32 | .919 |
| Boston College (NCAA) | 21 | 16-4-1 | 3 | 2.18 | .932 |
Defensemen (6)
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | S | Birthplace | Birthdate | 2020-21 Club | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
| 32 | Carlsson, Lucas | 6-0 | 189 | L | Gävle, SWE | July 5, 1997 | Syracuse (AHL) | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +12 | 8 |
| Rockford (AHL) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 | |||||||
| 42 | Forsling, Gustav | 6-0 | 186 | L | Linkoping, SWE | June 12, 1996 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 43 | 5 | 12 | 17 | +17 | 8 |
| 6 | Hache, Braden | 6-3 | 202 | L | Manchester, NH | May 21, 2003 | Kingston (OHL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Juulsen, Noah | 6-2 | 201 | R | Surrey, BC | April 2, 1997 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Syracuse (AHL) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | |||||||
| 62 | Montour, Brandon | 6-0 | 194 | R | Brantford, ON | April 11, 1994 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +8 | 16 |
| BUFFALO (NHL) | 38 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -13 | 24 | |||||||
| 65 | Nutivaara, Markus | 6-1 | 187 | L | Oulu, FIN | June 6, 1994 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 30 | 0 | 10 | 10 | +1 | 12 |
Forwards (12)
| No. | Name | Ht. | Wt. | S | Birthplace | Birthdate | 2020-21 Club | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM |
| 16 | Barkov, Aleksander | 6-3 | 215 | L | Tampere, FIN | Sept. 2, 1995 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 50 | 26 | 32 | 58 | +12 | 14 |
| 41 | Bowlby, Henry | 6-1 | 194 | L | Edina, MN | Feb. 26, 1997 | Syracuse (AHL) | 23 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +14 | 10 |
| 14 | Denisenko, Grigori | 5-11 | 190 | R | Novosibirsk, RUS | June 24, 2000 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 2 |
| Syracuse (AHL) | 15 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +1 | 2 | |||||||
| 10 | Duclair, Anthony | 5-11 | 197 | L | Pointe-Claire, QC | Aug. 26, 1995 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 43 | 10 | 22 | 32 | +27 | 18 |
| 89 | Hutsko, Logan | 5-11 | 183 | R | Tampa, FL | Feb. 11, 1999 | Boston College (NCAA) | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +11 | 10 |
| 83 | Lammikko, Juho | 6-2 | 191 | L | Noormarkku, FIN | Jan. 29, 1996 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 44 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 10 |
| Magnitogorsk (KHL) | 22 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +2 | 8 | |||||||
| 94 | Lomberg, Ryan | 5-9 | 187 | L | Richmond Hill, ON | Dec. 9, 1994 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 34 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 67 |
| 27 | Luostarinen, Eetu | 6-3 | 190 | L | Siilinjarvi, FIN | Sept. 2, 1998 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 44 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -11 | 12 |
| KalPa (Liiga) | 17 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +6 | 14 | |||||||
| 17 | Marchment, Mason | 6-4 | 209 | L | Uxbridge, ON | June 18, 1995 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 33 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +4 | 18 |
| 13 | Reinhart, Sam | 6-2 | 193 | R | West Vancouver, BC | Nov. 6, 1995 | BUFFALO (NHL) | 54 | 25 | 15 | 40 | -28 | 10 |
| 79 | Schwindt, Cole | 6-2 | 183 | R | Kitchener, ON | April 25, 2001 | Syracuse (AHL) | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 23 | Verhaeghe, Carter | 6-2 | 180 | L | Toronto, ON | Aug. 14, 1995 | FLORIDA (NHL) | 43 | 18 | 18 | 36 | +24 | 31 |
Nashville Predators
Sept. 26 at Florida Panthers
1 p.m. CT
No. POS. PLAYER HT WT SHOT BIRTHPLACE DOB 2020-21 TEAM
1 G Devin Cooley 6-5 194 L Los Gatos, Calif. 5/25/97 Florida (ECHL)/Chicago (AHL)
8 F Cody Glass 6-3 206 R Winnipeg, Man. 4/1/99 Vegas (NHL)/Henderson (AHL)
11 F Luke Kunin 6-0 197 R Chesterfield, Mo. 12/4/97 Nashville (NHL)
13 F Yakov Trenin 6-2 201 L Chelyabinsk, Russia 1/13/97 Nashville (NHL)
16 F Rem Pitlick 5-11 196 L Ottawa, Ont. 4/2/97 Nashville (NHL)/Chicago (AHL)
17 D Ben Harpur 6-6 231 L Hamilton, Ont. 1/12/95 Nashville (NHL)
27 F Cole Schneider* 6-2 198 L Williamsville, N.Y. 8/26/90 Texas (AHL)
28 F Eeli Tolvanen 5-10 191 L Vihti, Finland 4/22/99 Nashville (NHL)
38 D Jeremy Davies 5-11 180 L Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que. 12/4/96 Nashville (NHL)/Chicago (AHL)
39 G Connor Ingram 6-2 196 L Imperial, Sask. 5/31/97 Chicago (AHL)/Björklöven (Sweden-2)
51 D Jack Matier 6-4 205 R Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. 4/8/03 Ottawa (OHL)
55 D Philippe Myers 6-5 210 R Moncton, New Brunswick 1/25/97 Philadelphia (NHL)
56 F Robert Carpenter* 5-11 201 R North Reading, Mass. 8/16/96 Bridgeport (AHL)
57 D Dante Fabbro 6-0 189 R Coquitlam, B.C. 6/20/98 Nashville (NHL)
58 D Marc Del Gaizo 5-10 181 L Basking Ridge, N.J. 10/11/99 UMass Amherst (Hockey East)/Chicago (AHL)
73 F Zach Solow* 5-9 174 R Naples, Fla. 11/6/98 Northeastern (Hockey East)/Chicago (AHL)/Florida (ECHL)
79 F Joseph LaBate* 6-5 212 L Eagan, Minn. 4/16/93 Belleville (AHL)
82 F Tommy Novak 6-1 179 L St. Paul, Minn. 4/28/97 Chicago (AHL)/Florida (ECHL)
84 F Tanner Jeannot 6-2 208 L Oxbow, Sask. 5/29/97 Nashville (NHL)/Chicago (AHL)/Florida (ECHL)
93 F Anthony Richard 5-10 163 L Trois-Rivières, Que. 12/20/96 Chicago (AHL)
5 p.m. CT
No. POS. PLAYER HT WT SHOT BIRTHPLACE DOB 2020-21 TEAM
5 D Matt Benning 6-1 203 R Edmonton, Alta. 5/25/94 Nashville (NHL)
7 D Matt Tennyson 6-2 205 R Minneapolis, Minn. 4/23/90 New Jersey (NHL)/Binghamton (AHL)
10 F Colton Sissons 6-1 200 R North Vancouver, B.C. 11/5/93 Nashville (NHL)
21 F Nick Cousins 5-11 183 L Belleville, Ont. 7/20/93 Nashville (NHL)
22 D David Farrance 5-11 189 L Victor, N.Y. 6/23/99 Nashville (NHL)/Boston University (Hockey East)
23 F Rocco Grimaldi 5-6 180 R Anaheim, Calif. 2/8/93 Nashville (NHL)
24 F Matt Luff 6-2 196 R Oakville, Ont. 5/5/97 Los Angeles (NHL)/Ontario (AHL)
25 F Mathieu Olivier 6-2 210 R Biloxi, Miss. 2/11/97 Nashville (NHL)
26 F Philip Tomasino 6-0 179 R Mississauga, Ont. 7/28/01 Chicago (AHL)
33 G David Rittich 6-3 206 L Jihlava, Czech Republic 8/19/92 Calgary (NHL)/Toronto (NHL)
36 F Cole Smith 6-3 195 L Brainerd, Minn. 10/28/95 Chicago (AHL)/Florida (ECHL)/Nashville (NHL)
37 G Tomas Vomacka 6-3 185 L Trutnov, Czech Republic 5/2/99 Connecticut (Hockey East)
44 F Patrick Harper 5-7 150 L New York, N.Y. 7/29/98 Chicago (AHL)/Florida (ECHL)
47 F Michael McCarron 6-6 232 R Grosse Pointe, Mich. 3/7/95 Nashville (NHL)
50 D Josh Healey* 6-2 201 L Edmonton, Alta. 7/12/94 Chicago (AHL)
62 F Grant Mismash 6-0 186 L Brooklyn Park, Minn. 2/19/99 North Dakota (NCHC)
70 F Egor Afanasyev 6-4 201 L Tver, Russia 1/23/01 CSKA Moscow (KHL)/Zvezda Moscow (Russia-2)
72 D Frederic Allard 6-1 179 R Saint-Sauveur, Que. 12/27/97 Chicago (AHL)/Villacher SV (Austria)/Nashville (NHL)
75 F Juuso Parssinen 6-2 203 L Hämeenlinna, Finland 2/1/01 TPS (Finland)
90 D Mark Borowiecki 6-2 204 L Ottawa, Ont. 7/12/89 Nashville (NHL)
* indicates player is attending Training Camp on a try-out agreement
FLORIDA PANTHERS:
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
– Sept. 24: F Justin Sourdif signed a 3-year, entry-level contract
PANTHERS vs. PREDATORS
ALL-TIME vs. NSH: 20-11-3-6
ALL-TIME HOME vs. NSH: 11-4-1-4
2020-21 vs. NSH: 5-2-1
FROM THEN TIL NOW
The Panthers enter the 2021-22 preseason coming off of their best regular season in club history in terms of win percentage. In 2020-21, Florida posted a record of 37-14-5 for a franchise-best .705 win percentage, earning the second seed in the Central Division. The Panthers 79 points were the fourth-most by an NHL team during the regular season, and they led the league with 34.9 shots on goal per game.
HOME SWEET HOME
The Panthers recorded a 20-5-3 record for a franchise-best .768 win percentage on home ice in 2020-21. In their final 15 home games of the regular season, they boasted a 13-2-0 mark. The Cats gave up 2.32 goals against per game at home, tied for the sixth-fewest among NHL teams, and scored 3.36 goals per game, tied for ninth-most.
BARKOV COUNTY
Panthers Captain Aleksander Barkov was named the recipient of the 2020-21 Frank J. Selke Trophy, becoming the first Panthers player to be named the league’s top defensive forward. He led FLA in goals (26), even-strength goals (18), even-strength points (38), shots (176), and a career-high 54.9 faceoff win percentage during the regular season.
He ranked second on FLA in assists (32), points (58), power-play goals (7), power-play points (19), game-winning goals (6), overtime goals (2), takeaways (39), and total time on ice (1,046:52), and became the only Panther in club history to record six consecutive 50-point and 20-goal seasons. Barkov was just one of 10 NHL forwards to take over 1,000 faceoffs in 2020-21, and his 50 games played were the fewest of those 10 players.
SAM’S NEW CLUB
Sam Reinhart will play his first game in a Panthers uniform after being acquired by the Cats on July 24. Reinhart led Buffalo with 25 goals and 40 points (25-15-40) in 2020-21 and his 10 power-play goals ranked tied for the fifth most in the NHL. Over his six full NHL seasons, Reinhart has recorded at least 40 point six times and has tallied at least 20 goals five times.
JUMBO JOE IN SOFLO
Joe Thornton signed with Florida as a free agent on Aug. 13. Entering his 24th NHL season, Thornton’s 680 NHL games played stands as the sixth-most in league history. He owns the seventh-most career assists (1,104) and 14th most career points (1,529) in NHL history, both marks the most of any active NHL skater. Thornton produced 20 points (5-15-20) over 44 games with Toronto in 2020-21.
JONNY B. GOOD
Jonathan Huberdeau enters the 2021-22 season having paced the Cats in assists and points for the past two consecutive seasons. In 2020-21, Huberdeau led the Panthers in assists (41), points (61) and power-play points (24) for the second straight season, ranking second on the club in goals (20) and even-strength points (37) and fourth in even-strength goals (15), power-play goals (5), and shots (122). His 61 points ranked tied for 11th-most of any NHL skater, and his 41 assists were tied for eighth-most. 2020-21 marked Huberdeau’s fifth campaign with at least 20 goals, and his fourth consecutive campaign with at least 60 points. The 28-year-old is Florida’s franchise leader for assists (330) and points (498).
BENNY AND THE CATS
Sam Bennett recorded 15 points (6-9-15) over his first 10 games as a Panther, setting a new franchise record for points recorded by a Panthers player in their first 10 games with the club. 12 of those 15 points (5-7-12) came at even strength. From his debut with Florida on April 17 through Florida’s final regular season game on May 10, Bennett led the Cats with 39 shots on goal and led Florida forwards with 29 hits.
RETURN OF THE MACK
MacKenzie Weegar posted a career-high 30 assists and 36 points (30-6-36) in 2020-21, pacing Panthers defensemen in those categories. He led all NHL defensemen with 31 even-strength points (6-25-31) and tied for the league lead among all skaters with a +29 rating.
WHAT ABOUT BOB?
Sergei Bobrovsky led FLA goaltenders in games played (31), wins (19), saves (847), and shorthanded save percentage (.952) in 2020-21. On home ice last season, Bobrovsky posted a 10-3-2 record. He also produced wins in six consecutive starts from March 4 – March 15.
ST. PATRIC
Patric Hornqvist enters his 14th NHL season coming off a 2020-21 campaign where he led Florida with eight power-play goals. His 32 points (14-18-32) tied for the fifth-most on the Panthers and matched his point total from his 2019-20, doing so in seven less games played. His 80 hits were the third-most among Florida forwards in 2020- 21.
THE BUTCHER
Radko Gudas led all NHL skaters with 250 hits in 2020-21, the second-most hits by a Panther in one season since NHL began tracking hits in 2005-06. He ranked second on FLA in blocked shots (72) and even-strength time on ice (839:42), and third among FLA defensemen in time on ice (948:45) and shorthanded time on ice (106:17). He set a club record for most hits in a game twice last season, recording 11 hits on March 23 at Chicago and on May 10 vs. Tampa Bay.
DOUBLEHEADER TO BENEFIT YOUTH HOCKEY
Sunday’s donation-based admission game will benefit the growth of youth hockey in South Florida.
Earlier this month, the Panthers Alumni Association awarded $7,500 to 10 youth hockey players from seven different associations for the Fall youth hockey travel season. The awardees come from travel and high school programs around the South Florida area and were granted based on academic achievement, financial need and merit and community involvement, rather than their skills or talent on the ice.
Throughout the year, the Panthers provide the South Florida community with the opportunity to get started in hockey at an affordable cost. Learn To Play is an introductory program for boys and girls ages 5-9 who have never played hockey before. The program provides the participant with free custom equipment to keep and six weeks of on-ice training from Panthers Alumni & USA Hockey coaches. More information can be found at FloridaPanthers.com/HockeyPrograms.
