FLOIRDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 9
- D Aaron Ekblad | Games Missed: 6
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 20
LAST GAME
Panthers 5, Senators 3 – Oct. 29 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Verhaeghe (3), Barkov (1-PPG), Verhaeghe (4), Montour (3), Tkachuk (5)
OTT Goals: Pinto (6-PPG), Tkachuk (6), Holden (1)
FLA Goalie: Knight (W) – 23 Saves
OTT Goalie: Forsberg (L) – 53 Saves
FLA Shots: 58
OTT Shots: 26
Notes: Florida registered a franchise-record 58 shots on goal…Brandon Montour scored a goal for the second consecutive game and recorded three points (1-2-3), extending his point streak to three games (2-3-5)…Carter Verhaeghe tallied two goals (2-1-3), extending his point streak to three games (2-3-5)…Matthew Tkachuk produced three points (1-2-3), extending his point streak to three games (2- 3-5)…Aleksander Barkov scored his first goal of the season and notched two assists (1-2-3)…Spencer Knight improved his record to 3-0-0…Florida registered a season-high 30 hits…FLA PP: 1-4, FLA PK: 1-2
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
- Oct. 21: F Eric Staal signed to a one-year contract
PANTHERS vs. COYOTES
ALL-TIME vs. ARI: 18-14-3-5
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. ARI: 8-6-3-4
2021-22 vs. ARI: 2-0-0
CATS STATS
- Josh Mahura is tied for the team lead in plus-minus rating (+8)
- Matthew Tkachuk has recorded 21 points (9-12-21) over 17 career games vs. ARI
- Aleksander Barkov has produced 10 points (5-5-10) over 12 career games vs. ARI
- Eric Staal has logged 23 points (15-8-23) over 26 career games vs. ARI
PUCKS ON NET: The Panthers registered a franchise-record 58 shots on goal Oct. 29 vs. OTT, their second consecutive game with at least 50 shots (51, Oct. 27 at PHI). Florida’s 109 shots are their most in a two-game span in franchise history, and marks the second time the club has
recorded consecutive 50-shot outings (105 in 2 GP from Nov. 3-5, 2010). Following games played Oct. 30, Florida’s 39.2 shots per game average this season ranks second in the NHL behind NJD, while their 28.3 shots allowed per game were the fifth fewest among NHL clubs. Over their past three games since Oct. 25, the Cats have doubled their opponents shot totals, 140-70. Matthew Tkachuk’s 46 SOG ranked fifth among NHLers following games played Oct. 30.
ROAD WARRIORS
The Panthers will face off against the Coyotes tonight for the first of a four-game western road trip. Colin White (2-4-6) and Matthew Tkachuk (3-3-6) have each produced at least one point over Florida’s first five road contests this season, one game shy of the longest such streak from a player’s first game of the season in franchise history (Johan Garpenlov, Oct. 5-27, 1996). Florida’s 37.8 shots on goal per game on the road ranked third among NHL teams prior to games played Oct. 31.
DESERT CATS
Florida has won each of their past three matchups against Arizona and own a 7-1-1 overall record against the Coyotes over their past nine matchups (since March 3, 2017). The Cats have also earned a point in each of their past four visits (3-0-1) to Arizona. Last season, Sam Bennett (1-2-3), Sam Reinhart (1-2-3) and Patric Hornqvist (1-2-3) each produced three points over two games against the Coyotes, with Spencer Knight and Sergei Bobrovsky each earning one win. Tonight’s game will mark Florida’s first visit to Mullett Arena.
BOOMING BLUELINE
Florida’s eight goals scored by defensemen ranked second behind NYI (9) following games played Oct. 30. Brandon Montour (3-5-8), Gustav Forsling (2-4-6) and Josh Mahura (2-0-2) have all contributed multiple goals for Florida this season.
CHUCKIE’S CHEESE
Forward Matthew Tkachuk recorded a personal season-high three points (1-2-3) Oct 29 vs. PHI and tied for the team lead with seven shots on goal in the game. His plus-four ratings in the game along with Aleksander Barkov’s were the highest of any Panthers skaters in 2022-23. Tkachuk’s 13 points (5-8-13) since joining the Panthers are tied with Sam Bennett (2020-21) and Pavel Bure (1998-99) for the most through a player’s first nine games with the club in franchise history. The Scottsdale, Ariz., native has produced a point in each of his past three games (2-3-5) and leads Florida in goals (5), assists (8), points (13), even-strength goals (5), even-strength points (10), power-play points (3) and shots on goal (46). He has amassed 14 shots on goal over his past two outings. He notched his team-leading sixth assist of the season Oct. 27 at PHI and registered seven shots on goal, the most by a Panthers skater in one game this season. The assist marked his team-leading 10th point of the campaign, and he also paces the club with four goals through Florida’s first eight games. Only three players required fewer games to reach the 10-point mark with the franchise per NHL PR: Pavel Bure (6 GP in 1998-99), Sam Bennett (7 GP in 2020-21) and Jonathan Marchessault (7 GP in 2016-17). Tkachuk has recorded a point in eight of his first nine games with Florida.
BARKOV COUNTY
Panthers Captain Aleksander Barkov tallied his first goal of 2022-23 Oct. 29 vs. OTT and added two assists while leading Panthers forwards with 21:08 TOI and winning 57% of his faceoffs. His plus-four rating tied with Tkachuk for the highest by a Panthers skater in one game this season. Barkov has logged 12 shots on goal over his past two games. He posted his fifth assist of the campaign Oct. 27 at PHI while winning 18 of his 31 faceoffs (58%). Following games played Oct. 30, Barkov was the only NHLer to take more than 220 faceoffs in 2022-23, and he leads the team with a 54.4 faceoff win percentage. He has registered a win percentage above 50% in eight of Florida’s nine games this season. Barkov led Florida skaters with 25:38 time on ice Oct. 21 vs. TBL, a mark he surpassed twice last season (26:55 Oct. 14, 2021 vs. PIT, 25:57 Oct. 30 at BOS). He skated in his 600th NHL game Oct. 19 vs. PHI, becoming the fourth player in franchise history to skate in 600 games with the club.
MONTOUR OF DUTY
Brandon Montour scored his second game-winning goal of the season Oct. 29 vs. OTT and added two assists for his second three-point performance since joining the Panthers (also: 0-3-3 Jan 4, 2022 vs. CGY). He also paced Florida with 27:49 time on ice, his fourth straight game of over 26:00 TOI. His six shots on goal (along with Radko Gudas) in the game were the most by a Cats blueliner this season. Montour has produced a point in each of his past three games (2-3-5) and he has recorded eight points (3-5-8) over seven games this season to lead Florida blueliners in all scoring categories. Montour scored his team-leading second power-play goal of the season Oct. 27 at PHI in a game where he led all skaters with 27:20 time on ice. His goal came :36 into the third period, the fastest goal to start a period by a Panthers skater in 2022-23. He produced an assist and led the Panthers in time on ice (28:24) Oct. 25 at CHI, his highest TOI in a game since skating 29:14 March 28, 2019 vs. Detroit. His 25:40 average time on ice per game is the highest on Florida this season.
MR. CARTER
Forward Carter Verhaeghe posted his second multi-goal game of the season Oct. 29 vs. OTT and added an assist (2-1-3) to produce at least three points in a regular season game for the first time since logging four (3-1-4) March 27, 2021 at DAL. He scored his first two goals of the season Oct. 19 vs. PHI, when he became the first skater in Panthers history to score multiple goals in consecutive home openers (also 2-0-2 on Oct. 14, 2021). The Toronto, Ontario native’s four tallies rank second on the club and his seven even-strength points (4-3-7) are tied for second-most with Colin White.
COL’ ME MAYBE
Colin White posted an assist in three consecutive games from Oct. 23-27 (0-3-3), marking the longest assist streak of his career and his third three-game point streak of 2022-23. He has registered at least one point in six of Florida’s first nine games, including each of the Panthers first five road games. His five-game road point streak is one shy of the longest to start a season in club history (Johan Garpenlov, Oct. 5-27, 1996). He notched an assist on Ryan Lomberg’s game-winning goal Oct. 23 vs. NYI, and he has produced seven total points (2-5-7) this season, tied for the second-most on Florida with all seven points coming at even strength. He produced his first multi-point game with the Panthers Oct. 17 at BOS, logging two points (1-1-2). He scored in two straight contests from Oct. 15-17 and posted a point in all three of his first games with Florida. The Boston, Mass., native’s goal Oct. 15 at BUF marked his 100th NHL point.
JUST THE TWO OF GUS
Defenseman Gustav Forsling produced an assist Oct. 27 at PHI and has logged three helpers (0-3-3) over his past six games. He has produced six points (2-4-6) this season, with all six coming at even strength. Forsling notched an assist for the fourth consecutive game Oct. 21 vs. TBL, extending his assist/point streak to four games (1-4-5), tied for the longest point streak of his career. His four-game assist streak was the longest of his career. He registered career highs with 10 goals, 27 assists and 37 points, and nine multi-point games in 2021-22, and his +41 rating was the best in one season in franchise history and tied for the third-highest among NHL skaters.
ET TU, EETU?
Eetu Luostarinen has registered six points (3-3-6) over nine games in 2022-23. He scored a goal in consecutive games from Oct. 23-35, tied for the longest goal streak of his career. All six of his point have come at even strength. His three goals are tied for third-most by a Panthers skater this season, and he has produced at least one point in five of the Panthers first nine contests. He matched his career high with two points (1-1-2) Oct. 23 vs. NYI, his first multi-point game of the season and his fifth with Florida. He led Florida with a plus-three rating in the game, and his plus-eight mark this season is tied for the team lead. The native of Siilinjarvi, Finland produced a point in each of Florida’s first three games (1-2-3).
WHAT ABOUT BOB?
Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky is two games away from becoming the 53rd goaltender in NHL history to appear in at least 600 NHL games. Bobrovsky stopped 21 of 22 TBL shots at even strength on Oct. 21. He earned his first home win of the 2022-23 campaign Oct. 19 vs. PHI stopping 18 of 19 PHI shots in the third period. He stopped 32 of the 33 NYI shots he faced in Florida’s season opener on Oct. 13, including all 27 at even strength and 16 in the first period. Bobrovsky tied for the league lead with a franchise-record 39 wins in 2021-22, including a club-record and league-leading 26 home wins.
OH WHAT A KNIGHT
Goaltender Spencer Knight has won each of his first three appearances in 2022-23. He posted a .920 save percentage to earn his 25th career win in his 38th appearance Oct. 23 vs. NYI. Only four active goaltenders have reached the 25-win mark in fewer appearances: Frederik Andersen (33 GP), Jordan Binnington (35 GP), Matt Murray (36 GP) and Anton Khudobin (36 GP). It also marked the third-fewest appearances to reach the 25-win mark by an American-born goaltender in NHL history, behind Frank Bimsek (34 GP w/ BOS in 1938-39) and Jim Carey (37 GP w/ WSH from 1994-94 – 1995-96). Last season, Knight posted a 19-9-3 record with two shutouts. His 19 wins set a franchise record for wins by a rookie goaltender, and he joined Roberto Luongo as the only two rookie goaltenders in club history to record multiple shutouts.
LUN DMC
With an assist Oct. 29 vs. OTT, Anton Lundell has produced a point in three of his past four games (1-2-3). He scored his first goal of the season :39 into the first period Oct. 23 vs. NYI. He also leads Florida forwards with eight blocked shots. He won nine of his 14 faceoffs (64%) Oct. 17 at BOS, and he notched his first assist of the season Oct. 15 at BUF. Lundell produced 18 goals and 44 points (18-26-44) over his first NHL season in 2021-22, both the fourth-most by a rookie in franchise history.
BENNY AND THE CATS
Forward Sam Bennett is tied for the team lead with 24 hits in 2022-23, and has logged the second-most shots on goal (32- tied with Barkov). He posted two assists Oct. 19 vs. PHI for his second consecutive multi-point game. He registered his first two points (1-1-2) of the season Oct. 17 at BOS. Bennett set career highs in goals (28), assists (21), points (49), power-play goals (5), and game-winning goals (7) in 2021-22, and led the team with a career-high 241 shots on goal.
‘HART OF GOLD
Forward Sam Reinhart produced an assist Oct. 27 at PHI on Brandon Montour’s power-play tally. Each of his assists in 2022-23 have come on the power play. He notched his first assist of the season on the power play Oct. 15 at BUF. Last season, Reinhart led Florida with 16 power-play goals and ranked second with 31 power-play points. He finished 2021-22 with career highs in goals (33), assists (49) and points (82). His 82 points were the most by any player in their first season with Florida, while his 16 power-play goals led the team. Reinhart was the fifth player in franchise history to reach 80 points in a season.
THE BUTCHER
Radko Gudas logged a personal season-high six shots on goal Oct. 29 vs. OTT. He recorded his third assist of 2022-23 Oct. 27 at PHI and led Florida with six hits and three blocked shots while logging five shots on goal. His 24 hits are tied with Sam Bennett for the team lead. He skated 25:11 time on ice Oct. 21 vs. TBL, his highest TOI since skating 25:23 Nov. 28, 2015 at NYR. He registered his second assist of the season Oct. 19 vs. PHI, and tied for the team lead in plus-minus in the game with a plus-three rating. Gudas notched an assist and led all Florida skaters with five hits in Florida’s season opener Oct. 13 at NYI.
THE LOMBERGHINI
Ryan Lomberg recorded his first goal of the season Oct. 23 vs. NYI, his second career regular season game-winning tally. He has produced two points (1-1-2) this season, after posting career-bests in goals (9), assists (9), points (18), and games played (55) in 2021-22.
GOTTA GO TO MO’
Paul Maurice began his 25th season as an NHL head coach with a victory Oct. 13 at NYI. Maurice was named head coach of the Panthers on June 22, 2022. Maurice has coached 1,693 games, which ranks as the fourth-most in League history. His 780 victories as an NHL head coach are the seventh-most all time, and he is one of three coaches to earn at least 300 wins with two different franchises.
ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is seeking its first home win of the season but enter tonight 1-1-1 in its last 3 GP overall
• A win tonight would snap a two-game pointless skid. The Coyotes have not gone three games without a point this season
• The Coyotes power play enters tonight 3rd in the NHL at 30.0% with multiple players ranking near the top of League power-play statistics
LAST GAME
Rangers 3, Coyotes 2 – October 30, 2022 – Mullett Arena
ARI Goals: Crouse (3), Bjugstad (1)
NYR Goals: Lafreniere (2), Panarin (5), Zibanejad (6)
ARI Goalie: Ingram (L) – 36 svs on 39 shots
NYR Goalie: Shesterkin (W) – 18 svs on 20 shots
PP: 1-1 PK: 2-3
Notes: ARI fell to NYR 3-2 in game two of a 4-game homestand…The Coyotes converted their only PP opportunity with Lawson Crouse’s goal. The Yotes enter Tuesday at an even 30% (9-for-30) on the man-advantage…Dylan Guenther earned two assists for his fourth and fifth points of the season (2-3-5). The point figure is good for a sixth among NHL rookies….Nick Bjugstad tallied his first goal as a Coyote…Clayton Keller picked up an assist on Bjugstad’s goal. He has now found the scoresheet the last six times he’s faced the Rangers, extending his longest active run vs an opponent…Keller enters Tuesday with 2-6-8 through 8 GP on the campaign and is now tied with Shayne Gostisbehere for the team lead in pts…Matias Maccelli picked up his fourth assist of the season, all of which have come on the man-advantage …Connor Ingram stopped 36-of-39 shots which marks a regular-season career-high for the netminder
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Conor Timmins…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (6 / 10/17)
Nick Schmaltz…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (7 / 10/13)
Jakob Chychrun…IR…Upper-Body (8 / -)
Total man games lost: 30 games
Andrew Ladd (6), Ben McCartney (3)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-10/18 – Assigned F Ben McCartney to Tucson (AHL)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
DATE TIME
(AZ)
OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Thur, Nov 3 7pm vs DAL Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona 98.7 FM
Sat, Nov 5 4pm at WSH Capital One
Arena
Bally Sports Arizona
Extra
TBD
Tue, Nov 8 5pm at BUF KeyBank Center Bally Sports Arizona ESPN 620
YOTES & CATS
-Tonight is the first of two ARI-FLA games this season, and the only one at Mullett Arena. The teams will also square off on 1/3 at BB&T Center
-The game will be the first time Nick Ritchie has played the Panthers as a member of the Coyotes. The forward shares the highest career goal total (3) vs FLA with Shayne Gostisbehere among current Yotes
-Patrik Nemeth’s 7 career pts (1-6-7) versus FLA are tied for his highest total against an NHL team (CHI)
-Clayton Keller and Liam O’Brien each scored against the Panthers last season, while Travis Boyd and Barrett Hayton earned an assist in the previous matchup in AZ
-Coyotes franchise vs Panthers:
• All-Time: 19-16-3-2
• Home: 10-6-3-2
• Road: 9-10-0-0
• L10: 3-7-0
• STRK: L3
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE PANTHERS
Troy Stecher…0-6-6…15 career GP
Shayne Gostisbehere…3-4-7…13 career GP
Nick Ritchie…3-1-4…10 career GP
Clayton Keller…2-3-5…8 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Ritchie/Gostisbehere, 3)… Assists (Gostisbehere, 4)…Points (Gostisbehere/Nemeth, 7)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Gostisbehere, 3)…Assists (Stecher/Nemeth, 6)…Points (Gostisbehere/Nemeth, 7)
KELLER INSTINCT
Clayton Keller picked up an assist on Sunday and has registered at least a point in six of eight games this season, entering tonight with 2 goals and 6 assists on the year
-In his last 82 games (since 4/28/21), Keller has compiled 73 pts (30-43-73)
-Keller took off in mid-Nov of 2021 by compiling 57 points (25-32-57) in 51 GP from 11/18 until his last game on 3/30 when he suffered a season-ending leg injury…Since 11/18/21, Keller has registered 27-38-65 in 59 GP…His 1.10 points per game in that span ranks T-7th among RW (Min. 50 GP)
-Now 24 yrs old, Keller enters tonight two goals shy of 100 in his career. Among players to debut with the Coyotes/Jets franchise, six have reached the mark before their 25th birthday: Dale Hawerchuk (20 years, 263 days), Teemu Selanne (23 years, 193 days), Keith Tkachuk (23 years, 213 days), Brian Mullen (23 years, 358 days), Andrew McBain (24 years, 34 days) and Pat Elynuik (24 years, 62 days).
-Below is a complete list of the fewest games played with the franchise (NHL debut or otherwise) to reach 100 goals with the club
POWER PLAY PROWESS
-Thru 8 games, the Coyotes power play has operated at 30.0% (9-for-30), which enters tonight 3rd in the NHL
PP rankings (NHL)
- COL (39.3%)
- EDM (33.3%)
- ARI (30.0%)
-ARI has played two games where it did not score a PPG…Only 6 teams in the NHL have had two or fewer games this season where they did not post a PPG
-Arizona reached 9 PPG in the eighth game of 2022-23. Last season it took the Coyotes until Dec. 17 (29 GP) to reach 9 PPG as a team
Coyotes players ranking near the top of League power-play statistics
-Shayne Gostisbehere’s 5 PPP are T-2nd in the League among defensemen (Cale Makar, 6; Calen Addison, 5)
-Nick Ritchie’s 3 PPG are T-8 th among all skaters
-Dylan Guenther’s 2 PPG share the NHL lead among rookies (Shane Pinto)
-Matias Maccelli’s 4 power-play assists rank second among rookies (Calen Addison)
TOP GUEN
-Coyotes rookie Dylan Guenther enters tonight with 2-3-5 in 7 GP after notching two assists last time out. The 5 pts rank T-6th among NHL rookies
-Guenther (19 years, 203 days) is the youngest Coyote to record a multi-assist game since Clayton Keller did it on 2/15/18 just two days younger
-In Coyotes/Jets franchise history, Guenther is the sixth player to tally his first 2 career NHL goals on the man-advantage, joining Bill Thomas (2005-07 seasons), Boris Mironov (1993-94), Keith Tkachuk (1991-92), Luciano Borsato (1991-92) and Craig Norwich (1979-80)
-Among the aforementioned players, Craig Norwich (first 6 goals), Bill Thomas (first 4 goals), Boris Mironov (first 4 goals) and Luciano Borsato (first 3 goals) have scored a higher amount of their first career goals on the power play
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
-Shayne Gostisbehere returns for his second season in AZ after posting 51 points last year (14-37-51) to lead Coyotes d-men
-The blueliner has picked up right where he left off by notching 4-4-8 in his first 8 GP. In his last 11 GP dating back to last season, Gostisbehere has posted 15 pts (7-8-15) to lead all NHL defensemen in that span (next closest:
Hedman/Dahlin with 12 pts)
-Gostisbehere enters tonight among d-men leaders in goals (4, 3rd), points 8 (T-5th), power-play points (5, T-2nd) and shots (26, T-10th) in 2022-23
-Since the start of 2021-22, Gostisbehere ranks among NHL d-men leaders in goals (18, 7th), points (59, T-12th) and power-play points (24, T-10th)
