FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 36
- F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 11
- F Chris Tierney | Games Missed: 6
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 110
LAST GAME
Panthers 7, Canadiens 2 – Dec. 29 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Barkov (7, 8-PPG, 9), Tkachuk (16-PPG), Verhaeghe (18), Tkachuk (17-PPG), Luostarinen (9)
MTL Goals: Xhekaj (5-PPG), Anderson (9-PPG)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (W) – 25 Saves
MTL Goalie: Montembeault (L) – 34 Saves
FLA Shots: 41
MTL Shots: 27
Notes: Aleksander Barkov matched his career high with five points (3-2-5)…Barkov’s three goals were all scored in the first period, the fastest hat trick from the start of a game in franchise history…His PPG marked his 67th career PPG, surpassing S. Mellanby for the franchise record…Barkov’s third goal represented his 151st even-strength goal, surpassing J. Huberdeau for the franchise record…Matthew Tkachuk logged three points (2-1-3), extending his goal streak to two games (3-1-4)…Tkachuk led Florida with nine shots on goal…Brandon Montour matched his career high with three assists, extending his assist streak to two games (0-4-4)…Carter Verhaeghe produced two points (1-1-2)…Anton Levtchi skated in his first NHL game…Florida’s seven goals were their most in a game this season, and their three power-play tallies tied for their most in a game in 2022-23…FLA PP: 3-6, FLA PK: 2-4
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
- Dec. 27: D Matt Kiersted and F Anton Levtchi recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
- Dec. 23: F Givani Smith recalled from Charlotte (AHL) on emergency conditions | D Matt Kiersted, F Givani Smith and F Grigori Denisenko loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
PANTHERS vs. HURRICANES
ALL-TIME vs. CAR: 56-54-11-15
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. CAR: 22-39-3-4
2022-23 vs. CAR: 1-0-0
CATS STATS
- There have been 28 instances of a team scoring three power-play goals in a game this season. Florida, Edmonton and Ottawa are the only clubs with three such games.
CATS AND CANES
The Panthers face off against the Hurricanes for the second of three meetings this season, with Florida taking the first contest behind a 40-save shutout from Spencer Knight at FLA Live Arena on Nov. 9. Brandon Montour (0-3-3) and Sam Bennett (1-1-2) recorded multiple points in the game, and Eric Staal skated in his 1,300th career NHL contest. The win also marked Head Coach Paul Maurice’s 783rd victory as an NHL bench boss, surpassing Al Arbour for sixth-most in League history.
CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes posted a 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at PNC Arena on Tuesday, extending their franchise-record point streak to 15 games and extending their win streak to nine games, tied for the franchise record. Martin Necas, Jesper Fast and Jordan Martinook scored for Carolina, as Fast and Jordan Staal (1a) extended their respective point streaks to five games. Antti Raanta made his third consecutive start, stopping all 24 shots faced to record his first shutout of the season and improve to 5-0-0 in his last five decisions.
INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, lower-body, missed 23 games (11/9-12/27)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 35 games (10/12-12/27)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 34 games (10/14-12/27)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 35 games (10/12-12/27)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 146
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 28 Reassigned Jack Drury to Chicago (AHL)
Dec. 19 Recalled Dylan Coghlan from conditioning stint with Chicago (AHL)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Dec. 30 Florida 7:30 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu HRN
Jan. 1 at New Jersey 3 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 3 at NY Rangers 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 5 Nashville 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 7 at Columbus 4 p.m. BSSO HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
HURRICANES vs. PANTHERS SERIES NOTES
— The Hurricanes are facing the Panthers in the second of three meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. Carolina will travel to FLA Live Arena on 4/13.
— Carolina and Florida are meeting for the 137th time in their regular-season histories. The Hurricanes hold a 69-46-11-10 overall record, including a 43-17-3-5 home record and a 38-11-2-5 record at PNC Arena.
— The Panthers lead the season series 1-0-0 in 2022-23 (Hurricanes: 0-1-0).
— Carolina suffered a 3-0 loss against Florida at FLA Live Arena on 11/9. Antti Raanta stopped 34 of 36 shots faced in net.
— Sebastian Aho has tallied 24 points (9g, 15a) in 24 career regular-season games against the Panthers.
— Brent Burns has earned 21 points (6g, 15a) in 24 career regular-season games against Florida.
— Martin Necas has posted 12 points (3g, 9a) in 15 career regular-season games against the Panthers.
— Paul Stastny has recorded 27 points (11g, 16a) in 23 career regular-season games against the Panthers.
— Teuvo Teravainen has registered 16 points (6g, 10a) in 20 career regular-season games against Florida.
— Hurricanes Assistant Coach Jeff Daniels played 10 games with Florida from 1994-95 before signing with the Whalers as a free agent on 7/18/95.
— Panthers Assistant General Manager Paul Krepelka served as the Hurricanes’ Vice President of Hockey Operations for two seasons from 2018-20.
— Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice served in the same capacity with Hartford/Carolina over two stints from 1995-03 and 2008-11. While with the Whalers/Hurricanes, Maurice earned a 384-391-99-46 regular-season record and added a 25-28 record in the playoffs, and he still holds the franchise records for games coached and wins both in the regular season and postseason.
— Panthers Assistant Coach Tuomo Ruutu registered 216 points (90g, 126a) in 378 games with the Hurricanes from 2008-14. He was acquired from Chicago in exchange for Andrew Ladd on 2/26/08 and traded to New Jersey in exchange for Andrei Loktionov on 3/5/14. — Gustav Forsling was acquired from Chicago along with Anton Forsberg in exchange for Calvin de Haan and Aleksi Saarela, and he tallied 26 points (8g, 18a) in 57 AHL games with Charlotte in 2019-20. Forsling was claimed on waivers by Florida on 1/9/21.
— Eetu Luostarinen was drafted by the Hurricanes in the second round (42nd overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft and recorded one assist in eight games with Carolina in 2019-20. He was traded to Florida on 2/24/20 along with Erik Haula, Lucas Wallmark and Chase Priskie in exchange for Vincent Trocheck.
— Jordan Staal’s brothers, Eric and Marc, are in the lineup for Florida. Eric previously played for Carolina for parts of 12 seasons (2003-
16), helping the Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup in 2006 and captaining the team from 2009-16. He registered 775 points (322g, 453a) in 909 games with Carolina and ranks first in team history (since relocation) in games played, goals, assists, points, power-play goals (105), power-play points (252), shorthanded goals (16) and game-winning goals (47).
STREAKY FRIDAY
With a win vs. CHI (12/27), the Hurricanes extended their franchise-record point streak to 15 games (11/25-12/27: 13-0-2), tied for the longest point streak by any NHL team this season (TOR, 11/12-12/13: 12-0-3). Carolina has now won each of its last nine games (12/10-12/27), tied for the longest win streak in franchise history and for the third-longest win streak by any team in 2022-23 (NJD, 10/25-11/21: 13 GP; VGK, 10/24-11/10: 9 GP).
