NHL Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights (5-0-2) vs. Florida Panthers (4-5-0)

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Venue & Game Info

Location: Amerant Bank Arena, 1 Panther Parkway, Sunrise, FL 33323

Puckdrop: 6:00 PM ET

Broadcast: ESPN+, Scripps Sports, Bally Sports Florida

Injury Report

Vegas Golden Knights:

Mark Stone (wrist) – out, placed on LTIR

Adin Hill (lower body) – out

Noah Hanifin (undisclosed) – out

Brett Howden (lower body) – day-to-day

Florida Panthers:

Aleksander Barkov (knee) – out

Matthew Tkachuk (groin) – out

Dmitry Kulikov (upper body) – out

Tomas Nosek (knee) – out

Team Recent Form

Vegas Golden Knights:

Last 5: W 4-1 vs CAR, W 6-1 vs CGY, W 3-2 vs STL, W 2-1 vs EDM, L 3-2 SO vs DAL.

Goals For: 30 (4.3 per game, 2nd NHL)

Goals Against: 19 (2.7 per game, 7th NHL)

Power Play: 32.1% (2nd NHL)

Leaders: Jack Eichel (16 pts, 6G, 10A), Mitch Marner (10 pts), Ivan Barbashev (8 pts).

Florida Panthers:

Last 5: L 5-3 vs PIT, L 4-2 @ NJD, L 3-2 @ NYI, W 5-2 vs OTT, L 4-1 @ BOS.

Goals For: 22 (2.4 per game, 29th NHL)

Goals Against: 28 (3.1 per game, 28th NHL)

Power Play: 24.3% (9th NHL)

Leaders: Sam Reinhart (10 pts), Carter Verhaeghe (8 pts), Brandon Montour (7 pts).

Key Player Matchups

Jack Eichel (VGK) vs Sam Reinhart (FLA): Former Buffalo teammates now lead their respective clubs in scoring.

Mitch Marner (VGK) vs Carter Verhaeghe (FLA): Marner’s playmaking vs Verhaeghe’s finishing ability.

Goaltending: Akira Schmid (VGK, .902 career SV%) vs Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA, .905 SV% this season).

Series History

All-time: Vegas leads 8–5.

Recent: Panthers are 3-1 vs Vegas since the 2023 Stanley Cup Final, including 2-0 at home.

Playoffs: Vegas defeated Florida 4-1 in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final.

Betting Trends

Vegas Golden Knights:

5-0-2 overall, 2-0-1 on the road.

5 of 7 games OVER 6 goals.

71% win rate as moneyline favorites this season.

Florida Panthers:

4-5 overall, 3-1 at home.

4 of 9 games OVER 6 goals.

0-1 as underdogs this season.

Game Odds

Vegas Golden Knights                    – 118

Florida Panthers                               5.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Friday, October 24, 2025

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