NHL Game Preview: Anaheim Ducks (4-3-1) vs. Florida Panthers (5-5-0)

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Venue & Match Info

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

Capacity: ~19,250

Puckdrop: 7:00 PM ET

Broadcast: ESPN+, Scripps Sports

Injury Report

Anaheim Ducks:

Ryan Strome (upper body) – OUT

Mikael Granlund (lower body) – Day-to-day

Chris Kreider (illness) – Day-to-day

Radko Gudas (lower body) – Day-to-day

Florida Panthers:

Aleksander Barkov (knee) – OUT

Matthew Tkachuk (groin) – OUT

Tomas Nosek (knee) – OUT

Dmitry Kulikov (upper body) – OUT

Brad Marchand (personal leave) – OUT

Jonah Gadjovich (upper body) – OUT

Key Player Matchups

Anaheim:

Leo Carlsson – 7 points (3G, 4A), top playmaker.

Cutter Gauthier – 5 goals, emerging sniper.

Troy Terry – 9 points, steady veteran presence.

Lukas Dostal (G) – 2-2-1, 2.82 GAA, .904 SV%.

Florida:

Brad Marchand (team leader, but OUT) – 11 points in 10 games.

Anton Lundell – 7 points, stepping into bigger role.

Matthew Samoskevich – 6 points, young spark.

Sergei Bobrovsky (G) – 4-2-0, 2.19 GAA, .914 SV%, fresh off 50th career shutout.

Matchup Focus: Anaheim’s young scorers (Carlsson, Gauthier) vs. Bobrovsky’s veteran goaltending; Florida’s depth forwards vs. Anaheim’s shaky penalty kill.

Team Recent Form

Anaheim Ducks:

Last 5: L @ TB 4-3, W @ BOS 7-5, W @ NSH 5-2, L @ CHI 2-1, L vs. CAR 4-1.

Strengths: 3.6 goals/game (14th NHL), 33.4 shots/game.

Weaknesses: 3.6 goals allowed/game, PK 60.7% (last).

Florida Panthers:

Last 5: W vs. VGK 3-0, L vs. PIT 5-3, W @ BOS 4-3, L @ BUF 3-0, L @ NJ 3-1.

Strengths: Power play 22.5% (top 10), strong home record (4-1-0).

Weaknesses: Injuries to stars Barkov & Tkachuk, offense averaging just 2.5 goals/game.

Series History

Florida leads all-time series 23-15-2 (3 ties).

Panthers won both meetings last season, including a 2-0 shutout.

Ducks are 1-9 SU in last 10 vs. Florida.

Betting Trends

Anaheim: 5 of last 7 games OVER; 1-9 SU in last 10 vs. Florida; 4-8 SU in last 12 overall.

Florida: 4-1 SU in last 5 home games vs. Anaheim; UNDER in 4 of last 6 overall.

Totals: Ducks games averaging 7.2 total goals; Panthers games averaging 5.3.

Game Odds

Anaheim Ducks                 6.5

Florida Panthers               – 170

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Monday, October 27, 2025

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