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
