The Florida Panthers are 9-5-2 with 20 points from 16 games in 2026-27, 11th of 32 in the NHL by points percentage. At five on five they have taken 53.2% of the expected goals in their games (9th of 32) and 56.2% of the shot attempts (3rd of 32); counting every situation, our BlueLine xG model gives them 53.7% (8th of 32).
Their strongest numbers so far: D-Zone Escape % (1st), Hits / 60 (1st), xGA / 60 (2nd) and PP xGF / 60 (2nd).
Where they trail the league: Blocks / 60 (32nd), NZ Takeaways / 60 (31st), Rush Chances Allowed / 60 (29th) and PDO (28th).
On special teams the power play is converting 23.9% (9th of 32) and the penalty kill is stopping 84.6% (6th of 32). Their five-on-five save percentage is .889 (26th of 32), and PDO, shooting plus save percentage, sits at 0.974.
| Stat | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Points % | 62.5% | 11th of 32 |
| Goal Diff / GP | +0.31 | 11th of 32 |
| Goals For / GP | 3.25 | 15th of 32 |
| Goals Against / GP (lower is better) | 2.94 | 9th of 32 |
| xG% | 53.2% | 9th of 32 |
| Corsi % | 56.2% | 3rd of 32 |
| High-Danger Chance % | 48.0% | 21st of 32 |
| Save % | .889 | 26th of 32 |
| PDO | 0.974 | 28th of 32 |
| Power Play % | 23.9% | 9th of 32 |
| Penalty Kill % | 84.6% | 6th of 32 |
| BlueLine xG% | 53.7% | 8th of 32 |
| Talent-Adjusted xGA / GP (lower is better) | 2.72 | 8th of 32 |
| Rush Chances / 60 | 4.47 | 27th of 32 |
| Rush Chances Allowed / 60 (lower is better) | 6.24 | 29th of 32 |
| D-Zone Escape % | 50.2% | 1st of 32 |
| O-Zone Time % | 43.6% | 2nd of 32 |
| Faceoff % | 48.7% | 22nd of 32 |
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Tkachuk | L | 16 | 4 | 18 | 22 |
| Seth Jones | D | 16 | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Brady Tkachuk | L | 16 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 16 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Carter Verhaeghe | C | 16 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
In goal: Jacob Markstrom (8 GP, .885 save percentage, -1.6 goals saved above expected), Akira Schmid (8 GP, .889 save percentage, +0.3 goals saved above expected) and Cooper Black (1 GP, .857 save percentage, -0.7 goals saved above expected).
In 2025-26 the Florida Panthers went 40-38-4 (84 points, 25th of 32 by points percentage) with a 50.1% five-on-five expected-goals share (19th of 32). That share has climbed 10 places in the league since. Their highest-rated regulars last season were Matthew Tkachuk (87.6), Carter Verhaeghe (87.4), Seth Jones (86.4), Mackie Samoskevich (84.3) and Sam Bennett (83.4), on our 0-100 player rating.
The Florida Panthers carry $101.7M in cap hits against a $104M ceiling, leaving $2.32M in space. Their biggest contracts: Aleksander Barkov ($10M, rated underpaid), Matthew Tkachuk ($9.5M, rated fair), Sam Reinhart ($8.63M, rated underpaid), Brady Tkachuk ($8.21M, rated underpaid) and Sam Bennett ($8M, rated fair). The full sheet, with each contract's value verdict, is on the Florida Panthers cap page.
Expected goals (xG) weigh every unblocked shot by how often a shot like it, from that spot and in that situation, goes in. The five-on-five xG% is our shot model before any adjustment; BlueLine xG counts every situation, including the power play and empty nets, and adjusts for score, venue and the home rink's scorekeeping. Ranks run 1 (best) to 32 and update nightly. Compare every club on any of these stats on the team rankings, see Florida Panthers franchise history, or read advanced stats explained.
