| 10/13/15 – 7:00 PM ET | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers (1-1-0) | 0 | |||
| @ Hurricanes (0-2-0) | 0 |
At A Glance
Top 5 Scorers
Florida Panthers
| Player | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Vincent Trocheck | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2. Jaromir Jagr | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3. Jussi Jokinen | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4. Reilly Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5. Brandon Pirri | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Justin Faulk | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2. John-Michael Liles | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3. Eric Staal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4. Kris Versteeg | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5. Nathan Gerbe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Projected Lineups
Florida Panthers
| Forwards | LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1: | 11 – Jonathan Huberdeau | 16 – Aleksander Barkov | 68 – Jaromir Jagr |
| Line 2: | 73 – Brandon Pirri | 27 – Nick Bjugstad | 18 – Reilly Smith |
| Line 3: | 36 – Jussi Jokinen | 63 – Dave Bolland | 21 – Vincent Trocheck |
| Line 4: | 42 – Quinton Howden | 17 – Derek MacKenzie | 86 – Connor Brickley |
| Defensemen | LD | RD |
|---|---|---|
| Pairing 1: | 51 – Brian Campbell | 5 – Aaron Ekblad |
| Pairing 2: | 7 – Dmitry Kulikov | 6 – Alex Petrovic |
| Pairing 3: | 33 – Willie Mitchell | 44 – Erik Gudbranson |
| Goaltenders | Record | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 – Roberto Luongo | 1-1-0 | .972 | 1.01 |
| 35 – Al Montoya (confirmed starter) | 0-0-0 | .000 | 0.00 |
Scratches & Injuries
| Player | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Hodges | Injured reserve | Off-season surgery |
| Steven Kampfer | Available | Healthy scratch |
| Dylan Olsen | Available | Healthy scratch |
| Marc Savard | Long-term injured reserve | Concussion |
| Shawn Thornton | Available | Healthy scratch |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Forwards | LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1: | 12 – Eric Staal | 49 – Victor Rask | 32 – Kris Versteeg |
| Line 2: | 14 – Nathan Gerbe | 11 – Jordan Staal | 42 – Joakim Nordstrom |
| Line 3: | 53 – Jeff Skinner | 16 – Elias Lindholm | 25 – Chris Terry |
| Line 4: | 24 – Brad Malone | 18 – Jay McClement | 15 – Andrej Nestrasil |
| Defensemen | LD | RD |
|---|---|---|
| Pairing 1: | 65 – Ron Hainsey | 27 – Justin Faulk |
| Pairing 2: | 26 – John-Michael Liles | 47 – Michal Jordan |
| Pairing 3: | 5 – Noah Hanifin | 7 – Ryan Murphy |
| Goaltenders | Record | SV% | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 – Cam Ward | 0-2-0 | .864 | 3.08 |
| 31 – Eddie Lack (confirmed starter) | 0-0-0 | .000 | 0.00 |
Scratches & Injuries
| Player | Status | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Biega | Available | Healthy scratch |
| Riley Nash | Injured | Shoulder |
| James Wisniewski | Injured reserve | Torn ACL |
Between the Lines
The Panthers enter their game Tuesday night having lost to the Flyers yesterday 1-0 in what was a physical affair. The Flyers scored early and prevented the Panthers from sustaining offensive pressure by winning board battles, intercepting passes, blocking shots, and clogging the neutral zone, and the Panthers were unable to get their forecheck going after dumping the puck in to the offensive zone. The power play went 0-for-6 just 48 hours after going 3-for-7 on opening night in addition to the 4 even strength goals, and there were no quality chances to be had for the Panthers until the 2nd half of the game. Flyers goaltender Michal Neuvirth, who started in place of Steve Mason, was strong in his first full game of the season, as was Roberto Luongo who stopped 30 shots and has only allowed 2 goals in total over his 2 starts thus far.
The Hurricanes will face the Panthers tonight after having not played since Saturday night when they were defeated 4-3 by the Detroit Red Wings. Despite dominating Detroit in the shot department 47-19, the Hurricanes were only able to find the back of the net three times with two of their goals being scored in the 1st period. Teemu Pulkkinen scored twice for the Red Wings in the 3rd period and Justin Abdelkader tallied another to give Detroit a 4-2 lead before Justin Faulk trimmed the deficit to 1 goal on the power play. The 5th overall pick of the 2015 Draft, Noah Hanifin, tallied his first NHL point – an assist – on Victor Rask’s 1st period goal and Riley Nash had just under 2 minutes of ice-time before leaving the game with a shoulder injury. The Hurricanes will be without Nash for 10-14 days as well as defenseman James Wisniewski for 6 months after he tore his ACL in their season opener. Eddie Lack will get the start for the Hurricanes while Al Montoya will be between the pipes for the Panthers after Luongo started last night against the Flyers. Quinton Howden will likely draw into the line-up for the Panthers and doing so will give them some much-need fresh legs and speed on the second game of the back-to-back.
Who’s hot?
Vincent Trocheck had 4 points in the Panthers’ home opener on Saturday while Jaromir Jagr and Reilly Smith tallied two goals each. Erik Gudbranson had a strong defensive showing against the Flyers, and Dave Bolland looked impressive by creating some offense late in the game and threw the body several times. Connor Brickley was also physical last night and made a nice defensive play by stripping Wayne Simmonds of the puck at the Panthers’ blue-line and then dumping it back into the Flyers’ zone.
Pre-Game Reading
Be sure to check out the following COTP articles written over the past few weeks to be sure you’re ready for game #3;
Recap: Panthers @ Flyers, 10/12/15
2015-16 Florida Panthers Season Preview
Meet the newest Panther: Reilly Smith
Brickley ready to make an impact at the NHL level
Off-season, pre-season prove Panthers’ depth is better than ever
Last Game Played
The Panthers faced the Flyers last night for the second time in as many games and lost 1-0. You can find a link to our recap of that game under the “Pre-Game Reading” section above. Here’s the NHL video recap of last night’s game:
