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Atlantic Division
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Est. 1993
Florida Panthers
2026–27
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4–2–2
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10 pts
·
#4 Atlantic
Cup 2024
Cup 2025
GM: Bill Zito
HC: Paul Maurice
STANLEY CUP
2025
2024
Team xGF%
53.7
% · all situations · HighDanger xG
8th in NHL
Identity
Heavy-forecheck
Injuries, not decline
Contention window
Bounce-Back Bid
Core healthy, Brady added
Coach
Maurice
Same heavy system
Avg age · forwards
28.4
Peak-veteran balance
Team Identity
Heavy-forecheck · Injuries, not decline
Florida's back-to-back Cup window didn't close so much as it went to the trainer's room. Aleksander Barkov lost the entire 2025-26 season to a torn ACL, Matthew Tkachuk managed just 31 games, and Brad Marchand and Seth Jones were held to 52 apiece, and the NHL's oldest roster (a 30.6 average age) missed the playoffs for the first time since 2021-22. The offseason was a reload: Brady Tkachuk arrives from Ottawa to reunite with brother Matthew, and Jacob Markstrom takes the crease after the team moved on from Sergei Bobrovsky. The bounce-back hinges on two things Florida can't fully control, health and goaltending. Paul Maurice's heavy system remains the identity.
2026-27 team profile · ranked against teams that have played
52.3%
xGF%
12th of 32
+2.1
xG diff
11th of 32
3.39
xGF / game
8th of 32
3.09
xGA / game
16th of 32
-5
Finishing
29th of 32
+2
Goaltending
11th of 32
314
Unblocked att. for
5th of 32
274
Unblocked att. against
18th of 32
All situations, not 5-on-5. Our own xG model.
Player stats · 2026-27
Forwards13
PlayerPosGPGAPShotsTOI/GP2026-27 proj
Matthew TkachukLW838111520:2293Brady TkachukLW86282517:2890Sam ReinhartRW84262621:1677Carter VerhaegheLW83251118:3960Lars EllerC8044814:2520Anton LundellC81232418:0759Sam BennettC80331719:1159Eetu LuostarinenLW82021115:5137Brad MarchandRW2101511:2370Sandis VilmanisLW8011912:3920Aleksander BarkovC2000214:5480Bokondji ImamaLW800057:1012Garnet HathawayRW800039:1211Defense7
PlayerPosGPGAPShotsTOI/GP2026-27 proj
Seth JonesD81892425:5546Aaron EkbladD60331121:1434Dmitry KulikovD8011414:598Gustav ForslingD7101921:2333Niko MikkolaD80001019:4315Radko GudasD6000313:0817Uvis BalinskisD5000213:5020Goaltending
Current lineup, this season's numbers. A dash means no games played yet.
Player contracts · 2026-27
Forwards13 · $68.34M
Player
202720282029203020312032203320342035
Cap hit
Signed thru
Aleksander BarkovC
$10.00M
2030
Matthew TkachukLW
$9.50M
2030
Sam ReinhartRW
$8.62M
2032
Brady TkachukLW
$8.21M
2028
Sam BennettC
$8.00M
2033
Carter VerhaegheLW
$7.00M
2033
Brad MarchandRW
$5.25M
2031
Anton LundellC
$5.00M
2030
Eetu LuostarinenLW
$3.00M
2027
Extension
$5.00M
2035
Garnet HathawayRW
$1.20M
2027
Sandis VilmanisLW
$855K
2027
Extension
$925K
2029
Lars EllerC
$850K
2027
Bokondji ImamaLW
$850K
2027
Defense7 · $27.41M
Player
202720282029203020312032203320342035
Cap hit
Signed thru
Seth JonesD
$7.00M
2030
Aaron EkbladD
$6.10M
2033
Gustav ForslingD
$5.75M
2032
Niko MikkolaD
$5.00M
2034
Radko GudasD
$1.50M
2032
Dmitry KulikovD
$1.18M
2028
Uvis BalinskisD
$875K
2028
Goalies2 · $8.00M
Player
202720282029203020312032203320342035
Cap hit
Signed thru
Jacob MarkstromG
$6.00M
2028
Akira SchmidG
$2.00M
2028
Burned cap1 · $150K
Player
202720282029203020312032203320342035
Cap hit
Signed thru
Bonus Carryover Overage-Overage
$150K
2027
22 active-roster contracts, $93.89M committed. Bars run 2027 to 2035, the longest deal in the league, so their lengths are comparable between teams. 3 run only through 2027. Burned cap is money charged for players not in the lineup above: $150K across 1. AHL and non-roster deals are off-cap and not shown.
Value for money
Forwards13 · average +0.5 vs pay
Player
belowgoing rateabove
Cap hit
Rating
Vs cap hit
Aleksander BarkovC
$10.00M
52
-1
Matthew TkachukLW
$9.50M
55
+3
Sam ReinhartRW
$8.62M
54
+2
Brady TkachukLW
$8.21M
49
-2
Sam BennettC
$8.00M
54
+2
Carter VerhaegheLW
$7.00M
51
-1
Brad MarchandRW
$5.25M
50
-1
Anton LundellC
$5.00M
52
+0
Eetu LuostarinenLW
$3.00M
50
+0
Garnet HathawayRW
$1.20M
49
+0
Sandis VilmanisLWELC
$855K
48
-0
Lars EllerC
$850K
51
+2
Bokondji ImamaLW
$850K
49
+0
Defense7 · average +0.4 vs pay
Player
belowgoing rateabove
Cap hit
Rating
Vs cap hit
Seth JonesD
$7.00M
61
+4
Aaron EkbladD
$6.10M
56
-1
Gustav ForslingD
$5.75M
56
-1
Niko MikkolaD
$5.00M
56
-1
Radko GudasD
$1.50M
56
+1
Dmitry KulikovD
$1.18M
55
+0
Uvis BalinskisD
$875K
55
+1
Rating scores each player out of 100 against others at his position, across the three areas we grade: offence, defence, and the rest of his game. Vs cap hit compares that score to what his salary normally buys around the league, so +10 means he plays ten points better than his price tag suggests and -10 means ten points worse. Forwards are only ever measured against forwards and defensemen against defensemen, which is why the two are listed separately: a forward and a defenseman on the same number are not the same player. Green and red mark a gap of more than 10 points either way, which is wider than 7 in 10 players in the league, so most of a normal roster sits grey. Grey means the contract is priced about right, not that the player is unremarkable. Not shown: 2 goalies.
Contract breakdown
Paying market rateAbout what the money buys league-wide.
$95.74Mpriced about right
Forwards+0.5priced about right
Defense+0.4priced about right
Every skater above is compared to what his salary normally buys, then the roster is added up. The bar splits this team's cap money three ways by how those contracts are playing. We show a band rather than a place from 1 to 32 because the order of the middle of the league is too tight to call. Goalies are not included.
Cap situation · 2026-27
Cap committed
$93.89M
of $104.0M
Cap space
$10.11M
Players signed
21/23
2 open
Pending RFAs
0
team-controlled
Cap utilization90%
Lines · cap by group
Forwards12 signed · $58.34M committed
Line 1$25.71M
F1
Line 2$16.48M
F2
Line 3$8.86M
F3
Line 4$2.05M
F4
Press Box$5.25M
F
Defense7 signed · $27.41M committed
Pair 1$11.85M
D1
Pair 2$12.0M
D2
Pair 3$2.06M
D3
Press Box$1.5M
D
Goalies2 signed · $8.0M committed
G1Akira Schmid
$2.0M · thru 2028
4 GP · 2-1-1 · .878 SV%
G2Cooper Black
Cap Charges$150K committed
$
--Bonus Carryover Overage
$150K · thru 2027 · Overage
Injured Reserve$10.0M relieved
Cap & contracts FAQ · 2026-27
How much salary cap space do the Florida Panthers have in 2026-27?
The Florida Panthers have $10.11M in salary cap space for the 2026-27 season, with $93.89M committed against the $104.0M cap (90% utilization).
Who is the highest-paid player on the Florida Panthers?
Aleksander Barkov is the Florida Panthers' highest-paid player with a $10.0M cap hit, signed through 2030.
How many players do the Florida Panthers have signed for 2026-27?
The Florida Panthers have 21 players signed toward the 23-man active roster (2 open).
Who are the Florida Panthers' highest-paid players?
The Florida Panthers' top cap hits for 2026-27 are Aleksander Barkov ($10.0M), Matthew Tkachuk ($9.5M), Sam Reinhart ($8.62M).
5-year points history
Regular-season points, last five seasons.
Organization strength
Current NHL lineup only, weighted by NHL Equivalency. Bar shows team vs league average (marker at center).
Forwards · 11 of 13
40.1
top Matthew Tkachuk (112.8)
league 44.8 NHLe pts/82
Defense · 7
22.2
top Seth Jones (92.2)
league 28.6 NHLe pts/82
Goalies
no data
Injury report (0)
via CBS Sports
No injuries reported - offseason (updated in September).
Similar historical cores
Closest historical team-seasons by points pace, goals for, and goals against (era-normalized z-score, since 1967–68). Click any card to open a side-by-side compare.
2026 Draft Class
Full board →2 selections in rounds 1-3. Prospect pages; NHL roster spots come as they sign.
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