2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
16
Games played
20
Points
.625
Points %
+5
Goal diff
6-4
Last 10
38 GF · 32 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

The files

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

15 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
15
82
Goals for / game
3.13
3.06
+7.0
Goals against / game
2.93
3.37
−0.44
Expected goals for / game
3.36
3.22
+14.0
Expected goals against / game
2.99
3.14
−15.0
Expected-goals share
52.9%
50.6%
+2.3
Shot-attempt share
56.0%
52.6%
+3.4
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

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40 posts
vs Chicago Blackhawks7:30 PM ET

The Panthers are the model's lean over the Blackhawks — with PDO regression in play

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vs Detroit Red WingsL 5–3

Red Wings hold off the Panthers

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vs Winnipeg JetsW 5–2

Panthers run the Jets off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Winnipeg JetsW 5–1

Panthers pull away from the Jets

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at Chicago BlackhawksW 3–2

Panthers hold off the Blackhawks

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at Pittsburgh Penguins7:00 PM ET

Panthers at Penguins: no daylight between these two

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at Ottawa Senators7:30 PM ET

The Senators are the model's lean over the Panthers — with PDO regression in play

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vs Seattle Kraken6:00 PM ET

The Panthers are the model's lean over the Kraken — with PDO regression in play

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vs Vancouver CanucksW 3–2

Panthers run the Canucks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Columbus Blue JacketsW 7–3

Panthers pull away from the Blue Jackets

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at Buffalo SabresL 5–3

Sabres hold off the Panthers

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vs Minnesota WildL 4–1

J. Wallstedt stands tall as the Wild edge the Panthers

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at Los Angeles KingsW 2–1

Panthers run the Kings off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Anaheim DucksL 3–2

Granlund's overtime winner gives the Ducks a 3-2 win over the Panthers in the home opener

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at San Jose SharksL 4–3

Sharks edge the Panthers in overtime

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at Carolina HurricanesW 1–0

Panthers shut out the Hurricanes, 1-0

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vs Tampa Bay LightningL 3–2

Lightning edge the Panthers in a shootout

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at Tampa Bay LightningW 5–3

Panthers hold off the Lightning

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at Carolina HurricanesL 3–2

Hurricanes edge the Panthers in a shootout

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vs Carolina HurricanesW 6–3

Panthers run the Hurricanes off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Detroit Red WingsW 8–1

D. Tarasov stands tall as the Panthers edge the Red Wings

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vs New York RangersW 3–2

Panthers steal one from the Rangers against the run of play

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at Toronto Maple LeafsW 6–2

Panthers run the Maple Leafs off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Ottawa SenatorsL 5–1

Senators run the Panthers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Montreal CanadiensL 4–3

Canadiens edge the Panthers in a shootout

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at Pittsburgh PenguinsL 5–2

Penguins pull away from the Panthers

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at Pittsburgh PenguinsL 9–4

Penguins run the Panthers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Boston BruinsW 2–1

S. Bobrovsky stands tall as the Panthers edge the Bruins

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vs Ottawa SenatorsW 6–3

Panthers pull away from the Senators

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at New York RangersL 3–1

I. Shesterkin stands tall as the Rangers edge the Panthers

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at New York IslandersL 5–2

Islanders run the Panthers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Minnesota WildL 3–2

Wild run the Panthers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Seattle KrakenW 5–4

Panthers edge the Kraken in a shootout

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at Calgary FlamesL 4–1

Flames pull away from the Panthers

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at Edmonton OilersW 4–0

Panthers shut out the Oilers, 4-0

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at Vancouver CanucksL 5–2

K. Lankinen stands tall as the Canucks edge the Panthers

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at Seattle KrakenL 6–2

Kraken pull away from the Panthers

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vs Columbus Blue JacketsW 2–1

S. Bobrovsky stands tall as the Panthers edge the Blue Jackets

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vs Detroit Red WingsW 4–3

Panthers hold off the Red Wings

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at Detroit Red WingsW 3–1

S. Bobrovsky stands tall as the Panthers edge the Red Wings

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