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Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Thursday, October 22, 2026 · PPG Paints Arena

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SN · TVAS · SN-PIT · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Florida Panthers visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, October 22, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN, TVAS, SN-PIT and SCRIPPS.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Panthers

Game 2 of a road trip: Ottawa, now Pittsburgh.

  1. 122026-10-12: at BUF
  2. 132026-10-13: at CBJ, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 142026-10-14: no game
  4. 152026-10-15: vs VAN
  5. 162026-10-16: no game
  6. 172026-10-17: vs SEA
  7. 182026-10-18: no game
  8. 192026-10-19: no game
  9. 202026-10-20: no game
  10. 212026-10-21: at OTT
  11. 222026-10-22: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~394 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,738 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Penguins

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Chicago, Colorado, Vegas and Utah).

  1. 122026-10-12: no game
  2. 132026-10-13: at CHI
  3. 142026-10-14: no game
  4. 152026-10-15: no game
  5. 162026-10-16: at COL
  6. 172026-10-17: at VGK, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 182026-10-18: no game
  8. 192026-10-19: at UTA
  9. 202026-10-20: no game
  10. 212026-10-21: no game
  11. 222026-10-22: vs FLA
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~1,665 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~3,970 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Florida PanthersPanthersTue, Oct 13 at CBJ
  1. L1Vilmanis#95Luostarinen#27Lundell#15
    9:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewEller#20Verhaeghe#23Reinhart#13
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. L3Tkachuk#19Tkachuk#8Bennett#9
    7:58 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewImama#14Lafferty#18Hathaway#21
    7:54 together at 5v5
  1. D1Ekblad#5Forsling#42
    12:58 together at 5v5
  2. D2Jones#3Mikkola#77
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulikov#7Balinskis#26
    11:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tkachuk LTkachuk LVerhaeghe CReinhart CJones D4:55
  2. 2Eller CBennett CLuostarinen CLundell CEkblad D2:58

Penalty kill

  1. 1Luostarinen CLundell CEkblad DForsling D0:57
  2. 2Eller CHathaway RJones DMikkola D0:37
Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

FLAPIT

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

FLA 72% (7th most settled)PIT 70% (15th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

FLA 2:30 left (2nd earliest · 15 pulls)PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

FLA 47.4s (10th shortest)PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

FLA 27% (10th least often)PIT 33% (8th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series