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Florida Panthers vs Nashville Predators

Regular season · Friday, January 1, 2027 · Bridgestone Arena

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SN+ · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Florida Panthers visit the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Friday, January 1, 2027, with puck drop at 2:00 PM ET. The game is on SN+ and SCRIPPS.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Panthers

First game of a road trip.

  1. 222026-12-22: no game
  2. 232026-12-23: no game
  3. 242026-12-24: no game
  4. 252026-12-25: no game
  5. 262026-12-26: vs TBL
  6. 272026-12-27: no game
  7. 282026-12-28: vs NSH
  8. 292026-12-29: no game
  9. 302026-12-30: vs BUF
  10. 312026-12-31: no game
  11. 12027-01-01: at NSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~789 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~789 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−1 h
body clock vs home

Predators

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Florida and Tampa Bay).

  1. 222026-12-22: vs WPG
  2. 232026-12-23: no game
  3. 242026-12-24: no game
  4. 252026-12-25: no game
  5. 262026-12-26: vs DET
  6. 272026-12-27: no game
  7. 282026-12-28: at FLA
  8. 292026-12-29: at TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  9. 302026-12-30: no game
  10. 312026-12-31: no game
  11. 12027-01-01: vs FLA
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~622 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,590 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
Nashville PredatorsPredatorsTue, Oct 13 vs VGK
  1. L1Forsberg#9Hoglander#21Wood#71
    7:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColton#79Drury#18Edstrom#84
    6:39 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewStamkos#91O'Reilly#90Kerfoot#14
    4:39 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewJosi#59Wilsby#2
    10:48 together at 5v5
  2. D2Skjei#76Perbix#48
    10:28 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHague#41Struble#3
    7:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Forsberg LStamkos CO'Reilly CMarchessault CJosi D4:22
  2. 2Kerfoot CColton CPinchuk CWood RAhcan D0:25

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kerfoot CDrury CSkjei DPerbix D2:16
  2. 2O'Reilly CEdstrom CJosi DWilsby D0:35

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

FLANSH

Settled lines

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

FLA 72% (7th most settled)NSH 43% (most shuffled)
← 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)NSH 1:56 left (11th earliest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

FLA 47.4s (10th shortest)NSH 48.7s (14th 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)NSH 30% (15th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series