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Florida Panthers vs Vegas Golden Knights prediction

Florida Panthers5–4–2 · Home Vegas Golden Knights8–4–0 · Away06:00 PMJan 16

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Florida Panthers

Last game: Oct 22

GMarkstromProjected

LE20EllerLW SR13ReinhartC CV23VerhaegheRW

1st line

6:57 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Lars Eller LW	19:29	0	5	5
13	Sam Reinhart C	20:29	5	3	8
23	Carter Verhaeghe RW	17:47	6	1	7

20 points this season

19TkachukLW SB9BennettC BT8TkachukRW

2nd line

10:11 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
19	Matthew Tkachuk LW	18:17	3	11	14
9	Sam Bennett C	18:58	3	3	6
8	Brady Tkachuk RW	17:22	7	3	10

30 points this season

CR29ReinhardtLW AL15LundellC EL27LuostarinenRW

3rd line

4:26 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
29	Cole Reinhardt LW	10:03	0	0	0
15	Anton Lundell C	17:01	1	2	3
27	Eetu Luostarinen RW	16:44	2	0	2

5 points this season

BI14ImamaLW

79SchwindtC GH21HathawayRW

4th line

7:17 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI
14	Bokondji Imama LW	9:31
79	Cole Schwindt C	9:39
21	Garnet Hathaway RW	9:50

0 points this season

SJ3JonesD NM77MikkolaD

1st pair

14:30 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
3	Seth Jones D	23:03	1	10	11
77	Niko Mikkola D	20:09	1	1	2

13 points this season

AE5EkbladD GF42ForslingD

2nd pair

14:03 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
5	Aaron Ekblad D	21:25	0	3	3
42	Gustav Forsling D	18:51	1	1	2

5 points this season

UB26BalinskisD DK7KulikovD

3rd pair

10:17 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
26	Uvis Balinskis D	14:09	0	1	1
7	Dmitry Kulikov D	14:08	0	2	2

3 points this season

SR13ReinhartF SB9BennettF

19TkachukF

BT8TkachukF SJ3JonesD

Power play unit 1

1:25 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
13	Sam Reinhart F	20:29	5	3	8
9	Sam Bennett F	18:58	3	3	6
19	Matthew Tkachuk F	18:17	3	11	14
8	Brady Tkachuk F	17:22	7	3	10
3	Seth Jones D	23:03	1	10	11

49 points this season

LE20EllerF SB9BennettF AL15LundellF

EL27LuostarinenF AE5EkbladD

Power play unit 2

0:49 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Lars Eller F	19:29	0	5	5
9	Sam Bennett F	18:58	3	3	6
15	Anton Lundell F	17:01	1	2	3
27	Eetu Luostarinen F	16:44	2	0	2
5	Aaron Ekblad D	21:25	0	3	3

19 points this season

AL15LundellF EL27LuostarinenF

AE5EkbladD GF42ForslingD

Penalty kill unit 1

1:35 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
15	Anton Lundell F	17:01	1	2	3
27	Eetu Luostarinen F	16:44	2	0	2
5	Aaron Ekblad D	21:25	0	3	3
42	Gustav Forsling D	18:51	1	1	2

10 points this season

SR13ReinhartF

79SchwindtF

SJ3JonesD NM77MikkolaD

Penalty kill unit 2

0:33 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
13	Sam Reinhart F	20:29	5	3	8
79	Cole Schwindt F	9:39	0	0	0
3	Seth Jones D	23:03	1	10	11
77	Niko Mikkola D	20:09	1	1	2

21 points this season

Goalies: Jacob Markstrom (Projected) · Cooper Black #31 (Backup)

Vegas Golden Knights

Last game: Oct 22

1st line

14:02 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
49	Ivan Barbashev LW	18:52	1	7	8
9	Jack Eichel C	16:46	5	14	19
61	Mark Stone RW	16:46	8	6	14

41 points this season

21HowdenLW

71KarlssonC

10HoltzRW

2nd line

12:09 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
21	Brett Howden LW	15:53	5	3	8
71	William Karlsson C	16:34	2	2	4
10	Alexander Holtz RW	14:04	0	1	1

13 points this season

TC24ConnellyLW

48HertlC BB42BowmanRW

3rd line

6:46 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
24	Trevor Connelly LW	13:53	4	1	5
48	Tomáš Hertl C	14:20	4	3	7
42	Braeden Bowman RW	14:56	2	2	4

16 points this season

MG17GatcombLW

26DowdC

36LavoieRW

4th line

3:45 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
17	Marc Gatcomb LW	11:56	1	1	2
26	Nic Dowd C	11:56	0	2	2
36	Raphael Lavoie RW	11:51	0	2	2

6 points this season

3McNabbD

27TheodoreD

1st pair

17:09 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
3	Brayden McNabb D	22:47	0	7	7
27	Shea Theodore D	22:37	2	2	4

11 points this season

4AnderssonD

5LauzonD

2nd pair

14:09 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
4	Rasmus Andersson D	19:48	2	3	5
5	Jeremy Lauzon D	18:15	0	0	0

5 points this season

15HanifinD

52CoghlanD

3rd pair

13:09 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
15	Noah Hanifin D	21:09	2	3	5
52	Dylan Coghlan D	15:28	0	1	1

6 points this season

Power play unit 1: No such unit in that game.

Power play unit 2: No such unit in that game.

Penalty kill unit 1

1:07 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
71	William Karlsson F	16:34	2	2	4
26	Nic Dowd F	11:56	0	2	2
3	Brayden McNabb D	22:47	0	7	7
27	Shea Theodore D	22:37	2	2	4

17 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

0:38 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
61	Mark Stone F	16:46	8	6	14
9	Jack Eichel F	16:46	5	14	19
4	Rasmus Andersson D	19:48	2	3	5
5	Jeremy Lauzon D	18:15	0	0	0

38 points this season

Goalies: Carter Hart #79 (Projected) · Adin Hill #33 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (21)

Matthew Tkachuk · Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cole Schwindt · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Akira Schmid · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ivan Barbashev · Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jack Eichel · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Mark Stone · Hugh Lee from Edmonton Alberta, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Brett Howden · The Kip, CC BY-SA 4.0
William Karlsson · Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Alexander Holtz · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Tomáš Hertl · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Nic Dowd · mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0
Raphael Lavoie · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Brayden McNabb · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shea Theodore · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rasmus Andersson · Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jeremy Lauzon · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Noah Hanifin · Photo by Jamie Kellner., CC BY-SA 3.0
Dylan Coghlan · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Adin Hill · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Carter Hart · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jacob Markstrom · Tlop2000, CC BY-SA 4.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Jacob Markstrom FLO

.897 save percentage

2.21 GAA · 3–1–1 · 1 shutout · 6 starts

Carter Hart VEG

.888 save percentage

2.87 GAA · 4–3–0 · 7 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (2)