Panthers5 – 2 – 2vsPenguins3 – 6 – 1

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Team grades

Team	Skaters	Goalie	Overall
Florida Panthers	C	C	C
Pittsburgh Penguins	B+	C	B-

Sportsbook context

Game lines

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DraftKings

TeamMoneylinePuck Line

FLA+100-1.5 (+245)

PIT-120+1.5 (-305)

Total 6.5Over -130Under +110

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Last 3 games

Florida Panthers

Overall3–0–0W–L–TPuck Line2–1–0W–L–PO/U2–1–0O–U–P

Date	Opponent	Result	Puck Line	Total
10/17/26	vs SEA	W 8–3	W -1.5	O 6.5
10/15/26	vs VAN	W 3–2	L -1.5	U 6.5
10/13/26	@ CBJ	W 7–3	W +1.5	O 5.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Overall0–3–0W–L–TPuck Line1–2–0W–L–PO/U3–0–0O–U–P

Date	Opponent	Result	Puck Line	Total
10/19/26	@ UTAH	L 4–5	W +1.5	O 6.5
10/17/26	@ VGK	L 2–6	L +1.5	O 6.5
10/16/26	@ COL	L 2–5	L +1.5	O 6.5

W win · L loss · T tie · P push · O over · U under · — unavailable.

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Projected team stats

Parenthetical values show each team’s average over the last 365 days.

Projected team statistics for Panthers and Penguins
	Statistic
28.2 (28.1)	Shots	28.5 (28.5)

Starting goalie context

Expected goalies

PanthersCooper BlackExpected

PenguinsSergei MurashovExpected

Lineup context

Projected lines

Florida Panthers

First line

CSam Bennett
LWBrady Tkachuk
RWMatthew Tkachuk
DGustav Forsling
DAaron Ekblad

Pittsburgh Penguins

First line

CSidney Crosby
LWYegor Chinakhov
RWBryan RustDay-To-Day
DSpencer Stastney
DErik Karlsson

Player availability

Injury report

Florida Panthers

CAleksander BarkovLower BodyInjured Reserve
Barkov (lower body) will be out for approximately 6-8 weeks, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports Tuesday.
Updated: Oct 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM EDT
LWBrad MarchandLegInjured Reserve
GJacob MarkstromUpper BodyInjured Reserve