Florida Panthers fantasy preview 2026-27.
14 skaters and 2 goaltenders clear the pool line. Sam Reinhart leads at 2.40 blended ESPN points per game. The club ranks 6th in the league in hits and 28th in blocks. Every figure below is a completed season or a published calendar.
Every Florida name in the 2026-27 pool
Sorted by desk rank in the format selected above. Any header re-sorts. Counting columns are 2025-26 season totals. The value chip is consensus rank minus desk rank: mint means the desk is higher on him than the four published boards, coral means the room makes you pay.
| Pos | ||||||||||||||||
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| 17of 400 | Sam Reinhart | C | 30 | 2.27 | 2.50 | 2.40 | -0.65 | 29-32-61 in 64 | 25 | 166 | 59 | 40 | 63% | 43 | +26 | |
| 22of 400 | Aleksander BarkovNo 25-26 | C | 31 | — | 2.32 | 2.33 | — | no 2025-26 line | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | +39 | |
| 25of 400 | Brady TkachukNEW · OTT | LW | 27 | 2.31 | 2.28 | 2.32 | -0.12 | 22-37-59 in 60 | 20 | 221 | 162 | 19 | 67% | 17 | -8 | |
| 35of 400 | Matthew Tkachuk | LW | 28 | 2.22 | 2.32 | 2.26 | — | 13-21-34 in 31 | 13 | 88 | 29 | 7 | — | 26 | -9 | |
| 65of 400 | Brad MarchandNEW · FLA | LW | 38 | 2.24 | 1.76 | 2.07 | — | 27-27-54 in 52 | 20 | 138 | 36 | 16 | 69% | 132 | +67 | |
| 101of 400 | Seth Jones | D | 31 | 1.75 | 2.09 | 1.88 | — | 7-25-32 in 52 | 16 | 88 | 47 | 61 | 46% | 167 | +66 | |
| 113of 400 | Sam BennettNEW · FLA | C | 30 | 1.82 | 1.88 | 1.83 | -0.06 | 26-32-58 in 76 | 14 | 201 | 115 | 32 | 55% | 104 | -9 | |
| 166of 400 | Carter Verhaeghe | C | 31 | 1.58 | 1.59 | 1.63 | +0.03 | 25-30-55 in 77 | 11 | 187 | 68 | 22 | 48% | 132 | -34 | |
| 172of 400 | Radko GudasNEW · ANA | D | 36 | 1.46 | 1.74 | 1.60 | -0.11 | 2-11-13 in 56 | 0 | 63 | 164 | 88 | 23% | — | n/r | |
| 186of 400 | Anton Lundell | C | 24 | 1.69 | 1.50 | 1.58 | -0.50 | 18-26-44 in 64 | 15 | 138 | 75 | 35 | 53% | 217 | +31 | |
| 223of 400 | Aaron EkbladNEW · FLA | D | 30 | 1.42 | 1.66 | 1.49 | -0.47 | 4-22-26 in 72 | 5 | 97 | 84 | 103 | 26% | — | n/r | |
| 290of 400 | Gustav Forsling | D | 30 | 1.21 | 1.44 | 1.32 | +0.17 | 2-26-28 in 80 | 2 | 112 | 52 | 98 | — | — | n/r | |
| 342of 400 | Eetu Luostarinen | C | 28 | 1.31 | 1.13 | 1.24 | -0.22 | 11-22-33 in 73 | 1 | 107 | 121 | 57 | — | — | n/r | |
| 385of 400 | Niko Mikkola | D | 30 | 1.07 | 1.28 | 1.16 | +0.15 | 3-8-11 in 68 | 0 | 68 | 116 | 81 | — | — | n/r |
- 17 Sam Reinhart C · age 30 · mkt 43 2.40blend 2.2725-26 2.5024-25 -0.65H2−H1 25PPP 166SOG 59HIT 40BLK 63%PG% 29-32-61 in 64+26
- 22 Aleksander Barkov C · age 31 · mkt 61 2.33blend —25-26 2.3224-25 —H2−H1 —PPP —SOG —HIT —BLK —PG% no 2025-26 line+39
- 25 Brady Tkachuk LW · age 27 · mkt 17 2.32blend 2.3125-26 2.2824-25 -0.12H2−H1 20PPP 221SOG 162HIT 19BLK 67%PG% 22-37-59 in 60-8
- 35 Matthew Tkachuk LW · age 28 · mkt 26 2.26blend 2.2225-26 2.3224-25 —H2−H1 13PPP 88SOG 29HIT 7BLK —PG% 13-21-34 in 31-9
- 65 Brad Marchand LW · age 38 · mkt 132 2.07blend 2.2425-26 1.7624-25 —H2−H1 20PPP 138SOG 36HIT 16BLK 69%PG% 27-27-54 in 52+67
- 101 Seth Jones D · age 31 · mkt 167 1.88blend 1.7525-26 2.0924-25 —H2−H1 16PPP 88SOG 47HIT 61BLK 46%PG% 7-25-32 in 52+66
- 113 Sam Bennett C · age 30 · mkt 104 1.83blend 1.8225-26 1.8824-25 -0.06H2−H1 14PPP 201SOG 115HIT 32BLK 55%PG% 26-32-58 in 76-9
- 166 Carter Verhaeghe C · age 31 · mkt 132 1.63blend 1.5825-26 1.5924-25 +0.03H2−H1 11PPP 187SOG 68HIT 22BLK 48%PG% 25-30-55 in 77-34
- 172 Radko Gudas D · age 36 · mkt n/r 1.60blend 1.4625-26 1.7424-25 -0.11H2−H1 0PPP 63SOG 164HIT 88BLK 23%PG% 2-11-13 in 56n/r
- 186 Anton Lundell C · age 24 · mkt 217 1.58blend 1.6925-26 1.5024-25 -0.50H2−H1 15PPP 138SOG 75HIT 35BLK 53%PG% 18-26-44 in 64+31
- 223 Aaron Ekblad D · age 30 · mkt n/r 1.49blend 1.4225-26 1.6624-25 -0.47H2−H1 5PPP 97SOG 84HIT 103BLK 26%PG% 4-22-26 in 72n/r
- 290 Gustav Forsling D · age 30 · mkt n/r 1.32blend 1.2125-26 1.4424-25 +0.17H2−H1 2PPP 112SOG 52HIT 98BLK —PG% 2-26-28 in 80n/r
- 342 Eetu Luostarinen C · age 28 · mkt n/r 1.24blend 1.3125-26 1.1324-25 -0.22H2−H1 1PPP 107SOG 121HIT 57BLK —PG% 11-22-33 in 73n/r
- 385 Niko Mikkola D · age 30 · mkt n/r 1.16blend 1.0725-26 1.2824-25 +0.15H2−H1 0PPP 68SOG 116HIT 81BLK —PG% 3-8-11 in 68n/r
Florida are 6th in hits
Six categories, summed across every Florida skater in the pool for 2025-26, each drawn against the league average of the same sum. The tick on every track is that average. A middle club in both halves of a category league; the edge here is player-by-player, not roster-wide.
- G 189 lg avg 194 17th
- A 319 lg avg 329 20th
- PPP 142 lg avg 130 10th
- SOG 1674 lg avg 1644 13th
- HIT 1128 lg avg 909 6th
- BLK 659 lg avg 789 28th
Where the blended points sit
Share of the club's total blended points per game contributed by forwards, defencemen and goaltenders in the pool. A club heavy in the D band is a club whose value survives a league that starts four defencemen.
Deep at centre, barren at right wing
Ordered by blend inside each column, tinted by the same number on a fixed league-wide scale. Darker is better, and an empty column is the club telling you where you will have to shop elsewhere. Every tile links to the player.
Centre 6
6 deep · most in the league
Reinhart2.40 +26 Barkov2.33 +39 Bennett1.83 -9 Verhaeghe1.63 -34 Lundell1.58 +31 Luostarinen1.24Right wing 0
0 deep · 29th of 32
Nobody in the poolCrease 2
Florida against the other 31
Draftable stock
5 Florida skaters inside the desk's top 100 — 2nd of 32
Every club, sorted. DAL lead with 5; the thinnest club has 0. A tall bar is a roster you will keep bumping into in the first eight rounds.
Power-play concentration
45.8% held by the top three — 31st-most concentrated
Below the league median of 55.2%. Power-play value here is not locked behind three players.
A split Florida crease
Last season's starts, split between the goaltenders the pool ranks here. The calendar puts 14 back-to-backs in front of them, and those are the nights the starter does not get.
The tick is the league median busiest-goaltender share, 64.7% across the 32 clubs with a pool-ranked crease. Markstrom sits at 59.7%.
| Goaltender | GS | W | SO | GAA | SV% | Blend | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Markstromage 36 · mkt 138 | 43 | 23 | 1 | 3.07 | 0.883 | 1.23 | Tandem |
| Akira Schmidage 26 · mkt n/r | 29 | 16 | 3 | 2.59 | 0.893 | 1.34 | Tandem |
Power-play points are normally split in Florida
- 1 Sam Reinhart C 25 PPP · 17.6% · 41.0% of his own points
- 2 Brady Tkachuk LW 20 PPP · 14.1% · 33.9% of his own points
- 3 Brad Marchand LW 20 PPP · 14.1% · 37.0% of his own points
45.8% is a league-typical split: a first unit that takes most of it, a second unit that is not decorative.
5 in, 4 out
Only moves that changed a ranked player's club are tracked. Every blend on this page is computed from the player's own history, so a summer arrival brings his numbers with him.
Arrivals
- Brady Tkachuk for three 1sts + a 2nd; joins brother Matthew; 30-35 G + 250 hits projected
- Jacob Markstrom top-12 fantasy netminder upside if healthy
- Sam Bennett 2025 Conn Smythe winner
- Brad Marchand 6-year deal at 37; 55-60 point projection
- Aaron Ekblad re-signed before free agency
Departures
- Sergei Bobrovsky ESPN: poor fantasy outlook at 38; ESPN ranks list still showed FLA
- Sam Bennett 2025 Conn Smythe winner
- Brad Marchand 6-year deal at 37; 55-60 point projection
- Aaron Ekblad re-signed before free agency
The Florida schedule edge
The only input on this page that is already known. It does nothing to a first-round pick and a great deal to your last two bench spots.
Season opens 2026-09-29. Mint tiles help you; coral tiles cost you.
What this roster already did
Matthew Tkachuk owns the 5th-best LW season in the ten-year file: 2022-23, 79 games, 40-69-109, 2.80 ESPN points per game.
No ranked Florida prospect on the 2027 board
The prospect layer carries no Florida Panthers name for 2026-27. The youngest names already on the fantasy board are Anton Lundell (24), Brady Tkachuk (27), Matthew Tkachuk (28).
Reading the Florida board
Sam Reinhart leads at 2.40 blended ESPN points per game, 17th of 400 skaters. Aleksander Barkov (2.33) sits 0.07 back. A shared top, not an anchor. 14 skaters and 2 goaltenders clear the pool line.
Shape: 6th in hits, 28th in blocks. A middle club in both halves of a category league; the edge here is player-by-player, not roster-wide.
Brad Marchand is the widest gap: desk 65, market 132. 67 slots in your favour. Carter Verhaeghe runs the other way, 166 here against 132. You pay 34 slots over. 5 names carry a 20-slot edge.
Three players hold 45.8% of the club's 142 power-play points. A league-typical split, which makes the third name the underpriced one.
30 off-nights of 84, 20th in the league. 14 back-to-backs, 27th-fewest. Neutral at the bottom of your roster.
Jacob Markstrom started 43 at 3.07 and 0.883. Tandem volume caps the ceiling whatever the rates say.
5 in, 4 out on the tracked ledger, headlined by Brady Tkachuk. Average pool age 30.3. 3 trending up, 7 down.
What this page does not know
Caveats, printed as the builder wrote them
- There is no projection here. Every rate is a weighted blend of what already happened, 0.6 on 2025-26, 0.3 on 2024-25, 0.1 on 2023-24, so a player whose role is about to change will be mispriced by exactly the amount his role changes.
- The DNA bars are club sums, not rates. A club with more pool-ranked skaters sums higher, which is the point: it measures the fantasy roster you can draft, not the average player on it.
- Power-play share is a proxy for first-unit time, not a measurement of it. It reads last season's points, so a club that rebuilt its top unit in the summer will read wrong until the season corrects it.
- The depth chart uses the pool's listed position. It is not a line-combination projection and no club has confirmed any of it.
- PG% is joined from a 250-player game-level build. Where a skater is missing from that build the column is blank rather than estimated.
- Roster membership follows the live NHL roster feed as of 2026-08-31. Training-camp cuts, waiver claims and September trades are not in it.
- Goaltender start counts are last season's, from whatever club the goaltender played for. They are workload evidence, not a depth-chart declaration.