The Florida Panthers (18-12-2) host the Vegas Golden Knights (21-8-5) at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday, December 23 at 3:00 PM ET on BSFL, SCRIPPS, and ESPN+, with each team back in action after a loss. The Panthers are coming off a 4-1 defeat to the St. Louis Blues, while the Golden Knights were beaten by the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 in their most recent game.
Panthers vs. Golden Knights Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, December 23, 2023
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Panthers and Golden Knights Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Panthers Insights
- The Panthers’ 92 total goals (2.9 per game) make them the 23rd-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
- The Panthers have conceded 84 total goals (2.6 per game), ranking sixth in league action for the fewest goals against.
- Their +8 goal differential is 10th-best in the league.
- The 18 power-play goals the Panthers have put up this season (to rank 22nd in the NHL) have come on 100 power-play chances.
- The Panthers’ 18% power-play conversion rate ranks 23rd in the league.
- The Panthers have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
- The Panthers kill 82.52% of opponent power plays, the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Panthers win 50.1% of their faceoffs (17th in the NHL)
- The Panthers have an 8.4% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 31st in the league.
- The Panthers have shut out opponents twice this season. They average 18 hits and 13.4 blocked shots per game.
Panthers Key Players
- A productive offensive player this season for Florida, Sam Reinhart has recorded 39 points.
- Aleksander Barkov Jr. has 11 goals and 19 assists for Florida to compile 30 total points (0.9 per game).
- With 26 points through 32 games (15 goals and 11 assists), Carter Verhaeghe has been an important part of Florida’s offensive attack this season.
- In the nine games Anthony Stolarz has played this season, his save percentage is .915, 15th in the league.
Panthers Injuries
Anton Lundell: Illness (Out),
Jonah Gadjovich: Illness (Questionable)
Golden Knights Insights
- With 116 goals (3.4 per game), the Golden Knights have the NHL’s third-best offense.
- The Golden Knights’ total of 91 goals given up (2.7 per game) is 10th in the league.
- Their +25 goal differential is third-best in the league.
- With 29 power-play goals (on 127 chances), the Golden Knights are fifth-best in the NHL.
- The Golden Knights’ power-play percentage (22.83) ranks them 12th in the league.
- This season, the Golden Knights have five shorthanded goals (eighth in NHL).
- At 81.82, the Golden Knights have the 13th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Golden Knights are 18th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (49.8%).
- With a shooting percentage of 10.5%, the Golden Knights are 12th in the league.
- This season, the Golden Knights have shut out their opponents twice.
Golden Knights Key Players
- Jack Eichel has totaled 15 goals and 24 assists in 34 games for Vegas, good for 39 points.
- Mark Stone has posted 34 total points (one per game) this campaign. He has 10 goals and 24 assists.
- William Karlsson has 30 points so far, including 14 goals and 16 assists.
- Adin Hill is 10-2-2 on the season, giving up 27 goals (1.9 goals against average) and amassing 380 saves with a .934 save percentage (first in the league).
Golden Knights Injuries
Shea Theodore: Upper Body (Out),
Logan Thompson: Upper Body (Questionable),
Adin Hill: Undisclosed (Out),
Keegan Kolesar: Undisclosed (Questionable),
Kaedan Korczak: Lower Body (Out)
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