{"id":189498,"date":"2025-10-04T11:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T11:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/189498\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T11:38:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T11:38:07","slug":"panthers-anton-lundell-out-day-to-day-with-upper-body-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/189498\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers\u2019 Anton Lundell out day-to-day with upper-body injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">Another injury woe for the defending Stanley Cup champions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">When speaking to the media on Friday, <a class=\"text-secondary underline underline-offset-2\" hreflang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfaceoff.com\/teams\/florida-panthers\/line-combinations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florida Panthers<\/a> head coach Paul Maurice revealed that forward Anton Lundell is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">While Maurice didn\u2019t mention the extent of Lundell\u2019s injury, he stated that he probably won\u2019t be in the lineup for the Panthers\u2019 final preseason game on Saturday against the <a class=\"text-secondary underline underline-offset-2\" hreflang=\"en\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfaceoff.com\/teams\/tampa-bay-lightning\/line-combinations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Anton Lundell is day to day says Paul Maurice \u2013 probably not playing v TBL tomorrow<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 George Richards (@GeorgeRichards) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeorgeRichards\/status\/1974166780810792974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">October 3, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">Fitting, because Lundell suffered the injury in the preseason Battle of Florida on Thursday night. The Finnish center registered just 8:40 of ice, posting a shot on goal and a hit before exiting the game, not returning for the third period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">It\u2019s probably a safe decision to keep Lundell out of the final game prior to the regular season, especially since Florida and Tampa combined for a measly 186 penalty minutes on Thursday night. The Bolts came out on top with a 5-2 win. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">The 24-year-old is coming off one of the best seasons in his young NHL career. Along with helping the Cats win a second straight Stanley Cup, Lundell set career highs in assists (28) and points (45), potting 17 goals in 79 games. He went on to add another six goals and 12 assists for 18 points in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">With the injuries to Matthew Tkachuk and captain Aleksander Barkov, Lundell is projected to see a considerable jump in ice time, as he\u2019s expected to play a bigger role on the team with so many key figures expected to miss an extended period of time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">Lundell is also entering the second season of his six-year contract that he signed with the Panthers in July 2024. The deal has a cap hit of $5 million through the 2029-30 campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg\">In 295 career regular-season games in the NHL, Lundell has scored 60 goals and 97 assists for 157 points. He\u2019s also notched another 46 points in 77 postseason contests.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Another injury woe for the defending Stanley Cup champions. 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