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The Tkachuk brothers on the Florida Panthers bench against Carolina. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)<\/p>\n
The Florida Panthers visit the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Sunday, October 4, 2026, with puck drop set for 8:00\u202fPM EDT.<\/p>\n
Matchup: Florida Panthers (1-0-1, 3 points in 2026-27) at Anaheim Ducks (1-0-0, 2 points in 2026-27)<\/p>\n
Date: Sunday, October 4, 2026<\/p>\n
Puck drop: 8:00\u202fPM EDT (5:00\u202fPM PDT local)<\/p>\n
Venue: Honda Center<\/p>\n
How to watch: ANA: Prime Video, TVAS, KCOP-13 \u00b7 FLA: SCRIPPS<\/p>\n
Florida Panthers News & Notes<\/p>\n
Florida opened the season in Carolina, where the banner-raising belonged to the Hurricanes, and spoiled it with an overtime win on a goal from Gustav Forsling. The Panthers carried the shot advantage throughout, finishing 20-15, and matched Carolina\u2019s physical play in a tight first period. Boko Imama fought Nicolas Deslauriers late in the frame. The second period turned into special-teams work, with five Florida penalties and four Carolina penalties, including 5-on-3 chances for both sides.<\/p>\n
The Panthers went 2-0-2 in the preseason, with Brady Tkachuk scoring in both games against Carolina while skating alongside Aleksander Barkov, who was in his first regular-season action in over a year. Jacob Markstrom and Akira Schmid form a new tandem after the departures of Sergei Bobrovsky and Daniil Tarasov, with both goaltenders signed for two seasons. Barkov has since left a game with a leg injury, and Paul Maurice said doctors in Florida will determine its severity. <\/p>\n
Anaheim Ducks News & Notes<\/p>\n
Anaheim\u2019s young core remains the story in Southern California. Leo Carlsson, taken second overall in 2023, has drawn comparisons to Leon Draisaitl as a big, well-rounded forward whose offensive pace held up alongside the class\u2019s headliners, and he lands second in a re-ranking of that draft behind Connor Bedard. Beckett Sennecke, the surprise third overall selection in 2024, is a big-bodied forward who does a bit of everything. The club carries #FlyTogether as its official hashtag for the season. <\/p>\n
The Ducks submitted their 2026-27 season-opening roster earlier this week and followed with a round of roster moves, including placing forward Pat Maroon and goaltender Jake Allen on injured reserve. Anaheim opened the schedule on the road against the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct. 2, the first stop of an 84-game season that began once the preseason schedule wrapped up in late September. <\/p>\n
Florida Panthers Projected Lines<\/p>\n
Line 1: Brady Tkachuk \u2013 Lars Eller \u2013 Sam Reinhart<\/p>\n
Line 2: Carter Verhaeghe \u2013 Sam Bennett \u2013 Matthew Tkachuk<\/p>\n
Line 3: Eetu Luostarinen \u2013 Anton Lundell \u2013 Sandis Vilmanis<\/p>\n
Line 4: Bokondji Imama \u2013 Sam Lafferty \u2013 Garnet Hathaway<\/p>\n
Pair 1: Gustav Forsling \u2013 Aaron Ekblad<\/p>\n
Pair 2: Niko Mikkola \u2013 Seth Jones<\/p>\n
Pair 3: Dmitry Kulikov \u2013 Radko Gudas<\/p>\n
Goaltenders: Akira Schmid \u2013 Jacob Markstrom<\/p>\n
Florida Panthers Special Teams<\/p>\n
Power play, First unit: Brady Tkachuk \u2013 Sam Bennett \u2013 Sam Reinhart \u2013 Seth Jones \u2013 Matthew Tkachuk<\/p>\n
Power play, Second unit: Lars Eller \u2013 Anton Lundell \u2013 Carter Verhaeghe \u2013 Aaron Ekblad \u2013 Gustav Forsling<\/p>\n
Penalty kill, First unit: Lars Eller \u2013 Sam Reinhart \u2013 Gustav Forsling \u2013 Aaron Ekblad<\/p>\n
Penalty kill, Second unit: Anton Lundell \u2013 Eetu Luostarinen \u2013 Niko Mikkola \u2013 Radko Gudas<\/p>\n
Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines<\/p>\n
Line 1: A.J. Greer \u2013 Leo Carlsson \u2013 Cutter Gauthier<\/p>\n
Line 2: Beckett Sennecke \u2013 Mikael Granlund \u2013 Alex Killorn<\/p>\n
Line 3: Nikita Nesterenko \u2013 Ryan Poehling \u2013 Frank Vatrano<\/p>\n
Line 4: Jeff Malott \u2013 Tim Washe \u2013 Judd Caulfield<\/p>\n
Pair 1: Jackson Lacombe \u2013 Tristan Luneau<\/p>\n
Pair 2: Pavel Mintyukov \u2013 Travis Mitchell<\/p>\n
Pair 3: Tyson Hinds \u2013 Noah Warren<\/p>\n
Goaltenders: Lukas Dostal \u2013 Ville Husso<\/p>\n
Anaheim Ducks Special Teams<\/p>\n
Power play, First unit: Beckett Sennecke \u2013 Leo Carlsson \u2013 Mikael Granlund \u2013 Jackson Lacombe \u2013 Cutter Gauthier<\/p>\n
Power play, Second unit: A.J. Greer \u2013 Ryan Poehling \u2013 Alex Killorn \u2013 Tristan Luneau \u2013 Pavel Mintyukov<\/p>\n
Penalty kill, First unit: Ryan Poehling \u2013 Alex Killorn \u2013 Jackson Lacombe \u2013 Pavel Mintyukov<\/p>\n
Penalty kill, Second unit: Tim Washe \u2013 Mikael Granlund \u2013 Noah Warren \u2013 Tyson Hinds<\/p>\n
Players To Watch<\/p>\n
Matthew Tkachuk \u2014 Florida Panthers<\/p>\n
Tkachuk scored on two shots in 22:47 last time out, and the underlying work backs it up. Box Score Junkie has him at 73.9% Corsi-for and 72.3% Fenwick through 42 minutes this season, with 73.2 shot attempts per 60 and 1.3 high-danger xG generated while he\u2019s on the ice.<\/p>\n
Leo Carlsson \u2014 Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n
Carlsson needed just one shot to post a goal and an assist last game in 17:43. Box Score Junkie\u2019s 2026-27 numbers show why he\u2019s the Ducks\u2019 bright spot: 62.5% Corsi-for, 66.7% Fenwick, and a team-best 84.7 shot attempts per 60, plus a goal on 0.2 expected.<\/p>\n
Injury Report<\/p>\n
Florida Panthers<\/p>\n
Gustav Forsling (D) \u2014 Day-To-Day, Upper Body, expected back Sunday, October 4<\/p>\n
Aleksander Barkov (C) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Knee, expected back Tuesday, October 27<\/p>\n
Brad Marchand (LW) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Sunday, October 25<\/p>\n
MacKenzie Entwistle (RW) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Undisclosed, expected back Saturday, October 10<\/p>\n
Jonah Gadjovich (LW) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Saturday, October 17<\/p>\n
Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n
Drew Helleson (D) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Wednesday, October 7<\/p>\n
Troy Terry (RW) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Hip, expected back Saturday, November 21<\/p>\n
Ian Moore (D) \u2014 Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Friday, October 16<\/p>\n
Next Up<\/p>\n
Florida Panthers: visit the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, October 6.<\/p>\n
Anaheim Ducks: host the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday, October 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tkachuk brothers on the Florida Panthers bench against Carolina. (IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect) The Florida Panthers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":484819,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[188834,29453,140432,163,824,165,164,1720,83959,2065,52839,401,5647,2098,25605,1716,2101,109029,404,16029],"class_list":["post-484818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-2026-27-nhl-regular-season","tag-akira-schmid","tag-aleksander-barkov","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-ducks","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-beckett-sennecke","tag-brady-tkachuk","tag-florida-panthers","tag-gustav-forsling","tag-hockey","tag-honda-center","tag-injury-report","tag-jacob-markstrom","tag-leo-carlsson","tag-line-combinations","tag-matthew-tkachuk","tag-nhl","tag-nhl-game-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}