The Florida Panthers (18-10-2) visit the Calgary Flames (12-14-5) at Scotiabank Saddledome on Monday, December 18 at 9:30 PM ET on BSFL and ESPN+, with each team back in action after a victory. The Panthers are coming off a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers, while the Flames knocked off the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 in their last game.
Panthers vs. Flames Game Info
- Game Day: Monday, December 18, 2023
- Game Time: 9:30 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Panthers and Flames Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Panthers Insights
- The Panthers’ 90 total goals (three per game) rank 20th in the league.
- The Panthers have conceded 77 total goals (2.6 per game), the fifth-fewest in league action.
- Their goal differential (+13) makes them seventh-best in the league.
- The 17 power-play goals the Panthers have put up this season (to rank 20th in the NHL) have come on 94 power-play chances.
- The Panthers have the league’s 20th-ranked power-play conversion rate (18.09%).
- The Panthers have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
- The Panthers’ 81.44% penalty-kill success rate is 10th-best in the league.
- The Panthers have the 17th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 49.9%.
- The Panthers make 8.8% of their shots (26th in the league).
- The Panthers have shut out opponents twice this season. As a team, they are averaging 18.3 hits and 13.8 blocked shots per game.
Panthers Key Players
- Sam Reinhart has been critical to Florida’s offense this season, recording 38 points in 30 games.
- Aleksander Barkov Jr. is another of Florida’s major contributors currently with 29 total points (11 goals and 18 assists) to his name.
- Carter Verhaeghe has created 26 points for Florida in 30 games this season, netting a goal on 14.2% of his shots and recording 15 goals and 11 assists.
- Anthony Stolarz (4-2-1) has a 2.2 goals against average and a save percentage of .914 for Florida.
Panthers Injuries
Jonah Gadjovich: Illness (Questionable),
Anton Lundell: Illness (Questionable)
Flames Insights
- With 93 goals (three per game), the Flames have the NHL’s 16th-ranked offense.
- The Flames have allowed 105 total goals this season (3.4 per game), 29th in the league.
- They have the 25th-ranked goal differential in the league at -12.
- With 11 power-play goals (on 92 chances), the Flames are 27th in the NHL.
- The Flames’ power-play percentage (11.96) puts them 28th in the league.
- In terms of shorthanded goals, the Flames have six.
- The Flames’ have the ninth-best penalty kill percentage (82.11).
- The Flames are 16th in faceoff win rate in the NHL (50.1%).
- The 9.6% shooting percentage of the Flames is 20th in the league.
- The Flames have not held their opponents scoreless yet this season.
Flames Key Players
- Nazem Kadri has put up 22 points (0.7 per game) for Calgary, with eight goals and 14 assists in 31 games (playing 18:21 per game).
- Blake Coleman has collected 21 points this season, with nine goals and 12 assists.
- Elias Lindholm has 20 points so far, including seven goals and 13 assists.
- Daniel Vladar has an .885 save percentage (59th in the league), with 278 total saves, giving up 36 goals (3.4 goals against average). He has put up a 5-4-2 record this season.
Flames Injuries
Jakob Pelletier: Shoulder (Out),
Christopher Tanev: Upper Body (Questionable),
Walker Duehr: Illness (Questionable),
Jacob Markstrom: Finger (Out),
Oliver Kylington: Undisclosed (Out),
Kevin Rooney: Shoulder (Out)
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