- Matchup: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Florida Panthers
- Date: Thursday, February 26, 2026
- Venue: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL
- Broadcast: Scripps Sports Local
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The Florida Panthers (29-25-3) will host the Toronto Maple Leafs (27-21-9) this Thursday at the Amerant Bank Arena.
In their previous game, the Toronto Maple Leafs secured a convincing 5-2 win over the Oilers. Their offense was on fire, converting 5 out of 27 total shots. They also capitalized on 2 out of 2 power play opportunities, concluding the match with 9 penalty minutes.
At even strength, the Maple Leafs have allowed 170 goals while scoring 162 themselves. Their opponents have attempted 141 power plays, ranking them 31st in the league, yielding 23 goals. Toronto has accumulated 187 goals this season (14th in the league) but has also allowed 193 against them. They have fired off 1,557 shots, achieving a shooting percentage of 12.0%. The team has earned 63 points, resulting in a .553 points percentage. Defensively, they’ve faced 1,803 shots with a save percentage of .893. On power plays, they’ve had 133 opportunities, scoring 25 goals and a conversion rate of 18.80%.
Joseph Woll will be in goal for this matchup. Throughout his career, he has achieved 62 quality starts with a quality start percentage of .620, and holds a .910 save percentage over 4,193 minutes played. Woll has faced 3,084 shots, making 2,806 saves. He has a career goals-against average of 2.78 with 278 goals allowed and boasts an overall record of 61-34-6 in 100 starts.
In their last match, the Florida Panthers suffered a setback, falling 6-1 to the Lightning. They managed just 1 goal from 34 shots and had 6 power play opportunities, converting only 1.
This season, the Panthers have scored 170 goals, gaining 61 points and posting a points percentage of .535. They’ve conceded 190 goals, split into 155 at even strength and 35 while short-handed. Florida has netted 130 goals at even strength along with 40 power play goals (8th in the league), boasting 209 power play opportunities with a success rate of 19.14%. They’ve taken 1,652 shots (9th in the NHL) with a shooting percentage of 10.29%, while limiting their opponents to 1,471 shots and maintaining an 82.59% penalty kill rate on 201 attempts, along with a .871 save percentage.
In the crease for the Panthers is Sergei Bobrovsky, who has a distinguished career record of 450-260-58 across 794 games. His quality start percentage stands at 57.4%, having achieved 447 quality starts in his career. With 20,744 saves from 22,733 shots, Bobrovsky boasts a .913 save percentage, allowing an average of 2.55 goals per game with a total of 1,989 goals against. He has a significant ice time of 40,059 minutes from 779 starts.
Who will emerge victorious in tonight’s NHL face-off, both against the spread and the moneyline?
Prediction: Back Florida
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