SUNRISE, Fla. – Saturday night hockey.
Looking for their third straight win, the Florida Panthers will host the Seattle Kraken at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.
After a dramatic comeback and overtime win against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday, which included another natural hat trick for Brady Tkachuk, the Panthers own a 4-2-2 record.
"There's never a doubt. It's the craziest thing I've ever seen. There's so much belief in this group, and you can see why this organization won two of the last three cups."
Taking over the visiting locker room, the Kraken enter Saturday’s tilt with a 5-2-1 record.
In their most recent game on Thursday, Seattle fell 4-3 in overtime to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena.
For more information on tonight’s game, continue below.
EYE ON THE CATS
BACK-TO-BACK BRADY: Not once, but twice. Scoring his second straight natural hat trick, Brady Tkachuk joined the history books. Brady became the third player in franchise history, and third in NHL history, to record consecutive natural hat tricks. His natural hat trick on Oct. 13 against the Blue Jackets, was the third-fastest three goals by a Panthers skater (8:03).
SWAG TURNED ON: No. 23 is heating up. In the last two games, Carter Verhaeghe has three points (2G, 1A) and four shots. On the season, Verhaeghe ranks fifth on the team in points with five (3G, 2A). His 28 multi-goal games with Florida are third behind only Aleksander Barkov (33) and Sam Reinhart (33).
MR. JONES: The impact Seth Jones is making to start the season can’t be missed. His nine points (1G, 8A) through games played on Oct. 15 rank tied for third among NHL blueliners. With two assists in Thursday’s win, Jones posted his third consecutive multi-assist game. Jones also ranks first on the Panthers in ice time, averaging 25:55.
MARKSTROM BACK: After missing two games, Jacob Markstrom is back and will be in net on Saturday night for the Panthers. Owning a 2-1-1 record, the Swedish goaltender has a .904 save percentage, 2.03 goals against average, and one shutout on the season.
FIVE KEY STATS
- The Panthers went 1-1-0 against the Kraken during the 2025-26 season.
- Seth Jones has 11 points (3G, 8A) in nine games against the Kraken.
- Matthew Tkachuk has seven goals in 11 games versus the Kraken.
- The Panthers have 30 or more shots in four games this season.
- Sam Reinhart is averaging 21:17 time on ice.
THEY SAID IT
“It’s just taking pride on that home ice and making it a hard place to play. I've played as the road team here a lot. It's tough.” – Garnet Hathaway on playing at home
“He's an awesome guy. Had a lot of fun moments with him in Florida. He’s a great player, fast, skilled, can shoot the puck. We need to be ready for him.” – Niko Mikkola on Mackie Samoskevich
“He deserves all the credit because he worked his butt off. … He’s going to score a whole bunch of goals.” – Paul Maurice on Mackie Samoskevich
OPPOSITION OUTLOOK
- There will be some familiar faces visiting with the Kraken, including most recently Mackie Samoskevich. In 156 games with the Panthers, the 23-year-old forward recorded 63 points (27G, 36A). This season, Samoskevich has notched four points (3G, 1A) in seven games and ranks tied for second in goals on Seattle.
- On the blue line, Vince Dunn has led the way on the scoresheet. Nearly a point-per-game, Dunn has seven points (2G, 5A) in eight games and leads Kraken defensemen in goals and points.
- Splitting time in net, the Kraken will either go with Joey Daccord (3-1-0, .913 save percentage, 2.73 goals against average) or Philipp Grubauer (2-1-1, .910 save percentage, 2.71 goals against average).
- The Kraken have earned points in five of six road games, including four wins. On the road, they have outscored their opponents 23-16 and have scored first four times. Five players own a point-per-game average on the road, including Freddy Gaudreau (4G, 2A) and Chandler Stephenson (1G, 5A).
