Power-play opportunities_Seattle 1 of 1; Florida 0 of 1. Goalies_Seattle, Daccord 20-14-3 (27 shots-26 saves). Florida, Bobrovsky 23-13-2 (22-20). Referees_Mitch Dunning, TJ Luxmore. Linesmen_Kyle Flemington,
Joey Daccord made 26 saves, and the Seattle Kraken defeated the Florida Panthers 2-1 at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday. Kaapo Kakko and Jared McCann scored for the Kraken (25-29-4). Shane Wright had two assists.
Panther coach Paul Maurice said Matthew Tkachuk will likely miss Florida’s game against Seattle on Saturday after Tkachuk was limited in the 4 Nations Face-Off final on Thursday.
Montour (upper body) is slated to return Saturday versus Florida. Montour has 10 goals, 27 points, 37 PIM, 61 hits and 70 blocks in 56 appearances in 2024-25. He was injured during Seattle's 3-2 overtime win over Calgary on Feb.
Although Stephens cleared waivers, he's still on the Kraken's roster, per the NHL media site. Stephens has a goal and three points in 25 appearances with Seattle in 2024-25. He might serve in a fourth-line capacity Saturday versus Florida.
The Florida Panthers hosted the Seattle Kraken on Feb. 22. Despite a close game, the Kraken came away with the win, 2-1.
That said, the Panthers were in the game from start to finish. After falling behind 1-0 early when Seattle’s Kaapo Kakko scored on the power play in the first period, Florida tied it up 11:37 into the second when Eetu Luostarinen scored on a feed from Anton Lundell.
Florida officials are holding off updating the state’s population projections because of the uncertainties surrounding how the immigration policies of President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis are going to impact growth.