San Jose Sharks at Florida Panthers
TV NBCSCA, SCRIPPS·Amerant Bank Arena
Our win probability
and the three reasons
46%Sharks
to win
54%
Panthers
- Expected goals
- 2.9–3.1
- Goes to overtime
- 22%
← favors favors →
favors →- Ability to win22% of the signalfavors FLA.479vs.492win rate (OT = tie)
- Scoring chances66% of the signalfavors FLA-.114vs-.0145v5 xG diff / 60
- Goaltending12% of the signalfavors FLA-.137vs-.046GSAx / 60
- Projected lineupsfavors FLA.077vs.4945v5 xG impact / 60 of the dressed skaters
- Home icefavors FLAFLA at home
- Back-to-backfavors SJSFLA played yesterday
Gridpex NHL model v2026.09.28 · ratings as of
Goaltending
projected startersSharks
Alex Nedeljkovic-0.08 GSAx/6043% to start228 career GP
Ilya Samsonov-0.12 GSAx/6036% to start222 career GP
Yaroslav Askarov-0.28 GSAx/6020% to start63 career GP
Panthers
Jacob Markstrom-0.04 GSAx/6075% to start608 career GP
Akira Schmid-0.08 GSAx/6025% to start92 career GP
GSAx/60: goals saved above expected per 60 minutes, from our shot model — above zero is better than an average goalie facing the same shots.
Coaches: SJS Ryan Warsofsky · FLA Paul Maurice
Leaders
vs- Points
M. Celebrini115 - Goals
- Assists
Season
2025-26 regular season · league rank of 32- 3.0417th
- Goals for / game
- 18th3.00
- 3.5430th
- Goals against / game
- 28th3.34
- 21.2%16th
- Power play
- 19th19.5%
- 76.4%26th
- Penalty kill
- 9th81.0%
- 47.8%26th
- Faceoffs
- 29th46.8%
Season series
first meeting- @
- @this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).