NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes with Line Combinations 12/23/2025

Florida Panthers (19-14-2, 40 pts) at Carolina Hurricanes (22-10-3, 47 pts)

Date: Tuesday, December 23
Time: 7:00 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/FDSNSO/SCRIPPS
Radio: 560AM WQAM/99.9 The Fan

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Florida Panthers News & Notes:

The Panthers suffered a 6-2 loss to the Blues on Saturday. They’re 4-1-0 in their last five games, averaging 3.6 goals per game while allowing 2.6 goals per game.

Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:

The Hurricanes dropped their second straight on Saturday as they lost to the Lightning 6-4. They’re 3-1-1 in their last five games, averaging 3.6 goals per game while allowing 2.8 goals per game.

Florida Panthers Projected Lines:

Luostarinen-Lundell-Reinhart
Verhaeghe-Bennett-Marchand
Boqvist-Rodrigues-Greer
Gregor-Kunin-Studnicka

Forsling-Ekblad
Mikkola-Jones
Balinskis-Petry

Bobrovsky
Tarasov

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Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines

Svechnikov-Aho-Blake
Ehlers-Stankoven-Hall
Carrier-Staal-Robinson
Kotkaniemi-Jankowski-Nadeau

Miller-Chatfield
Reilly-Gostisbehere
Nikishin-Walker

Bussi
Kochetkov

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Players To Watch:

Carolina Hurricanes

Sebastian Aho scored two goals in the Hurricanes’ loss on Friday to the Panthers.

Florida Panthers

Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist in the Panthers shootout win over the Hurricanes on Friday night.

Injury Report:

Florida Panthers

F Matthew Tkachuk – IR
F Aleksander Barkov – IR
F Tomas Nosek – OUT
D Dmitry Kulikov – IR
F Jonah Gadjovich – IR
F Cole Schwindt – Out
F Mackie Samoskevic – DTD

Carolina Hurricanes

D Charles-Alexis Legault – IR
F Seth Jarvis – IR
F Jordan Martinook – Out
D Jaccob Slavin – Out

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