Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings, 2026-10-06
The Panthers visit the Kings at Crypto.com Arena. Puck drop 10:00 PM EDT. On ESPN, SN+.
Panthers without Barkov and Ekblad at Kings
- Aaron Ekblad returned to Florida because of a personal matter, coach Paul Maurice said, and will not play against the Kings in the finale of the four-game road trip.1
- Panthers reporter Jameson Olive reported Monday that Paul Maurice could not estimate Aleksander Barkov's return while he was still seeing doctors.3
- Brad Marchand scored the tying goal in his season debut on a line with Brady Tkachuk and Sam Reinhart. He says they are still working on timing.2
Panthers
Out: Aaron Ekblad (Returned to Florida because of a personal matter), Aleksander Barkov (Lower-body injury, placed on long-term injured reserve)1
Kings
- LA Kings Insider reported Kevin Fiala is skating on his own as he works through his recovery.
- LA Kings Insider reported Mats Zuccarello missed Monday's practice for maintenance; Peter Laviolette was still working through the lineup.
Florida plays the finale of a four-game road trip without Aleksander Barkov and Aaron Ekblad. Brad Marchand is back after his season debut.1
Sources: 1Florida Panthers: Ducks recover in OT, overcome Marchand’s late goal for Panthers in season debut · 2Florida Panthers: Marchand scores in season debut for Panthers · 3Jameson Olive (Florida Panthers): Maurice still awaiting information on Barkov · 4Zach Dooley (LA Kings Insider): Fiala skates; Zuccarello takes a maintenance day. Lines and availability are the clubs' own and can change before puck drop.
Lineups
The league posts the dressed rosters about an hour before puck drop. They appear here as soon as they are out.
Panthers
Head coach: Paul Maurice
Kings
Head coach: Peter Laviolette
Season series
First meeting of the season
- Oct 6, 2026Tonight
- Jan 24, 2027LAK at FLA
By the numbers
| Panthers1-0-2 | Kings0-1-1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0023rd | GF / game | 6th4.00 |
| 2.339th | GA / game | 32nd6.50 |
| 5.9%22nd | Power play | 9th28.6% |
| 71.4%24th | Penalty kill | 32nd28.6% |
| 51.8%12th | Faceoffs | 1st58.2% |
2026-27 regular season, with league rank.
Leaders
2026-27 regular season.
In goal
Panthers
Kings
2026-27 regular season. The starter is confirmed at puck drop.
Goals, assists, penalties and the boxscore appear here at puck drop and update while the game is on.
