Prior memory held Florida at 3-2-2 and fourth after Columbus. The 3-2 overtime win against Vancouver added a second straight win, a second straight natural hat trick for Brady, and an official target date of Oct 21 for Markstrom and Gudas. Confidence ticks up a notch because finish repeated without clearing the health question.
4-2-2 and fourth in the Atlantic after a 3-2 overtime win against Vancouver, forwards Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk turned two nights into a family takeover.
Track Markstrom and Gudas availability for Seattle and Ottawa, five-on-five save percentage through 15 games, and whether Brady and Matthew produce again at Amerant Bank Arena.
A long absence for Markstrom, a losing record through 15 games, or a slide to five points off the Atlantic top three flips this from contender chase to bubble fight.
| Edition | The desk's read | Conf. | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | 4-2-2 and fourth in the Atlantic after a 3-2 overtime win against Vancouver, forwards Brady Tkachuk and Matthe… | 70 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-10-15 | 3-2-2 and fourth in the Atlantic after a 7-3 rout at Columbus, Florida Panthers forwards Brady Tkachuk and Mat… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-10-14 | 3-2-2 and fourth in the Atlantic after a 7-3 demolition at Columbus, Florida finally showed the teeth behind t… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-10-13 | 2-2-2 and sixth in the Atlantic after a 5-3 loss at Buffalo. Florida swings heavyweight talent with a suddenly… | 64 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-10-12 | Florida is 2-1-2 and fifth in the Atlantic after a 4-1 home loss to Minnesota. Panthers wingers Matthew Tkachu… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-29 | 40-38-4 and home in April after three straight Finals. Winger Brady Tkachuk was added to turn all that zone ti… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-28 | 40-38-4 and home in April after three straight Finals. Winger Brady Tkachuk was brought to turn all that zone … | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-27 | 40-38-4 and seventh in the Atlantic after three straight Finals. Winger Brady Tkachuk has to turn leftover con… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-26 | 40-38-4, seventh in the Atlantic after three straight Finals. Winger Brady Tkachuk arrives to fix finishing, n… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-25 | 40-38-4, seventh in the Atlantic. Winger Brady Tkachuk was added to fix the finish, not the system. | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-24 | 40-38-4, 84 points, seventh in the Atlantic. Florida Panthers winger Brady Tkachuk was added to fix the finish… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-23 | 40-38-4, 84 points, seventh in the Atlantic. Florida owned territory and lost the math, and winger Brady Tkach… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-22 | 40-38-4, 84 points, seventh in the Atlantic. The Cats controlled territory last year and flunked the scoreboar… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-21 | 40-38-4, 84 points, seventh in the Atlantic. Florida Panthers forward Brady Tkachuk joins a club that owned te… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-20 | 40-38-4, 84 points, seventh in the Atlantic. Florida Panthers winger Brady Tkachuk joins a club that owned the… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-19 | 40-38-4, 84 points, seventh in the Atlantic. Florida Panthers wingers Brady Tkachuk and Brad Marchand frame a … | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-18 | 40-38-4, 84 points, seventh in the Atlantic. Winger Brady Tkachuk crashes into a Cup core that owned pucks and… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-17 | The Florida Panthers are not rebuilding, they are reloading a bruised Cup core around health and winger Brady … | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-16 | The Florida Panthers remain a win now group after three straight Stanley Cup Final trips, and the rebound hing… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-15 | Sunrise is not rebuilding. The Florida Panthers are betting health and new winger Brady Tkachuk can pull a ban… | 69 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-14 | Sunrise is not starting over. The Florida Panthers are trying to drag a championship core back to spring after… | 69 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-13 | Injuries snapped a three Final run in Sunrise, and the Florida Panthers are betting health plus winger Brady T… | 69 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-12 | Injuries ended a three Final run in Sunrise, and health plus finishing decide if Cup talk gets real again. | 69 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-11 | Injuries ended the three Final run in Sunrise, and the Florida Panthers now need health plus better finishing … | 69 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-10 | Injury wrecked the encore in Sunrise, but the Florida Panthers kept the scoring band together and added winger… | 69 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-09 | Sunrise still owns Cup muscle under the rust, and winger Brady Tkachuk gives center Aleksander Barkov more hel… | 69 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-08 | Sunrise still owns Cup muscle under the rust, and winger Brady Tkachuk gives center Aleksander Barkov more hel… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-07 | Sunrise still owns Cup muscle under the rust, and winger Brady Tkachuk gives center Aleksander Barkov more hel… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-06 | The Florida Panthers still skate like a Cup hangover with a fix, not a rebuild, because the territorial game s… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-05 | The Florida Panthers still skate like a Cup hangover with a fix, not a rebuild, because the territorial game s… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-04 | Sunrise still has the bones of a Cup team, but an 84-point hangover, a jammed cap sheet and a savage Atlantic … | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-03 | Florida is betting that recovered health and the Brady Tkachuk trade flip a 40-38-4 collapse back into content… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-02 | Florida is betting that health plus the Brady Tkachuk trade flips a 40-38-4 collapse back into contention, and… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |
| 2026-09-01 | Florida is reloading for a quick push back into the fight, betting that better health plus the Brady Tkachuk t… | 68 | ON THE RECORD |