Jacob Markstrom Returns As Panthers Host Seattle In Search Of Third Straight Victory

The Florida Panthers will search for a third straight victory on Saturday night when they host the Seattle Kraken at Amerant Bank Arena.

Florida is fresh off an exciting comeback victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday that saw the Panthers erase a two-goal third period deficit before picking up the dub in OT.

Starring in the game for Florida was forward Brady Takchuk.

The younger Tkachuk brother logged his second straight hat trick, tying a Panthers and NHL record, and now has collected eight points over his past three outings.

Other brother Matthew has been equally productive. He’s currently riding a seven-game point streak in which he’s racked up three goals and 11 points.

Florida will also get a boost in goal on Saturday as they welcome Jacob Markstrom back between the pipes.

Markstrom has missed each of Florida’s past two games after leaving their game on Monday in Buffalo following the first period.

So far this season, Markstrom has a 2-1-1 record to go with a .904 save percentage and a tidy 2.03 goals against average.

Here are the Panthers projected lines and pairings for Saturday’s soiree with Seattle:

Brady Tkachuk – Sam Bennett – Matthew Tkachuk

Carter Verhaeghe – Sam Reinhart – Lars Eller

Eetu Luostarinen – Anton Lundell – Sandis Vilmanis

Boko Imama – Sam Lafferty – Garnet Hathaway

Gus Forsling – Aaron Ekblad

Niko Mikkola – Seth Jones

Uvis Balinskis – Dmitry Kulkov

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Photo caption: Sep 22, 2026; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Florida Panthers goaltenderJacobMarkstrom(25) looks on against the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period at Lenovo Center. (James Guillory-Imagn Images)