The Florida Panthers will play their final road game of 2025 on Tuesday night in Raleigh. Florida has won seven of their past nine but are fresh off a tough 6-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night in Sunrise. Now the Cats will look to begin a new winning streak when they face the Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday at Lenovo Center. While the Panthers have been dealing with an extended stay by the injury bug for the entirety of the season, Carolina is currently feeling the sting as well. Key Hurricanes players Jaccob Slavin and Seth Jarvis are both going to miss some extended time after suffering injuries during last week’s matchup with the Panthers. Slavin already missed 29 games this season and only had recently returned to the Canes lineup. On Monday, he was placed on IR after being labeled week-to-week by Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour. Jarvis was placed on IR over the weekend after colliding with the net on a play he was tripped by Florida’s Evan Rodrigues. Carolina is also going to be without forward Jordan Martinook on Monday. He considered day-to-day but after missing Monday’s practice, Brind’Amour confirmed he would not play on Tuesday. Florida will be hoping to get forward Mackie Samoskevich back into the lineup in Raleigh after the youngster missed the Cats’ loss to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday with a lower-body injury. Afterwards, Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice said Samoskevich was considered day-to-day, so we’ll see if he’s able to get back on the ice or if Florida goes the cautious route and holds him out until after the holiday break to give him the extra time off to heal. If Samoskevich can’t go, look for Jack Studnicka to slot back into Florida’s lineup. Here are the Panthers projected lines and pairings for Tuesday’s tilt with the Hurricanes: Eetu Luostarinen – Anton Lundell – Sam Reinhart Carter Verhaeghe – Sam Bennett – Brad Marchand Mackie Samoskevich – Evan Rodrigues – A.J. Greer Jesper Boqvist – Noah Gregor – Luke Kunin Gus Forsling – Aaron Ekblad Niko Mikkola – Seth Jones Uvis Balinskis – Jeff Petry LATEST STORIES FROM THE HOCKEY NEWS - FLORIDA Panthers to honor Brad Marchand for reaching 1,000 career points [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/panthers-to-honor-brad-marchand-for-reaching-1-000-career-points] Mackie Samoskevich Remains Day-To-Day, Health Status In Unknown For Panthers' Upcoming Encounter With Hurricanes [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/mackie-samoskevich-remains-day-to-day-health-status-in-unknown-for-panthers-upcoming-encounter-with-hurricanes] Three takeaways: Panthers ran out of gas against Blues, but they expect to bounce back quickly [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/three-takeaways-panthers-ran-out-of-gas-against-blues-but-they-expect-to-bounce-back-quickly] Latest Panthers comeback attempt comes up short, Florida falls to Blues 6-2 [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/game-day/latest-panthers-comeback-attempt-comes-up-short-florida-falls-to-blues-6-2] Winners of 4 straight, Panthers to complete back-to-back set against visiting Blues [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/game-day/winners-of-4-straight-panthers-to-complete-back-to-back-set-against-visiting-blues] Photo caption: Dec 19, 2025; Sunrise, Florida, USA; Florida Panthers defenseman Jeff Petry (2) and Carolina Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi (82) fight for position in front of the net during the second period at Amerant Bank Arena. (Rhona Wise-Imagn Images)
