Tomas Hertl brings up game 1,000 as Florida Panthers meet Vegas Golden Knights
Florida Panthers meet Vegas Golden Knights at Amerant Bank Arena, Sunday 10:00am (NHL). Vegas Golden Knights have won 11 of the 21 meetings with Florida Panthers since 2017.
The big picture
Florida Panthers come in 12th on the ladder; Vegas Golden Knights are 8th. Vegas Golden Knights are the side higher up the table.
Florida Panthers are 9–7 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.3 goals for and 2.9 against.
Vegas Golden Knights are 11–7 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.3 goals for and 2.8 against.
Form
Florida Panthers have won four of their last five and most recently beat Chicago Blackhawks 5–3.
Vegas Golden Knights have won three of their last five and most recently beat Detroit Red Wings 2–1.
Head to head
These sides have met 21 times on our records since 2017: Florida Panthers 10, Vegas Golden Knights 11.
Last time out (2025-26), Florida Panthers won 3–2 at T-Mobile Arena.
Biggest margin between these two: Vegas Golden Knights by 6 goals in 2022-23 (9–3).
Players to watch
For Florida Panthers, watch Carter Verhaeghe (9 goals, 6 assists in 2026-27) and Sam Reinhart (9 goals, 7 assists in 2026-27).
For Vegas Golden Knights, watch Mark Stone (10 goals, 9 assists in 2026-27) and Tomas Hertl (7 goals, 5 assists in 2026-27).
Milestone watch
Tomas Hertl is set to play game 1,000.
At Amerant Bank Arena
Florida Panthers have won 11 of their last 15 at Amerant Bank Arena.
The deeper numbers
Vegas Golden Knights haven't beaten Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena since 2022-23: 3 meetings there since then.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
