NHL Friday, 2 October 2026
San Jose Sharks vs Florida Panthers 4-3 – NHL, 2 Oct 2026
San Jose Sharks 8th place · GP 2 · W 2 · PTS 4
4–3
Final
Florida Panthers 12th place · GP 2 · W 1 · PTS 3
SportsLife forecast
Made before the match
45%
55%
Our pick Florida Panthers Low confidence Missed
- Panthers sit 5th with 2 points from 1 game and won their last game
- Sharks recent form is mixed with a 10-0 win but also a 6-2 loss
- Panthers won both last meetings, 5-3 and 5-1
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the league table, recent form and results, last meetings and home advantage. Not betting advice.
Match stats
NHLSan Jose SharksFlorida Panthers
32Shots on goal26
43%Face-off %57%
1/4Power play1/6
25%Power play %17%
22Penalty minutes18
24Hits41
21Blocked shots12
20Giveaways15
9Takeaways3
Skaters
NHLSan Jose Sharks
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. CelebriniC | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 22:57 |
| W. SmithC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20:09 |
| L. CagnoniD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21:17 |
| M. MarchmentL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:44 |
| M. MisaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 11:34 |
| A. WennbergC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21:44 |
| J. TroubaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:35 |
| K. SherwoodL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:01 |
Florida Panthers
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. LuostarinenC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16:28 |
| A. LundellC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 20:43 |
| M. TkachukL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:47 |
| L. EllerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:57 |
| S. BennettC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:49 |
| A. EkbladD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:33 |
| D. KulikovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:28 |
| B. TkachukL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 19:37 |
Scoring summary
NHL| Time | Team | Scorer | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 14:20 | SJS | M. Marchment | unassisted | 1–0 |
| P2 05:52 | SJS | W. Smith (SH) | M. Celebrini | 2–0 |
| P2 10:37 | SJS | W. Smith (PP) | M. Celebrini, L. Cagnoni | 3–0 |
| P2 17:10 | FLA | E. Luostarinen (PP) | L. Eller, A. Ekblad | 3–1 |
| P3 05:01 | FLA | E. Luostarinen | D. Kulikov, A. Lundell | 3–2 |
| P3 05:18 | FLA | M. Tkachuk | S. Bennett | 3–3 |
| OT 03:14 | SJS | L. Cagnoni | W. Smith, M. Celebrini | 4–3 |
Goaltenders
NHL| Goalie | Team | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y. Askarov | San Jose Sharks | 23/26 | 0.885 | 63:14 |
| A. Schmid | Florida Panthers | 28/32 | 0.875 | 63:14 |
Three stars
NHL| # | Player | Team | Pos | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W. Smith | SJS | C | 2G 1A |
| 2 | L. Cagnoni | SJS | D | 1G 1A |
| 3 | M. Celebrini | SJS | C | 0G 3A |
Form and recent results
Florida PanthersWL
- W29 SepCarolina Hurricanes 0–1 Florida PanthersNHL
- L26 SepFlorida Panthers 2–3 Tampa Bay LightningNHL
- W25 SepTampa Bay Lightning 3–5 Florida PanthersNHL
- L23 SepCarolina Hurricanes 3–2 Florida PanthersNHL
- W21 SepFlorida Panthers 6–3 Carolina HurricanesNHL
- W11 MarSt. Louis Blues 1–2 Florida PanthersNHL
Last meetings
- 17 Feb 2020San Jose Sharks 3–5 Florida PanthersNHL
- 8 Dec 2019Florida Panthers 5–1 San Jose SharksNHL