The reigning two-time Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers have battled through an unprecedented myriad of injuries this season, with Jones being added to the list, presumably out for the team's final four games of the season after a break in his foot. The 31-year-old Jones has 32 points (7G / 25A) in 52 games this season.
Jansson was a fourth-round pick of the Panthers in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft that made his professional North American debut this season, scoring 10 points (3G / 7A) in 29 games with the Charlotte Checkers (AHL). The 22-year-old Swedish defenseman has yet to play an NHL game.
Alscher was drafted by Florida in the third-round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft Draft, but he has yet to make his NHL debut. The 22-year-old Czech defenseman has 11 points (3G / 8A) this season in 51 games with the Charlotte Checkers (AHL).
Bobrovsky has finished only one season with a sub-.900 SV% in his career, when he posted a .899 SV% in 29 games as a 23-year-old in the 2011-12 season with the Philadelphia Flyers. The now 37-year-old goalie is on pace to finish the 2025-26 season with easily the worst totals of his career, posting a 3.05 GAA and .878 SV% through 51 appearances (27-22-1). He allowed six goals on 19 shots (.684 SV%) in his most recent outing, a 9-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Panthers enter Thursday's contest as significant +254 road underdogs against a Senators team that has outscored opponents 12-5 in their last two games (2-0-0).
Alscher was drafted by Florida in the third-round of the 2022 NHL Entry Draft Draft, but he has yet to make his NHL debut. The 22-year-old Czech defenseman has 11 points (3G / 8A) this season in 51 games with the Charlotte Checkers (AHL).
Hovorka recently made his NHL debut, playing three games with the Panthers, but is still searching for his first career point. The undrafted 24-year-old Czech defenseman has 16 points (4G / 12A) this season in 53 games with the Charlotte Checkers (AHL).
Jansson was a fourth-round pick of the Panthers in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft that made his professional North American debut this season, scoring 10 points (3G / 7A) in 29 games with the Charlotte Checkers (AHL). The 22-year-old Swedish defenseman has yet to play an NHL game.
Kulikov has been added to the growing list of Panthers with season-ending injuries, after suffering a broken finger on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Kulikov ends the 2025-26 season with zero points and 22 hits through 19 games.
With the Panthers out of the playoff picture, the team has leaned more heavily on Tarasov in recent games, and he will return to the crease on Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens. That said, the increased workload hasn't translated into improved play for Tarasov, who has lost five of his last seven appearances (1-5-0), posting an ugly 4.55 GAA and .863 SV%. The Panthers enter Tuesday's contest as significant +202 road underdogs against a Canadiens team whose eight-game winning streak was snapped on Sunday in a 3-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Tkachuk is welcoming the birth of his child and will not play on Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens. The Panthers have had a miserable 2025-26 season, but Tkachuk has remained his usual productive self, scoring at a point-per-game pace with 32 points (13G / 19A) in 30 games.
