Panthers lineup today: Florida’s projected lineup for Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers

The Florida Panthers return home for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Monday at 8 p.m. ET against the Edmonton Oilers.

Florida evened up the series with a 5-4 double overtime win in Game 2. Ahead of Game 3, here's what the Panthers' lineup is projected to look like.

Panthers' projected lineup for Game 3

Forwards

Carter Verhaeghe - Aleksander Barkov - Sam Reinhart
Evan Rodrigues - Sam Bennett - Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen - Anton Lundell - Brad Marchand
Jesper Boqvist - Tomas Nosek - Jonah Gadjovich

The Panthers offense has been stellar in the playoffs, as Florida can play all four lines. Florida is led by Bennett, who has 19 points, Barkov, Marchand, Tkachuk and Verhaeghe, all have 17 points.

Defenseman

Gustav Forsling - Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola - Seth Jones
Nate Schmidt - Dmitry Kulikov

The Panthers blue line has been stellar this season and in the playoffs. Jones has been a solid trade addition that adds even more offense to the backend.

Goalies

Sergei Bobrovsky
Vitek Vanecek

The Panthers will remain with Bobrovsky in the net, who is one of the best goalies in the NHL. Bobrovsky is 13-6 with a 2.44 GAA and a .906 SV% in these playoffs.

Panthers eager to return home in Game 3

Florida stole a game on the road and now has home ice advantage in the cup final.

Entering Game 3, Panthers star defenseman Aaron Ekblad is eager to return home and play in front of their fans.

“It feels great,” Ekblad said, via NHL.com. “Our fans buzz at home and we love that. It’s really exciting.”

Panthers coach Paul Maurice, meanwhile, remains confident in his team entering Game 3.

“We take some beatings,” Maurice said. “We take hits, we get hit. People have a general, pretty strong idea of the game that we play, and they play the same game when they play us. For the guys that play on both teams, you just get used to it.”

The Panthers are -142 favorites to win Game 3.

About the author

Cole is an NHL, NFL and College Sports reporter at Sportskeeda with over 7 years of experience writing for publications like CBC, USA Today, SMG, BJPENN, Sherdog and SB Nation.

An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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Panthers lineup today: Florida’s projected lineup for Game 3 against the Edmonton Oilers | Stanley Cup Finals, June 9, 2025

Panthers' projected lineup for Game 3

Forwards

Defenseman

Goalies

Panthers eager to return home in Game 3