Canucks 2, Panthers 3 (OT) — October 15, 2026: recap and analysis

VANVAN
Vancouver Canucks
2-6-0 · L5 · L10: 2-6-0
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
Final/OT
2—3
Oct 15, 2026 · Amerant Bank Arena
FLAFLA
Florida Panthers
3-2-2 · W1 · L10: 3-2-2
W
L
L
W
OT
OT
W

Final score: Vancouver Canucks 2, Florida Panthers 3. Decided in overtime. Panthers dominated expected goals 3.74 to 2.41. Panthers controlled 67.9% of 5v5 shot attempts. PuckLab's first star: Leevi Meriläinen (36/39 saves, .923 SV%, +0.6 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Panthers, 85% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RDOT
VAN xG
2.41
ACTUAL
2 — 3
FLA xG
3.74

Scoring Timeline

0.13
HIGH xG
VAN1P 07:23Even Strength
Liam Ohgren
92
VAN 1 - 0 FLA
0.25
HIGH xG
VAN1P 17:06Even Strength
VAN 2 - 0 FLA
0.01
LOW xG
FLA3P 11:11Even Strength
VAN 2 - 1 FLA
0.10
HIGH xG
FLA3P 19:47Even Strength
VAN 2 - 2 FLA
0.11
HIGH xG
FLAOT 02:23Even Strength
VAN 2 - 3 FLA

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Leevi Meriläinen
1
Leevi Meriläinen
G · VAN · #1
36/39 saves, .923 SV%, +0.6 GSAX
★2
Akira Schmid
40
Akira Schmid
G · FLA · #40
16/18 saves, .889 SV%, +0.4 GSAX
★3
Brady Tkachuk
8
Brady Tkachuk
L · FLA · #8
3G, 6 SOG, 2 HIT

Team Stats

VANFLA
18Shots39
2.41xGF3.74
32.15v5 CF%67.9
50.8FO%49.2
0/3PP0/2
15Hits21
20Blocks7
21Giveaways16
2Takeaways3
6PIM8

Period Breakdown

PeriodVAN SOGFLA SOGVAN xGFLA xG
1st7150.831.83
2nd490.490.61
3rd7131.090.87
OT020.000.44
Total18392.413.74

Penalties

7 TOTAL
1P 04:27
VAN
Jamie OleksiakHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Anton Lundell
1P 15:50
FLA
Garnet HathawayUnsportsmanlike conduct (2 min)
Drawn by Max Sasson
1P 15:50
VAN
Max SassonUnsportsmanlike conduct (2 min)
Drawn by Garnet Hathaway
1P 19:22
FLA
Eetu LuostarinenHooking (2 min)
Drawn by Jonathan Lekkerimäki
2P 04:14
FLA
Bokondji ImamaHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Elias Pettersson
2P 19:33
VAN
Jonathan LekkerimäkiHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Sam Reinhart
3P 08:19
FLA
Niko MikkolaRoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Marco Rossi

Lineups