Puljujarvi has a hearing scheduled for Thursday with the NHL Department of Player Safety for an illegal check.
Puljujarvi was ejected from Florida's 5-1 loss to the Lightning on Tuesday for a high hit on Mitchell Chaffee. Now, supplemental discipline could be on the way. The Panthers are in the postseason, so Puljujarvi could potentially be forced to miss the beginning of Florida's playoff run.
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Panthers' Matt Kiersted: Returns to minors
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Kiersted was reassigned to AHL Charlotte on Wednesday, per George Richards of Florida Hockey Now.
Kiersted registered an assist, two PIM and a hit in 10:00 of ice time during Florida's 5-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday. He has a goal, 27 points and 38 PIM in 63 appearances with Charlotte this season. Florida had him in the lineup versus the Lightning because the Panthers were resting players during their regular-season finale, so it makes sense that Kiersted would be returned to the minors after that matchup.
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Panthers' Rasmus Asplund: Sent down by team
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Asplund was returned to AHL Charlotte on Wednesday, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports.
Asplund spent the past week and a half with the Panthers and recorded no points, two hits, two blocked shots and two PIM over four appearances during his late-season stint in the NHL. However, he'll head back to the minors now that Florida's regular season has ended.
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Panthers' Jesse Puljujarvi: Sent back to AHL
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Puljujarvi was returned to AHL Charlotte on Wednesday, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports.
Puljujarvi spent the past few days with the Panthers while they rested several players late in the year, and he recorded a goal, 35 hits, two blocked shots and five PIM over five appearances during his stint with the NHL club. However, he'll head back to the minors now that the Panthers' regular season has concluded.
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Panthers' Matt Kiersted: Adds assist
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Kiersted notched an assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Lightning.
This was Kiersted's first NHL point since the 2022-23 campaign. The 27-year-old has filled in as a reserve while the Panthers take an aggressive approach late in the year to resting their top players. Kiersted has drawn into two contests, adding three hits, two PIM and a plus-1 rating. If he stays on the NHL roster heading into the postseason, he's unlikely to see any playing time.
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Panthers' Vitek Vanecek: Loses last game of season
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Vitacek made 26 saves in a 5-1 loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
Tampa Bay secured the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic Division and home-ice advantage with the win. This was Florida's last game of the season, and it will be Vanecek's last action of this year unless he's forced into relief. It's Sergei Bobrovsky all the way from this point forward. Vanecek's results in Florida (2-4-1; 3.00 GAA and .890 save percentage) were no better than what he showed in San Jose (3-10-3; 3.88 GAA and .882 save percentage). He becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer; he will get a contract as a backup netminder from some team. Nothing more.
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Panthers' Brad Marchand: Gets goal after taking rest day
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Marchand (rest) scored his team's only goal in a 5-1 loss to cross-state rival Florida on Tuesday.
Marchand finished a 2-on-1 rush with a wrist shot that beat Andrei Vasilevskiy low on the glove side early in the second period; it pushed the kitties up 4-1. He missed Monday's loss to the Rangers for maintenance, along with Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen. Marchand is ready and rested for the postseason, which starts this coming weekend.
Greer (rest) won't play versus the Lightning on Tuesday, Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site reports.
Greer finished the regular season with career highs in points (17), hits (222), PIM (130), shots on goal (86) and games played (81). He's been a fourth-line fixture all season, so he should be back in the lineup for Game 1 of the playoffs.
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Panthers' Niko Mikkola: Set to play Tuesday
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Mikkola (rest) will play against the Lightning on Tuesday, Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site reports.
Mikkola will return to action after sitting out Monday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers for rest. He has accumulated six goals, 22 points, 113 shots on net, 88 blocked shots and 132 hits across 75 appearances this season. Mikkola will skate on the top pairing alongside Seth Jones versus Tampa Bay.
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Panthers' Tomas Nosek: Back out of lineup
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Nosek (rest) won't play Tuesday versus the Lightning, Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site reports.
Nosek returned from an illness Monday versus the Rangers. The Panthers have nothing to play for Tuesday, so they'll allow him to rest up again ahead of the playoffs. The 32-year-old will compete for bottom-six minutes during the postseason, though he's not a lock for the lineup.
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Panthers' Anton Lundell: Sitting again Tuesday
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Lundell (rest) won't be in the lineup against Tampa Bay on Tuesday, Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site reports.
Lundell will miss his second straight game for rest before the beginning of the playoffs. He will conclude the 2024-25 regular season with 17 goals, 45 points, 158 shots on net and 110 hits across 79 appearances this season. Lundell should be ready for Game 1 of the postseason.
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Panthers' Gustav Forsling: Taking rest day
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Forsling (rest) won't play Tuesday versus the Lightning, Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site reports.
Forsling will sit out for the second time in six games. He had a goal and three assists over four contests since his previous rest day. The 28-year-old will be back for the playoff opener. He concludes the regular season with 11 goals and 31 points over 80 outings.
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Panthers' Eetu Luostarinen: Clear to play
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Luostarinen (rest) will return to the lineup Tuesday versus the Lightning, Rob Darragh of the Panthers official site reports.
Luostarinen will slot back in on the third line after taking Monday's game off. The 26-year-old winger should also be a candidate for some power-play time in this contest, which is the Panthers' regular-season finale.
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Panthers' Brad Marchand: Drawing back into lineup
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Marchand (rest) will return to action versus the Lightning on Tuesday, according to Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site.
Marchand skipped Monday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers for maintenance. He has notched one goal and two assists in nine appearances for Florida since being acquired from Boston at the trade deadline. Marchand will skate on the top line and should see time on the first power-play unit versus the Lightning.
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Panthers' Sam Reinhart: Resting again Tuesday
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Reinhart won't play Tuesday versus the Lightning, Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site reports.
Reinhart will rest for the third time in six games as the Panthers give their top players some time off. He'll be back on the first line and first power-play unit once the postseason begins.
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Panthers' Aleksander Barkov: Resting again
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Barkov won't play versus the Lightning on Tuesday, Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site reports.
Barkov will rest for the second time in three games. He should be back for Game 1 of the playoffs.
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Panthers' Mackie Samoskevich: Playing Tuesday
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Samoskevich (rest) will play against Tampa Bay on Tuesday, per Rob Darragh of the Panthers' official site.
Samoskevich sat out Monday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers for rest. He has contributed 15 goals, 31 points, 126 shots on net and 133 hits through 71 appearances this season.
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Panthers' Vitek Vanecek: Tending twine Tuesday
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Vanecek will guard the road goal against Tampa Bay on Tuesday, Doug Plagens of the Panthers Radio Network reports.
Vanecek will get the second half of Florida's back-to-back after Sergei Bobrovsky played in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers. The 29-year-old Vanecek is coming off a 26-save performance in Saturday's 3-2 shootout win over Buffalo. Tampa Bay sits first in the league with 3.59 goals per game in 2024-25.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: Adds helper Monday
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Jones notched an assist in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Rangers.
Jones has earned a helper in three straight contests and has two goals and six helpers over his last 13 outings. The 30-year-old defenseman is up to 36 points over 62 outings this season, including nine points in 20 games with the Panthers. He's added 126 shots on net, 94 hits, 107 blocked shots and a minus-21 rating in a top-four role.
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