Florida Panthers rookie defenseman Marek Alscher meets the media after his team lost 5-1 the host Ottawa Senators on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
The Panthers lost both Seth Jones and Dmitry Kulikov to broken bones in Tuesday’s 4-3 shootout loss in Montreal. Jones has a fracture in his foot; Kulikov broke a finger.
Florida has lost four straight (0-3-1) and had two rookie defensemen making their NHL debut in Alscher and Ludvig Jansson.
The Panthers wrap their five-game road trip with in Toronto on Saturday.
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