Sam Lafferty Set For Florida Panthers Debut Against Wild

Veteran forward Sam Lafferty will make his Florida Panthers debut as the fourth-line center against the Minnesota Wild, playing alongside Boko Immana and Garnet Hathaway. The 31-year-old journeyman joins the lineup with Aleksander Barkov and Brad Marchand sidelined for about two months due to injuries. Lafferty brings 378 career games of experience, 41 goals, and 92 points to his sixth NHL franchise.