Carter Verhaeghe

Carter Verhaeghe

30-Year-Old CenterC
Florida Panthers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
While the Panthers remained one of the best teams in the league en route to a second consecutive championship, Verhaeghe had a significant downturn on offense during the regular season. He was limited to 20 goals and 53 points in 81 regular-season contests after topping the 70-point mark in the two previous years. However, all seems to be well -- Verhaeghe was a point-per-game player with seven goals and 16 assists over 23 playoff contests. Assuming his 8.3 shooting percentage from the regular season bounces back to career norms, Verhaeghe will resume being a 30-goal, 70-point threat while filling a top-six role. He's also a high-volume shooter and can add decent totals in hits and PIM. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed an eight-year, $56 million contract extension with the Panthers in October of 2024.
Scores goal in return
CFlorida Panthers
December 5, 2025
Verhaeghe scored a goal on five shots in Thursday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Predators.
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Verhaeghe tallied at 16:26 of the first period to open the scoring. The 30-year-old missed the Panthers' last game as he welcomed his baby into the world. He's now earned three goals and four assists over his last four appearances, giving him five goals, 17 points, 62 shots on net, 24 hits and a minus-3 rating in 25 outings overall. Verhaeghe should be a regular in the top-six going forward.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
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    17:52
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    2:33
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If you're looking for moves that led to Florida winning a championship, giving Verhaeghe a chance after Tampa Bay decided against tendering him a qualifying offer in 2020 has to be high on that list. At the time, the Panthers' decision to sign Verhaeghe to a two-year, $2 million contract certainly didn't seem noteworthy. The former third-round pick was already 25 and coming off a 13-point campaign with the Lightning. However, Florida allowed him to play in a top-six role and Verhaeghe took advantage of the opportunity. After two solid campaigns with the Panthers, he made great strides in 2022-23 with 42 goals and 73 points and followed that up with another 34 markers and 72 points over 76 outings last season. Florida has one more season with Verhaeghe at a $4,166,667 cap hit before he could potentially cash in as a free agent. In the meantime, the Panthers will enjoy another season of Verhaeghe providing 30-40 goals and 70-80 points at a discount price.
Verhaeghe exploded with 42 goals and 73 points in 81 games last season, blowing his previous career highs of 24 and 55, respectively, out of the water. He averaged 17:30 of ice time per game and put 275 shots on net. The resulting 15.3 shooting percentage matched his career mark and he's never posted a shooting percentage below 14.4 percent. The 28-year-old has locked himself into a top-six role in Florida's dangerous offense. Verhaeghe chipped in 13 power-play points during the 2022-23 campaign and should have similar contributions this year. He'll spend the 2023-24 season on a line with either Matthew Tkachuk or Aleksander Barkov, keeping his offensive ceiling high as he looks for a repeat 40-goal performance.
Verhaeghe shocked many in the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 campaign by posting 18 goals and 36 points in 43 games. He continued his hot streak a year ago, finishing with career-best marks in goals (24), assist (31), points (55) and shots on goal (167) in 78 games. As good as Verhaeghe has been, he's not the type of player you want to bet on moving forward from a fantasy perspective. His average ice time dropped by a 1:41 a season ago, all the way down to 16:03 per game, while he managed just three power-play points all year. The Panthers remain loaded up front, but Verhaeghe's margin for error is minuscule given his lack of production with the man advantage. Let someone else take the plunge on draft day.
Verhaeghe broke out to the tune of 18 goals and 36 points in just 43 games last campaign after being entrusted with a top-six role with the Panthers in his age-25 season. The 6-foot-2 pivot should continue to see top-six minutes while also logging time with Florida's second power-play unit in 2021-22, giving him 25-plus goal and 55-plus point upside. Verhaege will make for a high-end complementary forward in the middle rounds of this year's fantasy drafts.
Verhaeghe's first taste of NHL action in 2019-20 saw him record 13 points in 52 games during the regular season with the Lightning. He added another two helpers in eight games during Tampa Bay's run to the Stanley Cup. Verhaeghe then latched on with the Panthers on a two-year contract to shore up their bottom-six. The 25-year-old shouldn't be expected to take a big leap forward in 2020-21 -- roughly 15 to 20 points would be a safe estimate if he can maintain an everyday job. The Panthers aren't as deep as the Lightning, so there should be more playing time available for Verhaeghe if he can find a steady scoring touch, but it's likely not going to be enough for fantasy relevance.
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Rejoins team
CFlorida Panthers
December 4, 2025
Verhaeghe (personal) was on the ice ahead of Thursday's matchup with Nashville, Jameson Olive of the Panthers' official site reports.
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Not playing Tuesday
CFlorida Panthers
Undisclosed
December 2, 2025
Verhaeghe (personal) is not in the Panthers' lineup on Tuesday versus the Maple Leafs, Mark Masters of TSN reports.
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Two-point effort Wednesday
CFlorida Panthers
November 27, 2025
Verhaeghe produced a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Flyers.
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Three points Monday
CFlorida Panthers
November 25, 2025
Verhaeghe had one goal, two assists, a plus-4 rating, two shots on goal and two hits in Monday's 8-3 win over the Predators.
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Two helpers against Canucks
CFlorida Panthers
November 18, 2025
Verhaeghe pocketed two assists, one on the power play, in Monday's 8-5 win over Vancouver.
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Not taking line rushes
CFlorida Panthers
April 10, 2025
Verhaeghe is practicing Thursday but not taking line rushes, Colby Guy of The Palm Beach Post reports.
ANALYSIS
The Panthers are planning on resting up to five players in each of their remaining four games, as their chances of finishing atop of the Atlantic Division are remote. Verhaeghe, who snapped a 13-game goalless drought Tuesday, could be a healthy scratch Thursday versus Detroit. He has 18 goals this season, a huge drop from his previous two campaigns in which he tallied 34 and 42 goals, respectively.
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