Jones (upper body) is week-to-week, per George Richards of Florida Hockey Now on Monday.
The Panthers hope Jones will return before the Olympic break, but an exact timeline for his recovery remains unclear. Jones sat out Sunday's 2-1 win over Colorado after getting injured in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Rangers at the Winter Classic. He has accumulated six goals, 24 points, 78 shots on net, 47 blocked shots and 38 hits across 40 appearances this season. Due to Jones' absence, Uvis Balinskis moved into a top-four role in Sunday's contest, while Donovan Sebrango logged time on the third pairing.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: Not expected to play
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Jones (upper body) isn't expected to play against Colorado on Sunday, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports.
Jones is day-to-day and will miss at least one game after being injured in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Rangers at the Winter Classic. He has collected six goals, 24 points, 78 shots on net, 47 blocked shots and 38 hits across 40 appearances this season. Jones will be replaced in Sunday's lineup against the Avalanche by Donovan Sebrango or Tobias Bjornfot.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: Sustains upper-body injury
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Jones (upper body) won't finish Friday's Winter Classic versus the Rangers.
Jones sustained the injury early in the first period and was ruled out during the middle frame. The 31-year-old defenseman can be considered day-to-day until more information is available. If Jones misses time, Donovan Sebrango is likely to get back into the lineup, while Jeff Petry would get a boost in power-play usage.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: Two helpers against Caps
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Jones picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Monday's 5-3 win over Washington.
The veteran blueliner had a hand in tallies by Sam Reinhart in the first period and Brad Marchand in the third. Jones has been humming along in December, delivering three goals and 10 points over the last 12 games, including four points (two goals, two assists) with the man advantage.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: Strikes on power play
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Jones scored a power-play goal on four shots, added four hits and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Hurricanes.
Jones has racked up eight points, including three on the power play, over his last 10 contests. His steady all-around work on the back end has been a big part of the Panthers' recent success -- they've won eight of those 10 games. For the year, Jones is at six goals, 21 points (11 on the power play), 71 shots on net, 42 blocked shots, 37 hits and a plus-2 rating through 36 appearances in a top-four role.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: Tallies in Sunday's win
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Jones scored a goal on two shots in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Islanders.
Jones has three points over his last two outings following his recent four-game drought. The 31-year-old defenseman should continue to be a steady producer both on offense and in non-scoring areas in a top-four role for the Panthers. He's at five goals, 16 points, 52 shots on net, 29 hits, 32 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating over 28 appearances this season.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: Earns two points Saturday
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Jones scored a power-play goal on five shots, added an assist, logged two hits and went plus-3 in Saturday's 7-6 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.
Jones ended his four-game point drought with the effort. The 31-year-old's pair of points came as part of the Panthers' three-goal rally over a span of five minutes in the second period. The defenseman is up to four goals, 11 helpers, 50 shots on net, 28 hits, 31 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating over 27 appearances. Jones continues to see significant usage in the top four and on the first power-play unit.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: Pots two power-play tallies
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Jones scored two power-play goals on five shots while adding three blocked shots and one hit in Monday's 8-5 win over the Canucks.
The veteran blueliner slotted home Florida's second and seventh goals in a wild back-and-forth contest. Jones has three goals on the season, all on the power play and all three coming in the last three games, and he's supplemented his 11 points in 19 contests with 34 shots on net, 23 blocked shots, 23 hits and a minus-3 rating.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: Three points in last two games
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Jones had a goal and an assist in a 6-3 win over Washington on Thursday.
The goal was his first of the season. Jones has three points in his last two games. Fantasy managers who drafted him with the thought he'd immediately return to the mid-50 point range are undoubtably disappointed, but Jones is still on a 40-point pace.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: Two power-play apples in loss
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Jones picked up two assists in a 5-3 win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Both of Jones' assists were delivered on the power play. Jones has five assists, three of which have come with the man advantage, in nine contests this season. The three-time double-digit goal scorer is still waiting on his first snipe of 2025-26.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: Produces two helpers
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Jones recorded two assists and two shots on goal in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Senators.
Jones helped out on goals by Brad Marchand and Aaron Ekblad (on the power play) in this contest. These were Jones' first points of 2025-26, to go with five shots on net, two hits, two blocked shots and a minus-1 rating. The 31-year-old defenseman is in a top-four role with ample power-play time, and he has the potential to put up strong offense with good category coverage for fantasy managers. However, expectations should be tempered -- he hasn't topped the 40-point mark since 2021-22, when he had 51 points in 78 outings for the Blackhawks.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: One of each in Game 2 win
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Jones scored a goal on two shots, served an assist, logged two hits, blocked two shots, added two PIM and went plus-3 in Friday's 5-4 double-overtime win over the Oilers in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Jones tied the game at 2-2 with his goal in the first period, and he also helped out on a Dmitry Kulikov tally in the second. The 30-year-old Jones had been limited to just one assist over the previous six games. The defenseman hasn't made a huge impact on offense, but he's taking care of his own zone this postseason, earning nine points, a plus-13 rating, 26 shots on net, 42 hits, 27 blocked shots and eight PIM across 19 appearances.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: One of each in win
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Jones scored a goal on four shots, added an assist, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Sunday's 6-1 win over the Maple Leafs in Game 7.
Jones opened the scoring at 3:15 of the second period, and he added a helper on a Jonah Gadjovich tally later in the frame. This performance ended a four-game slump for Jones. The 30-year-old defenseman has been steady this postseason with three goals, three assists, 17 shots on net, 28 hits, 15 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating over 12 outings. He's playing massive defensive minutes, though he still has some scoring upside as a supporting scorer.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: Scores game-winner Monday
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Jones scored a goal in Monday's 4-2 win over the Lightning in Game 4.
Jones' tally came 11 seconds after Aaron Ekblad tied the game, allowing the Panthers to quickly flip this game in their favor. The 30-year-old Jones hasn't been a huge factor on offense yet in the playoffs. He has two points, five shots on net, nine hits, seven blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over four postseason contests. He remains in a top-four role and could see extra usage if Ekblad receives a suspension for elbowing Brandon Hagel in Monday's game, a play that went unpenalized on the ice.
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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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Panthers' Seth Jones: On modest three-game point streak
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Jones notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal and five hits in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Jones has a goal and two power-play assists during his three-game point streak. The 30-year-old defenseman continues to look comfortable in a workhorse role on a contender after doing just okay with similar usage in Chicago earlier in the season. He's up to six points in 14 outings with the Panthers and a total of 33 points, 113 shots on net, 90 hits, 98 blocked shots and a minus-23 rating over 56 appearances this season.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: Nets goal Saturday
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Jones tallied a goal, fired two shots on net and dished out two hits in Saturday's 6-3 loss to Washington.
After the Capitals took an early 2-1 lead, Jones responded with his first goal for the Panthers less than two minutes later. The 30-year-old blueliner is up to eight goals, 30 points and 102 shots on net in 51 appearances this season. Since Aaron Ekblad's 20-game suspension began, Jones has been averaging 26:42 TOI, which is roughly four and a half minutes more than he saw in his first three contests with the team. He has also been quarterbacking Florida's top power-play unit and has two power-play assists in his past six games. Jones' prominent usage should help him provide plenty of value for the fantasy playoffs.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: Secures power-play helper
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Jones logged a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 1-0 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.
Jones has earned two assists over eight contests as a Panther. He's immediately returned to his workhorse ways from his time as a Blackhawk, as the Panthers are without Aaron Ekblad (suspension) until the third game of the postseason, leaving Jones to pick up the slack. For the season, the 30-year-old defenseman has 29 points (17 on the power play), 99 shots on net, 76 hits, 95 blocked shots and a minus-22 rating over 50 appearances.
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Panthers' Seth Jones: Florida-bound in trade
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Jones and a 2026 fourth-round pick were traded to the Panthers from the Blackhawks on Saturday in exchange for Spencer Knight and a conditional 2026 first-round pick.
Per PuckPedia, the Blackhawks will use up their last salary retention spot for the season by retaining $2.5 million of Jones' $9.5 million cap hit. He is under contract for five more years after this one, so this is far more than just a rental for the Panthers. The good news is the Panthers will get a minutes-munching blueliner who can quarterback a power play. Jones should also benefit significantly from going to a Stanley Cup contender after playing for one of the worst teams in the league, so consider his fantasy stock on the rise. Jones is likely to be available to play Monday versus the Lightning.
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Blackhawks' Seth Jones: Nets lone goal on power play
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Jones scored a power-play goal on two shots, added five hits and blocked four shots in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to Utah.
Jones opened the scoring at 13:34 of the first period, but the Blackhawks' offense couldn't get the better of Karel Vejmelka again. The 30-year-old Jones has three points over seven games in February, and all of that offense has come on the power play. The defenseman is open to being traded, but he carries a $9.5 million cap hit for five years after this one, which is likely to be a big obstacle to getting any deal done. Don't expect a deal to happen -- Jones is likely to continue playing on the Blackhawks' top pairing and first power-play unit. He's at 27 points (15 on the power play), 78 shots on net, 83 blocked shots, 61 hits and a minus-16 rating through 41 appearances this season.
