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Uvis Balinskis News

Florida Panthers
Uvis Balinskis
Age: 30Position: D
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29%
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29%
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Balinskis (undisclosed) is likely to miss the reminder of the 2025-26 season.

A disappointing 2025-26 season for the Panthers, which will result in the two-time Stanley Cup Champions missing the playoffs, has been capped off by a series of injuries. Injuries thrust Uvis Balinskis into a larger role this season, but has been sidelined for three weeks due to an undisclosed injury and is not expected to play again this season. He scored 15 points (5G / 10A) in 54 games this season.

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Balinskis will be a healthy scratch vs. Columbus on Thursday.

Panthers' Head Coach Paul Maurice continues to manage a team battling a myriad of injuries, with Balinskis coming out of the lineup on Thursday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 29-year-old Latvian defenseman is averaging 16:22 time-on-ice and has 15 points (5G / 10A) in 54 games this season.

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Balinskis (lower-body) will draw back into Florida's lineup in New Jersey on Tuesday.

Balinskis did not play in Florida's previous game due to a lower-body injury, but he will return to the lineup on Tuesday against the New Jersey Devils. The 29-year-old defenseman is averaging 16:20 time-on-ice and has 14 points (5G / 9A) in 50 games this season. Donovan Sebrango will be a healthy scratch to accommodate Balinskis' return.

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Florida has signed Uvis Balinskis to a two-year contract extension worth $850,000 AAV.

Balinskis was in and out of the lineup to start the season, but injuries on Florida's blueline have awarded him with a larger role, earning himself a two-year contract extension. The 29-year-old Latvian defenseman has eight pints (1G / 7A) in 36 games this season.

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Balinskis is expected to be a healthy scratch for Game 5 in Carolina on Wednesday.

Balinskis appeared in his first game in 21 days for Florida's Game 4 victory, but is expected to be a healthy scratch for Game 5 as Niko Mikkola returns from injury to the lineup. The 28-year-old has only appeared in five playoff games during Florida's current run, but has a goal and a +4 plus/minus.

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Balinskis will draw back into Florida's lineup for Game 5 in Tampa Bay on Wednesday.

Balinskis played the first two games of Florida's first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, recording a +2 plus/minus and four hits. He exited the lineup when Aaron Ekblad returned from a suspension in Game 3 but will draw back in on Wednesday for Game 5.

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Balinskis is expected to draw back into Florida's lineup on Tuesday in Boston.

With Aaron Ekblad serving the first game of his twenty-game suspension, Balinskis will re-enter the lineup for the first time since March 1st. The 28-year-old Balinskis is averaging 14:51 time-on-ice and has 15 points (4G / 11A) in 58 games this season.

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