The Florida Panthers (16-16-4) will touch down in Raleigh to take on the Carolina Hurricanes (23-6-6) tonight at PNC Arena. With the majority of their regulars back in the lineup, the Panthers returned from the holiday break and roared past the Montreal Canadiens by a 7-2 count. Aleksander Barkov notched his fourth career hat trick and added two assists after missing the three previous games to provide a huge spark. The Metropolitan Division-leading Hurricanes are 9-0-1 in their last ten games and their 52 points are second-best in the league behind the Boston Bruins. Carolina blanked the Chicago Blackhawks 3-0 on home ice in their last outing.
- WHEN: 7:30 p.m. ET
- WHERE: PNC Arena – Raleigh, NC
- ON THE TUBE: ESPN+, Hulu
- ON THE DIAL: 96.5 WPOW-FM HD-2 (D/B), 1230 The Gambler (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #LetsGoCanes, #FLAvsCAR, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Canes Country
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 2 of 3 (1-0-0)
- LAST MEETING: @FLA 3, CAR 0 – (Recap) 11/9/2022
- NEXT MEETING: April 13, 2023
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Spencer Knight (8-5-3 .909/2.93 1SO) vs Antti Raanta (8-2-2 .894/2.73 1SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Carolina/
Friday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances):
Idle: BOS (59P), TOR (50P), TBL (45P), DET (37P), BUF (36P), OTT (35P), MTL (33P)
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