GameThread: Florida Panthers at San Jose Sharks

Panthers (5-4-1 9P) at Sharks (3-8-1 7P)

FLA in Season Series: Game 1 of 2 - LBC Caterwaul

PLAYER STATS: Florida / San Jose

Where: SAP Center, San Jose, CA

When: 10:30 p.m. ET

Watch: ESPN+, Hulu

Listen: Panthers Radio Network

Enemy Intel: Fear The Fin

Socials: #TimeToHunt, #SJSharks, #FLAvsSJS, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook

Expected starters: Florida: Bobrovsky (2-3-1 3.06) / San Jose: Reimer (2-5-0 2.77)

Thursday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances):

• Carolina (6-2-1 13P) at TAMPA BAY (6-4-0 12P) 7 p.m.
• Vegas (9-2-0 18P) at OTTAWA (4-5-0 8P) 7 p.m.
• Washington (5-4-2 12P) at DETROIT (4-3-2 10P) 7 p.m.
• BOSTON (9-1-0 18P) at NY Rangers (6-3-2 14P) 7:30 p.m.
• MONTREAL (5-5-0 10P) at Winnipeg (5-3-1 11P) 8 p.m./

Idle: BUF (14P), TOR (12P)