Panthers (32-23-6 70P) at Golden Knights (32-22-8 72P)
- WHEN: 10:00 p.m. ET
- WHERE: T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, NV
- ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Florida, ATTSN – Rocky Mountain
- ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM (D/B), 850 WFTL (PB), 1370 WAXE (TC), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #FlaPanthers, #VegasBorn, #FLAvsVGK, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Knights On Ice
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 2 of 2 (0-1-0)
- LAST MEETING: VGK 7, @FLA 2 (Recap) – 2/6/2020
- NEXT MEETING: Stanley Cup of 2020-21 season
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Bobrovsky (22-18-5 .898/ 3.29 1SO) vs Fleury (24-14-5 .906/ 2.79 4SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Vegas/
Scouting Report
The Florida Panthers (32-23-6) went 2-1-0 in California on their current five-date excursion after ending a two-game winning run with a 5-4 defeat to the Los Angeles Kings at Staples Center on Thursday. Aleksander Barkov (20 goals, 60 points this year) scored twice. Jonathan Huberdeau (22 goals, 76 points) banked a snipe and three assists, while Mike Hoffman (49 points) picked up his 23rd strike of the season, as the Cats have now gone 4-7-1 in their past 12 contests after winning six outings in a row prior. They are 16-11-4 when playing on the road so far this season.
The Vegas Golden Knights (32-22-8) extended their winning run to four outings after beating the red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning with a score of 5-3 at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday. Alec Martinez (2 goals, 10 points this year), who joined Vegas in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday, banked a snipe and an assist on his Golden Knights debut, with Mark Stone (21 goals, 59 points) and Max Pacioretty (28 goals, 58 points) also collecting a marker and a helper. Vegas has now gone 8-3-2 in its last 13 fixtures after posting a four-game losing skid prior (0-4-0). The team is 18-10-4 when skating on home ice.
Full preview at Winner & Whiners
Saturday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances):
- BUFFALO (27-25-8 62P) at Pittsburgh (37-16-6 80P) 1 p.m.
- Carolina (34-22-4 72P) at TORONTO (32-22-8 72P) 7 p.m. ESPN+
- MONTREAL (28-27-8 64P) at OTTAWA (21-29-11 53P) 7 p.m.
- TAMPA BAY (40-16-5 85P) at Arizona (30-26-8 68P) 8 p.m.
- BOSTON (39-11-2 80P) at Vancouver (32-22-6 70P)/
Idle: DET (34P)
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