The Florida Panthers (14-8-2) will try to halt a three-game losing streak on home ice when they do battle with the Dallas Stars (14-6-3) tonight at Amerant Bank Arena. Florida closed out November on the good foot by picking up five out of a possible six points in a three-game road trip through Canada that included stops in Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal, but were beaten 4-3 by the opportunistic New York Islanders on Saturday, despite carrying the majority of the play outshooting them by a wide 45-27 margin. The loss cost the Panthers second place in the Atlantic Division as they were passed by the Detroit Red Wings last night.
After romping to an 8-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Dallas on Saturday afternoon, the Stars opened up a three-game road trip by getting blanked by Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Bolts 4-0 in the rematch at Amalie Arena on Tuesday. Ageless wonder Joe Pavelski leads Dallas in goals (11) and points (24). Jason Robertson comes in hot, collecting points in 13 of the last 16 games.
- WHEN: 7:00 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Amerant Bank Arena – Sunrise, FL
- ON THE TUBE: TNT, MAX (streaming)
- ON THE DIAL: 790 Radio Libre (D/B), 1230 The Gambler (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #TexasHockey, #DALvsFLA, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Defending Big D
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 2
- LAST MEETING: @DAL 5, FLA 1 – (Recap) 1/8/2023
- NEXT MEETING: March 12, 2024
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Florida: Bobrovsky (11-6-1 .912 / 2.41 2SO) Dallas: Oettinger (10-5-2 .915 / 2.53 1SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Dallas
Wednesday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances)
- Pittsburgh (11-10-3 25P) at TAMPA BAY (11-10-5 27P) 7 p.m. (NHL Network)
Idle: BOS (37P), DET (31P), TOR (28P), MTL (25P), BUF (22P), OTT (20P)