Panthers (4-3-0) vs Lightning (4-2-0)
- WHEN: 6 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL
- ON THE TUBE: Streaming at www. floridapanthers.com
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #GoBolts, #TBLvsFLA, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Raw Charge
- STARTING GOALIES: Panthers – Sergei Bobrovsky Lightning – Jonas Johansson
- 2022-23 PLAYER STATS: Florida / Tampa Bay
Scouting Report
Two days after getting blanked by the Tampa Bay Lightning in Orlando, the Florida Panthers generated 52 goals on goal to best the Bolts by a 6-3 count at Amalie Arena.
The win raised the Panthers preseason record to 4-3 as Justin Sourdif (1G/1A), Kevin Stenlund (2G), Nick Cousins (1G/1A), Ryan Lomberg (1G/1A), Anton Lundell (2A) and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (2A) produced mulit-point games to power the Cats victory.
Tampa Bay, who got goals from Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos, fell to 4-3 in preseason.
This is the last test for both teams. The Panthers will open the regular season on the road against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday while the Lightning will play host to the Nashville Predators on Tuesday in its opener.
On Friday, the Cats loaned Spencer Knight to the Charlotte Checkers. Forwards Grigori Denisenko, William Lockwood and Alexander True and defenseman Matt Kiersted were placed on waivers. If they clear they will join Knight in Charlotte.
Tonight’s Roster (projected)
Forwards: Aleksander Barkov, Sam Reinhart, Anton Lundell, Evan Rodrigues, Nick Cousins, Matthew Tkachuk, Carter Verhaeghe, Justin Sourdif, Zac Dalpe, Eetu Luostarinen, Kevin Stenlund, Ryan Lomberg
Defensemen: Casey Fitzgerald, Gustav Forsling, Mike Reilly, Dmitry Kulikov, Josh Mahura, Uvis Balinskis
Goalies: Sergei Bobrovsky, Anthony Stolarz
Friday preseason results
- Carolina 4, Nashville 0
- New Jersey 3, New York Islanders 0
- Pittsburgh 7, Buffalo 4
- Edmonton 3, Seattle 1
- Vancouver 3, Calgary 1
Saturday preseason schedule
- Vegas at Los Angeles 4 p.m. (NHL Network)
- Anaheim at Arizona 6 p.m.
- Dallas at Minnesota 6 p.m.
- Columbus at Washington 7 p.m.
- Montreal at Ottawa 7 p.m.
- Toronto at Detroit 7 p.m. (NHL Network)
- Chicago at St. Louis 8 p.m. (NHL Network)