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LBC GameDay Caterwaul: Panthers at Sabres

Game 40: On the road, on the hunt for ten

Florida Panthers (23-12-4 50P) at Buffalo Sabres (15-20-4 34P)

  • WHEN: 7:00 p.m. ET - LBC GameThread right here at 6:30ish
  • WHERE: First Niagara Center - Buffalo, NY/

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  • FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 3 of 4 (1-1-0)
  • ALL-TIME vs BUF: 36W-39L-4T 5OTL 2SOL 208GF 242GA
  • ALL-TIME at BUF: 15W-21L-3T 4OTL 0SOL 92GF 122GA
  • LAST FIVE vs BUF: 3-1-1 15GF 12GA/

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  • PROJECTED STARTERS: Luongo (17-11-3 .929/2.09 3SO), Ullmark (5-9-2 .914/2.56 0SO)
  • JAGR WATCH: All-time vs BUF (regular season): 85GP 44G-58A 102P 4GWG
  • PLAYER STATS: Florida / Buffalo /

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NOTES:

Panthers G Roberto Luongo has posted a shutout in his last three starts, two with the Cats - one with the Canucks, at First Niagara Center. F Dave Bolland was left at home and is not expected back until after the All-Star break. The Cats 10-6-2 record on the road is the 9th best in the league. Rookie Connor Brickley was returned to the Portland Pirates to get more playing time. Buffalo enters the tilt on a four-game losing streak, with three of those losses coming on home ice. The Sabres have dropped 16 of 23 since beating the Panthers on November 12 at the BB&T Center. Rookie F Jack Eichel is on hot streak with 11 points (4G/7A) over the last 7 games.

NHL.com Preview:

Fourth-line left wing Nicolas Deslauriers will miss 3-5 weeks with a lower-body injury sustained in a 4-3 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, coach Dan Bylsma told the Sabres website. "I think he's been our most physical guy the last 10 games," Bylsma said. "Marcus [Foligno] getting back in there has offered that as well, but Nic's been a pretty annoying guy with those 10 minutes in being physical and being hard. We saw it be a factor in a number of our games … It's something we're going to miss." Forward Tyler Ennis (upper body) is week-to-week after being hit into the boards in a game against the Washington Capitals last Wednesday. (More)

Yahoo.com Preview:

Florida is the surprise leader in the Atlantic Division, thanks to a 15-3-0 stretch that includes team records for the longest overall (nine) and home (seven) winning streaks after beating Minnesota 2-1 on Sunday. The Panthers are aiming for the longest overall run in the NHL since Boston won 12 straight March 2-22, 2014. Florida's streak started with a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders on Dec. 15, going on to win the last three of a four-game trip. (More)

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Last game for the Cats: 2-1 regulation victory over Minnesota Sunday. Past five: 5-0-0 13GF 5GA (streak: 9W)

Last game for the Sabres: 4-3 regulation loss vs Detroit on Saturday. Past five: 1-4-0 12GF 16GA (streak: 4L)

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Sunday in the Atlantic Division (Standings / Panthers Playoff Chances):

  • Washington (28-7-3 59P) at BOSTON (28-13-4 44P), 7:00
  • MONTREAL (22-15-3 47P) at Philadelphia (15-15-7 37P), 7:30 NBCSN
  • TAMPA BAY (19-16-4 42P) at Calgary (18-18-2 38P), 9:00
  • Idle: DET (47P) OTT (42P), TOR (37P)/

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