The Florida Panthers (5-4-1) return to Sunrise to meet the Columbus Blue Jackets (4-5-2) tonight at Amerant Bank Arena. A dreadful first period cost the Cats big time in a 5-2 loss to Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. That defeat ended a three-game road trip (1-1-1) through Original Six cities on a sour note and sent the Panthers tumbling back to seventh place in the Atlantic Division.
The Blue Jackets got goalied by Charlie Lindgren in a 2-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. Like the Panthers, Columbus finds itself in seventh place place after dropping five of their last six games (1-3-2). The one win in that span was a 4-2 decision over the Tampa Bay Lightning, so the Panthers can’t take the Blue Jackets lightly.
- WHEN: 7:00 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Amerant Bank Arena – Sunrise, FL
- ON THE TUBE: Bally Sports Florida, Bally Sports Ohio
- ON THE DIAL: 96.5 WPOW-FM HD-2 (D/B), 1230 The Gambler (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #CBJ, #CBJvsFLA, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: The Cannon
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 3
- LAST MEETING: @FLA 7, CBJ 0 – (Recap) 4/1/2023
- NEXT MEETING: December 10, 2023
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Florida: Bobrovsky (4-3-1 .913 / 2.51 1SO) Columbus: Merzlikins (3-3-2 .905 / 2.86 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Columbus
Monday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances)
- TAMPA BAY (5-3-3 13P) at TORONTO (5-4-2 12P) 7 p.m. (NHL Network)
- BOSTON (9-1-1 19P) at Dallas (7-2-1 13P) 8 p.m.
Idle: DET (15P), MON (12P), BUF (12P), OTT (8P)