- WHO: Florida Panthers (24-17-11 59P) vs Minnesota Wild (26-20-7 59P)
- WHEN: 8:00 p.m. ET – LBC GameThread right here at 7:30ish
- WHERE: Xcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, MN
- WHERE TO WATCH: Fox Sports Florida, FS-N, FS-WI
- WHERE TO LISTEN: WQAM 560
- ENEMY INTEL: Hockey Wilderness
- OPPONENT BREAKDOWN: Kevin looks at the Wild
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 2 of 2 (0-1)
- ALL-TIME VS MIN: 4W-9L-1T 1OTL 1SOL 27GF 48GA
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Minnesota
- TWITTER TAGS: #FlaPanthers, #MNWild, #FLAvsMIN
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Last game for the Cats: 6-2 victory over visiting Anaheim on Sunday
Past five: 3-0-1 15GF 9GA (streak: 1W)
Last game for the Wild: 2-1 OT loss in Winnipeg Sunday
Past five: 4-0-1 14GF 7GA (streak: 1L)
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NHL Preview:
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Eastern Wildcard Race on Thursday (full standings / playoff chances):
- NY RANGERS (7th/67P/52GP) at Colorado (55P), 9 p.m. ET
- Idle: WSH (6th/68P/55GP), BOS (8th/63P/54GP), PHI (10th/55P/54GP)/
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Panthers, SoFla Media & Loyal Opposition on the Tweets
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