Florida Panthers (38-22-9 85P) vs Montreal Canadiens (32-31-6 70P)
- WHEN: 7:30 p.m. ET – LBC GameThread right here at 7:00ish
- WHERE: Bell Centre – Montreal, QC/
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- ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Florida
- ON THE DIAL: 560 AM, 640 AM; Official App
- SOCIALS: #FlaPanthers, #Habs, #FLAvsMTL @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Eyes On The Prize
- SB NATION: Game Hub/
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- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 2 of 4 (1-0-0)
- ALL-TIME vs MTL: 38W-30L-6T 7OTL 3SOL 204GF 217GA
- ALl-TIME at MTL: 18W-13L-3T 4OTL 2SOL 88GF 101GA
- LAST FIVE vs MTL: 2-2-1 11GF 13GA
- LAST GAME vs MTL FLA 3 vs MTL 1 (Todd’s Recap) – 12/29/2015/
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- PROJECTED STARTERS: Montoya (9-5-3 2.10/.922 0SO), Bernier (9–6 2.58/.905 0SO)
- JAGR WATCH: All-time vs MTL (regular season): 80GP 42G-47A 89P 10GWG
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Montreal /
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NHL.com Preview:
P.K. Subban will not play against Florida nor against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday in the second game of a back-to-back. Subban has yet to practice since injuring his neck last Thursday. He is day-to-day, as is forward Lars Eller (flu), who practiced Monday but will not be ready to return Tuesday. They are among 11 players who were out of the lineup because of injury or illness in Montreal’s 4-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. The Canadiens are excited about the opportunity to play against Jagr. “He’s a legend in the league,” rookie Mike McCarron told the Montreal Gazette. “It will be my first time … it will be exciting.” (More)
Yahoo.com Preview:
With a chance to regain first place in the Atlantic, Florida allowed three unanswered goals in the final 7:10 to end up with a 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Monday. After owning an 18-11 shot advantage while dominating the first two periods, the Panthers were outshot 17-7 in the pivotal third. “We let them skate in the third period,” coach Gerard Gallant said. “We backed off too much. They took it to us. The first goal killed us. You lose a game like that (and) you’re going to be (upset).” (More)
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Last game for the Cats: 3-2 loss to Islanders in Brooklyn. Past five: 2-2-1 18GF 19GA (streak: 1L)
Last game for the Leafs: 4-1 loss to Minnesota on Saturday. Past five: 2-3 12GF 16GA (streak: 1L)
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Tuesday in the Atlantic Division (Standings / Panthers Playoff Chances):
- DETROIT (34-24-11 79P) at Philadelphia (32-23-12 76P), 7:30 NBCSN
- TAMPA BAY (40-24-5 85P) at TORONTO (23-34-11 57P), 7:30
- Minnesota (32-27-10 74P) at OTTAWA (32-30-8 72P), 7:30
- BOSTON (39-23-8 86P) at San Jose (38-24-6 82P), 10:00 NBCSN
- Idle: BUF (70GP/65P)/
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