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Gameday 14: Florida Panthers vs Nashville Predators

Graphic design: Francisco Oporta

The Florida Panthers (9-3-1) host the Nashville Predators (4-8-1) this evening in their first game back at the friendly confines of Amerant Bank Arena since October 22.

Finally boasting a roster at full-strength, the Panthers posted back-to-back victories over the Dallas Stars at Nokia Arena in Tampere in the 2024 NHL Global Series Finland this past weekend to extend their winning streak to five games. Sam Reinhart (3G/2A) and Aleksander Barkov (1G/4A) each collected five points on the overseas trip and the battery of Sergei Bobrovsky and Spencer Knight provided soild goalkeeping.

The Predators, who underwent some sweeping changes during the offseason, have lost four of their last five games. They were limited to 16 shots on goal and blanked 3-0 on home ice by the Los Angeles Kings on Monday and then fell last night to the Washington Capitals by a 3-2 margin. Filip Forsberg leads the team in goals (6) and is tied with Ryan O’Reilly with points (10) while newcomers Steven Stamkos (3G/3A) and Jonathan Marchessault (2G/5A) have struggled to find the back of the net.

  • WHEN: 7 p.m. ET
  • WHERE: Amerant Bank Arena – Sunrise, FL
  • ON THE TUBE: Scripps, FDSNSO
  • ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM (D/B), 1230 The Gambler (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
  • SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #Preds, #NSHvsFLA, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
  • ENEMY INTEL: On The Forecheck
  • FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 2
  • LAST MEETING: NSH 3, @FLA 0 (Recap) – 3/21/2024
  • NEXT MEETING: February 25, 2025
  • PROJECTED STARTERS: Florida: Bobrovsky (6-2-1 .892 / 3.08 0SO) Nashville: Wedgewood (1-1-0 .854 / 3.54 0SO)
  • PLAYER STATS: Florida / Nashville

Thursday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances)

  • Calgary (7-5-1 15P) at BOSTON (6-7-1 13P) 7 p.m.
  • New York Islanders (5-6-2 12P) at OTTAWA (6-6-0 12P) 7 p.m.
  • MONTREAL (4-7-2 10P) at New Jersey (8-5-2 18P) 7 p.m.
  • BUFFALO (5-7-1 11P) at New York Rangers (8-2-1 17P) 7 p.m.
  • Philadelphia (4-8-1 9P) at TAMPA BAY (7-6-0 14P) 7 p.m.

Idle: TOR (16P), DET (13P)

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