Florida Panthers (15-12-4 34P) at New Jersey Devils (16-11-4 36P)
- WHEN: 7:00 p.m. ET – LBC GameThread right here at 6:30ish
- WHERE: Prudential Center – Newark, NJ/
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- ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Florida, MSG+
- ON THE DIAL: 560, 640, 760, 1210 (AM); 97.7, 107.9 (FM); Official App (iOS, Android)
- SOCIALLY SPEAKING: #FlaPanthers, #NJDevils, #FLAvsNJD, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook page
- ENEMY INTEL: In Lou We Trust All About The Jersey
- SB NATION: Game Hub /
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- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 2 of 3 (0-1)
- ALL-TIME vs NJD: 28W-45L-7T 5OTL 2SOL 188GF 251GA
- ALL-TIME at NJD: 11W-27L-3T 3OTL 0SOL 86GF 140GA
- LAST FIVE vs NJD: 1-4-0 10GF 20GA/
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- PROJECTED STARTERS: Montoya (4-1-1 .929/1.91 0SO), Schneider (14-8-4 .927/2.09 2SO)
- JAGR WATCH: All-time vs NJD (reg season): 101GP 36G-57A 93P 8GWG
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / New Jersey /
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- NOTES: Per the Sun-Sentinel Wednesday, F Nick Bjugstad (migraines), Derek MacKenzie (knee) & D Steven Kampfer (knee), Alex Petrovic (ankle) are ruled out for tonight’s match. Further, the Miami Herald says F Jaromir Jagr (flu) will return. The Devils will be seeking their first back-to-back wins since mid-November. The Cats have lost eight in a row, including the playoffs, in the Garden State.
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NHL.com Preview:
Cory Schneider made 34 saves, including a penalty shot, to help the New Jersey Devils to a 4-2 win against the Florida Panthers at Prudential Center on Dec. 6. Lee Stempniak, Kyle Palmieri, Adam Henrique and Mike Cammalleri scored for the Devils, who ended a four-game home losing streak and Florida’s five-game win streak. Aaron Ekblad and Jonathan Huberdeau scored for the Panthers and Jaromir Jagr had two assists. (More)
Yahoo.com Preview:
The Panthers won for the sixth time in their last eight road games despite also missing two other forwards. Nick Bjugstad is on injured reserve with an upper-body injury, and Derek MacKenzie will miss at least the Panthers’ next two with a lower-body issue. (More)
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Last game for the Cats: 5-1 victory in Brooklyn Tuesday. Past five: 2-3-0 14GF 13GA (streak: 1W)
Last game for the Diablos: 2-0 win over the Sabres in Buffalo Tuesday. Past five: 3-1-1 11GF 11GA (streak: 1W)
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Thursday in the Atlantic Division (Standings / Panthers Playoff Chances):
- Anaheim (11-13-5 27P) at BUFFALO (13-16-3 29P), 7:00
- San Jose (15-14-1 31P) at TORONTO (10-13-6 26P), 7:30
- Los Angeles (19-9-2 40P) at MONTREAL (20-9-3 43P), 7:30
- Idle: BOS (38P), DET (38P), OTT (37P), TBL (35P)/
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NHL Live’s interview with Aaron Ekblad
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Panthers, SoFla Media & Loyal Opposition on the Tweets
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