GameDay Caterwaul: Florida Panthers vs New York Islanders

Panthers (15-10-5 35P) at Islanders (20-7-2 42P)

• WHEN: 7:00 p.m. ET
• WHERE: BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
• ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Florida, MSG+
• ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM (D/B), 640 WMEN (PB), 1370 WAXE (TC), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
• SOCIALS: #FlaPanthers, #Isles, #NYIvsFLA, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
• ENEMY INTEL: Lighthouse Hockey
• FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 3 of 3 (0-1-1)
• LAST MEETING: @NYI 2, FLA 1 - (Recap) - 11/9/2019
• NEXT MEETING: Playoffs or 2020-21 season
• PROJECTED STARTERS: Bobrovsky (11-7-4 .898/ 3.19 1SO) vs Greiss (10-4-0 .930/ 2.24 0SO)
• PLAYER STATS: Florida / New York /

Scouting Report

It’s a battle of teams in the playoff picture of the Eastern Conference on the ice in the Sunshine State. The New York Islanders are on the road as they battle the Florida Panthers Thursday night. New York drubbed Tampa Bay 5-1 on the road Monday night in their previous game. Florida was upended 2-1 at the hands of Tampa Bay at home on Tuesday night in their last game. The teams have split the last ten meeting with the Islanders claiming the last three. That includes two wins this season with a 2-1 home victory coming in the most recent match-up on November 9.

Full preview at Winners and Whiners

Thursday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances):

• Nashville (14-10-5 33P) at BUFFALO (15-11-6 36P) 7 p.m.
• BOSTON (20-6-6 46P) at TAMPA BAY (15-11-3 33P) 7 p.m.
• Winnipeg (19-10-2 40P) at DETROIT (7-22-3 17P) 7:30 p.m.
• TORONTO (15-13-4 34P) at Calgary (17-12-4 38P) 9 p.m. /

Idle: MON (36P), OTT (28P)

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