Panthers (9-8-1 19P) vs Rangers (13-5 26P)
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- WHEN: 7 p.m. ET – LBC GameThread right here at 6:30ish
- WHERE: Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
- ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Florida, MSG
- ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM, 640 WMEN
- SOCIALS: #FlaPanthers, #NYR, #FLAvsNYR, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Blueshirt Banter
- SB NATION: Game Feature Hub
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 3 (0-0)
- ALL-TIME vs NYR (RS): 33W-42L-6T 3OTL 5SOL 206GF 262GA
- ALL-TIME at NYR (RS): 14W-25L-4T 1OTL 0SOL 96GF 139GA
- LAST FIVE vs NYR (RS): 1-3-1 13GF 17GA
- LAST MEETING: NYR 4, FLA 2 at MSG (Todd’s Recap) – 03/21/2016
- NEXT MEETING: 12/03/2016 in Kanata
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Reimer (2-3-1 .888/3.26 0SO), Lundqvist (9-5-0 .916/2.30 1SO)
- JAGR WATCH: All-time vs NYR (RS): 72GP 29G-59A 88P +13 5GWG
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / New York/
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Scouting Report:
The Rangers won the first three games of a western Canadian road trip with wins in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver before ending it with Friday’s loss in Columbus. The Panthers haven’t beaten the Rangers at MSG since 2013 — a span of five consecutive losses. (Miami Herald)
Scouting Report:
Despite the fact the Rangers have started 13-5-0, are leading the league in scoring and have a plus-32 goal differential, and though that loss in Columbus was just the second defeat in 10 games, it was not easy to accept — especially for (Henrik) Lundqvist. “Everybody knows his competitive nature, everybody knows that when the game is on the line, he’s one of the goaltenders that you definitely want out there,” Vigneault said. “And we’re real happy to have him on our team.” (New York Post)
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Last game for the Cats: 4-1 victory in Ottawa last night. Past five: 3-2-0 (streak: 1W)
Last game for the Rags: 4-2 loss at Columbus on Friday. Past five: 3-2-0 (streak: 1L)
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Sunday in the Atlantic Division (Standings / Panthers Playoff Chances):
- Calgary (7-11-1 15P) at DETROIT (8-9-1 17P), 7:30 NHLN
- Idle: MTL (30P), TBL (25P), BOS (22P), OTW (21P) TOR (19P), BUF (16P) /
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