The Florida Panthers (22-13-2) will try to find the back of the net again when they take on the New York Rangers (16-18-1) tonight at Amerant Bank Arena.
After getting shut out 4-0 by the Tampa Bay Lightning on home ice a week ago, the Panthers got blanked by the same score by the Montreal Canadiens in a lackluster effort on Saturday afternoon in their first game following the holiday break. Despite boasting one of the best offenses in the league, the Cats have been whitewashed four times in their last eight games. Not good with the Atlantic Division tightening.
In a development that would’ve been unfathomable at the beginning of the season, the struggling Rangers have plunged to the bottom of the Metropolitan Division. The Broadway Blueshirts got thrashed 6-2 by the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday and have lost six of their last seven games.
- WHEN: 7 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Amerant Bank Arena – Sunrise, FL
- ON THE TUBE: Scripps, MSGSN, NHL Network
- ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM (D/B), 1230 The Gambler (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #NYR, #NYRvsFLA, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Blueshirt Banter
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 2 of 3 (1-0)
- LAST MEETING: FLA 3, @NYR 1 (Recap) – 10/24/2024
- NEXT MEETING: April 15, 2025
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Florida: Bobrovsky (16-7-1 .895 / 2.80 1SO) New York: Shesterkin (11-14-1 .908 / 3.06 1SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / New York
Monday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances)
Idle: TOR (46P), BOS (44P), TBL (42P), OTT (40P), MON (35P), DET (32P), BUF (32P)