Panthers (8-8-1 17P) vs Senators (10-6-1 21P)
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- WHEN: 7 p.m. ET – LBC GameThread right here at 6:30ish
- WHERE: Canadian Tire Centre – Kanata, ON
- ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Florida, SN1, RSN
- ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM, 640 WMEN
- SOCIALS: #FlaPanthers, #Sens, #FLAvsOTW, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Silver Seven
- SB NATION: Game Feature Hub
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 4 (0-0)
- ALL-TIME vs OTW (RS): 35W-46L-3T 4OTL 0SOL 236GF 273GA
- ALL-TIME at OTW (RS): 17W-21L-2T 3OTL 0SOL 108GF 133GA
- LAST FIVE vs OTW (RS): 3-2-0 14GF 12GA
- LAST MEETING: OTW 3, FLA 1 at the CTC (Todd’s Recap) – 04/07/2016
- NEXT MEETING: 12/03/2016 in Kanata
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Luongo (6-5-0 .916/2.36 0SO), Anderson (8-3-1 .934/2.12 2SO)
- JAGR WATCH: All-time vs OTW (RS): 74GP 43G-44A 87P +16 11GWG
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Ottawa/
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Yahoo! Sports Preview:
Two teams that should be in foul moods will take their frustrations out on each other Saturday night at Canadian Tire Centre. The Ottawa Senators suffered their worst defeat of the season when they fell 5-1 to the Nashville Predators on home ice Thursday. Four hours away on the same night, the Florida Panthers were also taking their worst beating when they lost 6-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs. “We didn’t compete hard enough and Toronto put it to us pretty good,” said coach Gerard Gallant after the third stop in a four-game road trip for the Panthers. “There was nothing good about our game tonight. A lot of guys didn’t play good hockey at all. … There was no compete, not battle level.” (more)
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Last game for the Cats: 6-1 loss at Toronto Thursday. Past five: 3-2-0 (streak: 1L)
Last game for the Sens: 5-1 defeat in Kanata vs Nashville Thursday. Past five: 3-1-1 (streak: 1L)
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Saturday in the Atlantic Division (Standings / Panthers Playoff Chances):
- TAMPA BAY (11-6-1 23P) at Philadelphia (8-7-3 19P), 1:00
- Winnipeg (9-8-2 20P) at BOSTON (10-7-0 20P), 7:00
- Pittsburgh (11-4-2 24P) at BUFFALO (5-8-4 14P), 7:00
- TORONTO (8-6-3 19P) at MONTREAL (13-3-2 28P), 7:00
- Idle: DET (17P)/
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