Panthers (15-9-5 35P) vs Lightning (14-11-3 31P)
- WHEN: 7:00 p.m. ET
- WHERE: BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
- ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Florida, SUN Sports
- ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM (D/B), 640 WMEN (PB), 1370 WAXE (TC), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #FlaPanthers, #GoBolts, #TBLvsFLA, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Raw Charge
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 3 of 4 (1-1-0)
- LAST MEETING: @FLA 4, TBL 3 – (Recap) – 10/5/2019
- NEXT MEETING: December 23, 2019
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Bobrovsky (11-6-4 .893/ 3.24 1SO) vs Vasilevskiy (11-8-1 .907/ 2.91 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Tampa Bay/
Scouting Report
A pair of Atlantic Division rivals from the Sunshine State square off with one another on the ice. The Tampa Bay Lightning is on the road as they travel within the state to face the Florida Panthers Tuesday night. Tampa Bay trounced San Jose 7-1 at home Saturday night in their previous contest: they faced the Islanders at home Monday night and dropped a 5-1 decision. Florida beat San Jose 5-1 at home in their last game on Sunday night. The Lightning has won eight of the last 10 meetings but the teams split two match-ups earlier this season. After Tampa Bay prevailed 5-2 at home on October 3, Florida earned a 4-3 win in the most recent meeting, which came at home on October 5.
Full preview at Winners & Whiners
Thursday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances):
- MONTREAL (13-11-6 32P) at Pittsburgh (17-9-4 38P) 7 p.m. ESPN+
- St. Louis (18-7-6 42P) at BUFFALO (14-11-6 34P) 7 p.m NBCSN
- DETROIT (7-21-3 17P) at Winnipeg (18-10-2 38P) 8 p.m
- TORONTO (14-13-4 32P) at Vancouver (15-11-4 34P) 10 p.m./
Idle: BOS (46P), OTT (27P)
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