The Florida Panthers will enjoy the friendly confines of the newly-named Amerant Bank Arena for the first time this season as they open a four-game homestand tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Florida held off the New Jersey Devils to post a 4-3 win in the final game of a three-road trip that also saw stops in St. Paul and Winnipeg.
Toronto filled the net in its first two games, beating the Ottawa Senators 6-5 in a shootout and the Minnesota Wild by a 7-4 count. Auston Matthews notched hat tricks in each of the wins. The Maple Leafs finished the three-game homestand with a disappointing 4-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Panthers (1-2-0 2P) vs Maple Leafs (2-1-0 4P)
- WHEN: 7:00 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Amerant Bank Arena – Sunrise, FL
- ON THE TUBE: Bally Sports Florida
- ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM (D/B), 1230 The Gambler (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #LeafsForever, #TORvsFLA, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Bay St. Blues
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 4
- LAST MEETING: TOR 2, @FLA 1 (OT) – (Recap) 4/10/2023
- NEXT MEETING: November 28, 2023
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Florida: Bobrovsky (1-2-0 .888 / 3.42 0SO) Toronto: Samsonov (2-0-0 .839 / 4.42 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Toronto
Thursday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances)
- Calgary (1-1-1 3P) at BUFFALO (1-2-0 2P) 7 p.m.
- Vancouver (2-1-0 4P) at TAMPA BAY (1-2-1 3P) 7 p.m.
- BOSTON (2-0-0 4P) at San Jose (0-2-1 4P) 10:30 p.m.
Idle: OTT (6P), DET (6P), MTL (3P)