Florida Panthers (26-12-4 54P) at Vancouver Canucks (16-16-10 42P)
- WHEN: 10 p.m. ET – LBC GameThread right here at 9:30ish
- WHERE: Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC/
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- ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Florida
- ON THE DIAL: Check local listings – 560, 640, 760, 1210 (AM); 97.7, 107.9 (FM); Official App
- SOCIALLY SPEAKING: #FlaPanthers, #Canucks, #FLAvsVAN, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook page
- ENEMY INTEL: Nucks Misconduct
- SB NATION: Game Hub /
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- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 2 of 2 (1-0)
- ALL-TIME vs VAN: 9W-10L-6T 1OTL 2SOL 68GF 83GA
- ALL-TIME at VAN: 3W-5L-5T 0OTL 1SOL 32GF 39GA
- LAST FIVE vs VAN: 3-1-1 15GF 13GA/
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- PROJECTED STARTERS: Luongo (19-11-3 .931/2.06 3SO), Markstrom (5-5-3 .919/2.48 0SO)
- JAGR WATCH: All-time vs VAN (regular season): 30GP 14G-23A 37P 3GWG
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Vancouver /
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NOTES:
G Roberto Luongo will make the start tonight against his former team, the veteran keeper will be looking to extend his personal winning streak to ten games… F Emerson Etem will make his Canucks debut after being acquired from the New York Rangers on Friday…Aleksander Barkov is Florida’s leading scorer , with 14 points, during the club’s 12-game winning streak…Vancouver will be wrapping up a seven-game homestand tonight, which has seen the middling club post a 3-2-1 record thus far.
NHL.com Preview:
Goalie Jacob Markstrom will make his eighth straight start Monday. He is 4-2-1 with a .927 save percentage in seven starts since Ryan Miller injured his groin Dec. 20 at the Florida Panthers. Miller backed up Markstrom in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightninhg on Saturday. “Jacob is playing well, and I just want to give Miller maybe a little bit more to make sure he’s ready to be on top of his game,” Desjardins told the Canucks website Sunday. (More)
Yahoo.com Preview:
Huberdeau and Jaromir Jagr had Sunday’s goals as the Panthers won in Edmonton despite finishing with 14 shots for their lowest total in three seasons. “It was a grinder-type game and we did what we had to do to win,” center Nick Bjugstad said. “We didn’t necessarily play well, but you’re going to have those games where you don’t feel the greatest but you have to sneak them out.” (More)
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Last game for the Cats: 2-1 win in Edmonton last night. Past five: 5-0-0 15GF 4GA (streak: 12W)
Last game for the Nucks: 3-2 OT loss to visiting Tampa Bay on Saturday. Past five: 2-2-1 9GF 14GA (streak: 1L)
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Monday in the Atlantic Division (Standings / Panthers Playoff Chances):
- BOSTON (21-14-5 47P) at NY Rangers (22-14-5 49P), 7:00 NHLN
- DETROIT (22-13-7 51P) at Los Angeles (26-12-3 55P), 10:30
- Idle: MON (49P), BOS (47P), TBL (46P), TOR (39P)/
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