Panthers (13-13-4 30P) vs Jets (13-16-3 29P)
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- WHEN: 8:00 p.m. ET – LBC GameThread right here at 7:30ish
- WHERE: MTS Centre – Winnipeg, MB
- ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Florida, TSN3
- ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM, 640 WMEN
- SOCIALS: #FlaPanthers, #NHLJets, #FLAvsWPG, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Arctic Ice Hockey, Illegal Curve
- SB NATION: Game Feature Hub
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 2 (0-0)
- ALL-TIME vs WPG/ATL (RS): 35W-33L-5T 8OTL 4SOL 232GF 270GA
- ALL-TIME at WPG/ATL (RS): 14W-18L-4T 5OTL 1SOL 113GF 149GA
- LAST FIVE vs WPG/ATL (RS): 3-2-0 14GF 18GA
- LAST MEETING: FLA 3 at WPG 2 (REG); (Todd’s Recap) – 03/01/2016
- NEXT MEETING: Wednesday 01/04/2017 at Sunrise
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Luongo (10-9-2 .918/2.39 0SO), Hellebuyck (10-10-1 .907/2.74 2SO)
- TALE OF THE TAPE via Left Wing Lock
- JAGR WATCH: All-time vs WPG/ATL (RS): 45GP 25G-31A 56P +8 3GWG
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Winnipeg/
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Scouting Report:
The Florida Panthers come to town riding a four-game losing streak — although they earned two single points in a pair of overtime losses — while the Winnipeg Jets are in the midst of their own four-game skid, albeit with one overtime loss point.
The Floridians are 2-3-3 since firing Gerard Gallant as head coach, including a 5-1 debacle to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. With interim coach Tom Rowe behind the bench, the Panthers have been outscored 24-14, despite outshooting their opponents most nights.
They sit with the worst power play in the league — an anemic 12.6 percent — trailing the league average of 18.4 percent. The Columbus Blue Jackets, who score on one-quarter of their man-advantage situations, have the NHL’s best power play.
Rowe was overheard on a number of occasions during the Wild game berating his team with obscenity-filled rants. (More via Yahoo! Sports/AP)
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Last game by the Cats: 5-1 crushing loss in St. Paul on Tuesday. Past five: 1-3-1 (streak: 1L)
Last game by the Props: 3-2 (REG) loss at Edmonton on Sunday. Past five: 1-3-1 (streak: 4L)
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Tuesday in the Atlantic Division (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances):
- Anaheim (15-10-5 35P) at BOSTON (16-12-3 35P), 7:00
- Arizona (10-14-5 25P) at TORONTO (11-11-6 28P), 7:30
- Los Angeles (14-12-2 30P) at DETROIT (13-13-4 30P), 7:30
- Idle: MTL (42P), OTW (35P), TB (32P), BUF (28P)/
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