Game Day Liners: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers

Creepy on so many levels.

Bolts @ Cats, 7p – BankAtlantic Center – FSN-FL

Panthers: 34-25-9 77P, 3rd in SE Lightning: 22-32-14 58P, 4th in SE

LAST 10 – FLA: 5-4-1 TBL: 3-5-2

HOME & AWAY: FLA (H): 18-9-5 TBL: (A): 11-18-5

SEASON SERIES: Game 6, 3-1-1 FLA

ALL-TIME: 46-29-10 FLA

LITTER BOX LIVE BLOG: 6pm

Notes: Former Lightning owner Bill Davidson has passed away. In five games against Tampa Bay this year, Stephen Weiss has four goals. The Bolts have not won consecutive games since late January. Steve Stamkos has 8 points (4g, 4a) in his past eight games. Martin St. Louis has six points in the past two against the Cats – in Tampa. Part-time Florida winger Michal Repik was returned to Rochester Friday. Steve Eminger plays his former club for the first time. The Lightning defense is composed of three ex-Panthers: Cory Murphy, Lukas Krajicek, and Noah Welch.

LITTER BOX LINERS

Are those moon boots?

• Sun-Sentinel
• Miami Herald
• Palm Beach Post
• St. Petersburg Times
• Tampa Tribune
• AP via NHL.com: game preview
• Sports Club Stats: Panthers playoff run
• Mirtle’s From the Rink: Playoff Push
• Panthers website
• Lightning website

THE FAR REACHES OF THE BLOGOSPHERE

• Panthers Message Boards (FLA) best on the ‘net

• Cat Scratch (FLA)
• Panthers on the Prowl (FLA)
• The Hockey Bay (TBL)
• BoltsMag (TBL)
• BoltsBlog (TBL)

Thanks to an overly-paranoid management team here at work, there will be no “Warmup” video today, since YouTube has been recently locked out. You can imagine my excitement.

Go Cats.