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Gameday 54: Florida Panthers vs New York Islanders

Graphic design: Francisco Oporta

Tow teams who played yesterday will go again today when the Florida Panthers (31-19-3) when they host the New York Islanders (24-20-7) this evening at Amerant Bank Arena to finish off a three-game homestand.

The Panthers are in position to have a perfect homestand after shutting out the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday and then dominating the Chicago Blackhawks by a 5-1 count on Saturday afternoon. Sam Reinhart scored a goal and added two assists and Johah Gadjovich, Matthew Tkachuk, Evan Rodrigues and Carter Verhaeghe also scored against the Blackhawks.

The Islanders hit Sunrise on a season-high seven-game winning streak. Defenseman Tony DeAngelo converted a breakaway 33 seconds into overtime to lift the Islanders to a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena. Former Panther Adam Boqvist scored in his debut for his new team after being claimed on waivers on Friday.

  • WHEN: 6 p.m. ET
  • WHERE: Amerant Bank Arena – New York, NY
  • ON THE TUBE: Scripps, MSGSN
  • ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM (D/B), 1230 The Gambler (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
  • SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #Isles, #NYIvsFLA, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
  • ENEMY INTEL: Lighthouse Hockey
  • FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 2 of 3 (1-0)
  • LAST MEETING: FLA 6, @NYI 3 (Recap) – 10/26/2024
  • NEXT MEETING: March 16, 2025
  • PROJECTED STARTERS: Florida: Knight (9-8-1 .905 / 2.47 2SO) New York: Skarek (0-0-0 .000 / 0.00 0SO)
  • PLAYER STATS: Florida / New York

Sunday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances)

  • New Jersey (29-18-6 64P) at BUFFALO (20-26-5 45P) 1 p.m.
  • MONTREAL (24-22-5 53P) at Anaheim (21-24-6 48P) 4 p.m.
  • DETROIT (26-21-5 57P) at Vancouver (23-18-10 56P) 8 p.m.

Idle: TOR (64P), OTT (60P), TBL (58P), BOS (58P)

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