The Florida Panthers (4-2-1) host the Minnesota Wild (3-0-2) this evening at Amerant Bank Arena to wrap up a three-game homestand on the NHL’s second annual Frozen Frenzy Showcase, which sees all 32 teams in action tonight.
Florida’s 19-man roster overcame three one-goal deficits to edge the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 with Gustav Forsling notching the game-winning goal with 17 seconds left in overtime. Sam Reinhart scored a goal and set up two others and leads the team in scoring with 12 points. The red-hot Reinhart, who was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week, is riding a five-game point streak while Anton Lundell has points in four consecutive games.
The Wild, who swept the Panthers last season, are coming off back-to-back road wins over the St. Louis Blues and Columbus Blue Jackets. Kirill Kaprizov scored the game-winning goal and assisted on Mats Zuccarello’s clincher, and Filip Gustavsson stopped 23 shots in Saturday’s win over the Blue Jackets. This is the fourth of Minnesota lengthy seven-game road trip.
- WHEN: 6:30 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Amerant Bank Arena – Sunrise, FL
- ON THE TUBE: Scripps, Bally Sports North, Bally Sports Wisconsin
- ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM (D/B), 1230 The Gambler (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #MNWild, #MINvsFLA, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Hockey Wilderness
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 2
- LAST MEETING: MIN 6, @FLA 4 (Recap) – 1/19/2024
- NEXT MEETING: December 18, 2024
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Florida: Bobrovsky (3-1-1 .896 / 2.95 0SO) Minnesota: Gustavsson (3-0-1 .950 / 1.49 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Minnesota
Tuesday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances)
- TAMPA BAY (3-2-0 6P) at New Jersey (5-2-1 11P) 6:45 p.m.
- Dallas (5-1-0 10P) at BUFFALO (2-4-1 5P) 7 p.m.
- New York Rangers (4-0-1 9P) at MONTREAL (2-3-1 5P) 7:15 p.m.
- TORONTO (4-2-0 8P) at Columbus (2-3-0 4P) 7:30 p.m.
- DETROIT (2-3-0 4P) at New York Islanders (2-1-2 6P) 7:45 p.m.
- BOSTON (3-2-1 7P) at Nashville (0-5-0 0P) 8:45 p.m.
- OTTAWA (3-2-0 6P) at Utah Soakers (4-1-1 9P) 9:15 p.m.