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GameDay Caterwaul: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes

Short roadie begins in Raleigh as Cats kick off two games in 24 hours

WHO: Florida Panthers (10th/67GP 30-23-14 74P) vs Carolina Hurricanes (25-33-8 58P)
WHEN: 7:00 p.m. ET - LBC GameThread right here at 6:30ish
WHERE: PNC Arena - Raleigh, NC
WHERE TO WATCH: Fox Sports Florida, Fox Sports Carolina
HOW TO LISTEN: WQAM 560, WCMC 99.9
GAME NOTES: via the Club
ENEMY INTEL: Canes Country
FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 2 of 3 (1-0-0)
ALL-TIME VS CAR/HFD: 42W-43L-11T 9OTL 2SOL 294GF 295GA
PLAYER STATS: Florida / Carolina
EXPECTED STARTERS: Ellis vs Ward (as of 10:30 a.m.)
JAGRWATCH: Career vs CAR/HFD: 81GP 37G 76A 113P 34PPP...and 1(!) hit
TWITTER TAGS: #FlaPanthers, #Canes, #FLAvsCAR
ETC: This is the first match of a quick two-game trip which concludes tomorrow against the Rangers at 5 p.m. from MSG (Luongo remains a possibility to start). Former Hurricanes G Dan Ellis is 2-0-1/.900/2.53 since re-joining Florida nine days ago. A special shout to members of the Florida Panthers Booster Club who made the journey to Raleigh for this evening's game :)

Last game for the Cats: 4-2 victory over Winnipeg Thursday in Sunrise

Past five: 3-1-1 17GF 17GA (streak: 2W)

Last game for the Canes: 5-3 loss to Dallas in Raleigh Thursday

Past five: 1-3-1 16GF 21GA (streak: 2L)

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