The Florida Panthers will open its 30th season, and a three-game road trip, when they visit the Minnesota Wild tonight at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Florida is coming off a miraculous run that saw them capture the Prince of Wales Trophy before falling to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final. The Wild, who finished third in the Central Division, had its season ended in the first round by the Dallas Stars, who beat them in six games.
- WHEN: 8:00 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Xcel Energy Center – St. Paul, MN
- ON THE TUBE: Bally Sports Florida, Bally Sports North, Bally Sports WI
- ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM (D/B), 1230 The Gambler (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #MNWild, #FLAvsMIN, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Hockey Wilderness
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 2
- LAST MEETING: FLA 2, @MIN 1 (SO) – (Recap) 2/13/2023
- NEXT MEETING: January 19, 2024
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Sergei Bobrovsky vs Filip Gustavsson
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Minnesota
Thursday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances)
- New York Rangers at BUFFALO 7 p.m.
- DETROIT at New Jersey 7:30 p.m. (ESPN+/Hulu)
Idle: BOS (2P), TBL (2P), TOR (2P), MTL (1P), OTT (0P)