- WHO: Florida Panthers (9th/68GP 31-23-14 76P) vs New York Rangers (43-17-7 93P)
- WHEN: 5:00 p.m. ET – LBC GameThread right here at 4:30ish
- WHERE: Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
- WHERE TO WATCH: Fox Sports Florida, MSG
- HOW TO LISTEN: WQAM 560
- GAME NOTES: via the Club
- ENEMY INTEL: Blueshirt Banter
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 3 of 3 (0-2-0)
- ALL-TIME VS NYR: 32W-40L-6T 2OTL 2SOL 196GF 251GA
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / New York
- EXPECTED STARTERS: Ellis vs Talbot (as of 11:30 a.m.)
- JAGRWATCH: Career vs NYR: 68GP 28G 59A 87P
- TWITTER TAGS: #FlaPanthers, #NYR, #FLAvsNYR
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Last game for the Cats: 2-0 victory over Carolina on Saturday
Past five: 3-1-1 15GF 12GA (streak: 3W)
Last game for the Rags: 2-0 win in Buffalo on Saturday
Past five: 4-0-1 9GF 4GA (streak: 4W)
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NHL Preview:
Whoooa, man – Eastern Wildcard Race on Sunday (WC standings / playoff chances):
- PHILADELPHIA (11th/70GP 29-27-14 72P) at OTTAWA (10th/67GP 32-24-11 75P), 7:00
- BOSTON (7th/68GP 36-22-10 82P) at WASHINGTON (8th/69GP 36-23-10 82P), 7:30 NBCSN
- Idle: None/
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