GameDay Caterwaul: Stars at Panthers Open Forum

• WHO: Florida Panthers (9th/64GP 28-23-13 69P) vs Dallas Stars (28-26-10 66P)
• WHEN: 7:30 p.m. ET - LBC GameThread right here at 7ish
• WHERE: BB&T Center - Miami Ft. Lauderdale Sunrise, FL
• WHERE TO WATCH: Fox Sports Florida, Fox Sports South West
• TICKETS: Single Game via the club
• HOW TO LISTEN: WQAM 560 (FLA), 1310 AM, 96.7 FM (DAL)
• ENEMY INTEL: Defending Big D
• FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 2 of 2 (0-1-0)
• ALL-TIME VS DAL: 13W-12L-3T 0OTL 0SOL 76GF 80GA
• PLAYER STATS: Florida / Dallas
• EXPECTED STARTERS: Ellis vs Lehtonen
• TWITTER TAGS: #FlaPanthers, #DallasStars, #DALvsFLA
• ETC: Florida prospect Sam Brittain is expected to be Florida's backup. This game is designated as "Going Red Night" in coordination with the American Heart Association at the BB&T Center (details); Fox Sports Florida will debut the latest episode of "Inside The Panthers: Super Fans" immediately following live coverage of the game (preview).

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Last game for the Cats: 3-2 regulation loss vs Toronto Tuesday

Past five: 2-2-1 13GF 15GA (streak: 1L)

Last game for the Stars: 3-2 OT victory over the Islanders Tuesday

Past five: 1-3-1 12GF 20GA (streak: 1W)

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NHL Preview:

Eastern Wildcard Race on Thursday (WC standings / playoff chances):

• Calgary (72P) at BOSTON (8th/62GP 31-22-9 71P), 7:00
• St. Louis (85P) at PHILADELPHIA (11th/64GP 27-25-12 66P), 7:00 NHLN
• Idle: OTTAWA (10th/62GP 28-23-11 67P), NEW JERSEY (12th/64GP 27-27-10 64P)/

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