Minnesota Wild (20-10-7 47P) at Florida Panthers (22-12-4 48P)
- WHEN: 6:00 p.m. ET – LBC GameThread right here at 5:30ish
- WHERE: BB&T Center – Sunrise, FL
- TICKETS: Single Game/
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- ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Florida, FOX Sports WI, FOX Sports N
- ON THE DIAL: 560, 640, 760, 1210 (AM); 97.7, 107.9 (FM); Official App
- SOCIALLY SPEAKING: #FlaPanthers, #MNWild, #MINvsFLA, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook page
- ENEMY INTEL: Hockey Wilderness
- SB NATION: Game Hub/
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- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 2 (0-0)
- ALL-TIME vs MIN: 4W-10L-1T 1OTL 1SOL 28GF 50GA
- ALL-TIME vs MIN at FLA: 3W-5L-0T 0OTL 1SOL 17GF 26GA
- LAST FIVE vs MIN: 1-3-1 8GF 13GA/
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- PROJECTED STARTERS: Montoya (5-1-1 .930/1.79 0SO), Dubnyk (16-10-3 .920/2.30 4SO)
- JAGR WATCH: All-time vs MIN (regular season): 16GP 4G-14A 18P 0GWG
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Minnesota/
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NOTES:
Nope. Short of Nick Bjugstad possibly making his return to the lineup, not gonna say a word regarding this one; no way I take the rap if things go sour. Y’all know the score – and stakes – heading into this evening’s match. Go Cats.
NHL.com Preview:
The Minnesota Wild won each game against the Florida Panthers last season, including a 4-1 victory at BB&T Center on Nov. 24, 2014. Minnesota’s Zach Parise and Jason Zucker each scored two goals, and Mikko Koivu had four assists. Shawn Thornton and Nick Bjugstad had a goal apiece for Florida. (More)
Yahoo.com Preview:
After halting a seven-game losing streak to the Rangers, Florida next faces another longtime nemesis. The Wild are 12-1-2 in the series’ past 15 meetings and have won the last three in regulation. Minnesota also has received strong goaltending from Devan Dubnyk during a 2-0-1 stretch as he’s permitted four goals on 93 shots. On the current four-game road trip, he followed a 33-save effort in Thursday’s 3-1 win at St. Louis with 28 in Saturday’s 3-2 shootout loss at Tampa Bay. (More)
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Last game for the Cats: 3-0 win over the Rangers yesterday. Past five: 5-0-0 15GF 8GA (streak: 8W)
Last game for the Wild: 3-2 SO loss at Tampa Bay last night. Past five: 3-1-1 11GF 9GA (streak: 1L)
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Sunday in the Atlantic Division (Standings / Panthers Playoff Chances):
- OTTAWA (18-14-6 42P) at Chicago (22-13-4 48P), 7:00 NHLN
- Idle: MTL (47P), DET (45P), TBL (42P), TOR (37P), BUF (34P)/
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