- WHO: Florida Panthers (10th/78GP 36-27-15 87P) vs Tampa Bay Lightning (102P)
- WHEN: 7:00 p.m. ET – LBC GameThread right here at 6:30ish
- WHERE: BB&T Center – Sunrise, FL
- WHERE TO WATCH: Fox Sports Florida, Sun Sports
- HOW TO LISTEN: WQAM 560, WFLA 970
- ENEMY INTEL: Raw Charge
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 4 of 4 (1-1-1)
- ALL-TIME VS TBL: 58W-36L-10T 5OTL 7SOL 360GF 316GA
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Tampa Bay
- GAME NOTES: via the Club
- EXPECTED STARTERS: as of 10:30 a.m. – Luongo vs Bishop
- JAGRWATCH: Career vs TBL: 70GP 34G 44A 78P 6GWG
- TWITTER TAGS: #FlaPanthers, #TBLightning, #TBLvsFLA
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Last game for the Cats: 6-1 victory over Carolina Thursday
Past five: 3-1-1 18GF 10GA (streak: 1W)
Last game for the Bolts: 2-1 OT loss at Ottawa Thursday
Past five: 1-3-1 9GF 15GA (streak: 2L)
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NHL Preview
Eastern Wildcard Race on Saturday (WC standings / playoff chances):
- Washington (96P) at OTTAWA (9th/77GP/90P 39-26-12), 7:00 pm
- Toronto (64P) at BOSTON (8th/78GP/93P 40-25-13), 7:00
- DETROIT (7th/77GP/93P 40-24-13) at Minnesota (95P), 7:00/
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