Cats will wear their Reverse Retros for the final time
Hot on the heels of a disappointing 4-3 loss to Los Angeles, the Florida Panthers (23-22-6) will get right back at it tonight when they host the league-leading (gulp!) Boston Bruins (38-6-4) this evening at FLA Live Arena. After going on an inspired run under difficult circumstances, the Panthers have lost three straight and all the sudden look every bit an also-ran again. The Bruins are coming off a 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday, which brought a six-game winning streak to a halt. Boston has not lost back-to-back all season, so the Panthers have their work cut out for them tonight.
- WHEN: 6:00 p.m. ET
- WHERE: FLA Live Arena – Sunrise, FL
- ON THE TUBE: Bally Sports Florida-X, NESN, NHL Network
- ON THE DIAL: 96.5 WPOW-FM HD-2 (D/B), Real Radio 92.1 (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #NHLBruins, #BOSvsFLA, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Stanley Cup of Chowder
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 4 of 4 (1-2-0)
- LAST MEETING: @BOS 7, FLA 3 – (Recap) 12/19/2022
- NEXT MEETING: Playoffs or 2023-24 regular season
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Alex Lyon (2-2-1 .887/4.07 0SO) vs Linus Ullmark (25-3-1 .937/1.86 2SO) or Jeremy Swayman (12-3-3 .916/2.25 1SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Boston
Saturday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances):
- Los Angeles (28-17-6 62P) at TAMPA BAY (31-15-1 63P) 7 p.m.
- MONTREAL (20-25-4 44P) at OTTAWA (22-23-3 47P) 7 p.m.
- BUFFALO (26-19-3 55P) at Minnesota (26-17-4 56P) 7 p.m
Idle: TOR (68P), DET (50P)
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