Cats looking for first win in La La Land since 2019
The Florida Panthers (6-4-1) take on the Los Angeles Kings (6-6-1) tonight in the penultimate tilt of a four-game west coast swing. Florida bounced back from a surprising 3-1 loss to the Arizona Coyotes by rallying late to tie and then defeat the San Jose 4-3 in a shootout on Thursday. Carter Verhaeghe evened it up with 1:22 left in regulation and Sam Reinhart won it in the fourth round of the skills competition. The Kings are back in the City of Angels after finishing a three-game roadie with a 1-1-1 record. Los Angeles spanked the St. Louis Blues to open the trip before falling 5-2 in Dallas and 2-1 in overtime in Chicago. The Panthers have recalled forward Alekis Heponiemi from the Charlotte Checkers.
- WHEN: 10:30 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
- ON THE TUBE: Bally Sports Florida, Bally Sports West
- ON THE DIAL: WPOW 96.5-FM HD2 (D/B), 1230 The Gambler (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #GoKingsGo, #FLAvsLAK, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Jewels From The Crown
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 2
- LAST MEETING: @LAK 3, FLA 2 (SO) – (Recap) 3/13/2022
- NEXT MEETING: January 27, 2023
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Sergei Bobrovsky (3-3-1 .901 / 3.02 0SO) vs Jonathan Quick (3-4-1 .889 / 3.26 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Los Angeles
Saturday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances):
- NY Islanders (7-4-0 14P) at DETROIT (5-3-2 12P) 1 p.m.
- BOSTON (10-1-0 20P) at TORONTO (5-4-2 12P) 7 p.m. (NHL Network)
- BUFFALO (7-4-0 14P) at TAMPA BAY (6-4-1 13P) 7 p.m.
- Philadelphia (5-3-2 12P) at OTTAWA (4-6-0 8P) 7 p.m.
- Vegas (10-2-0 20P) at MONTREAL (5-5-1 11P) 7 p.m.
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