Graphic design: Francisco Oporta & Todd Little
After getting a three-day break, the Florida Panthers (5-5-1) will finish off a four-game homestand when they face the Dallas Stars (6-3-2) tonight at Amerant Bank Arena in suburban Sunrise.
Florida played pretty well, but had a hard time getting the puck past Lukas Dostal in their last outing, falling 3-2 in a shootout to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday. Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart lit the lamp in the third as the Panthers rallied from two-down to earn a point. Seth Jones set up Reinhart’s late marker to match Brad Marchand with a team-high six assists. Daniil Tarasov stopped 15 of 17 shots and lowered his goals against average down to 2.64.
The Stars saw their three-game winning streak come to an end on Thursday in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena. By getting to the extra session, Dallas has now collected points in five-straight tilts. Adam Erne scored his first of the season and Jake Oettinger made 30 saves in the tough defeat Mikko Rantanen leads the team in scoring with 12 points.
- WHEN: 6 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Amerant Bank Arena – Sunrise, FL
- ON THE TUBE: Scripps, Victory+
- ON THE DIAL: 104.3 WQAM (D/B), 106.3 ESPN West Palm (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #TexasHockey, #DALvsFLA, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Defending Big D
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 2
- LAST MEETING: FLA 4, DAL 2 (Recap) – 11/2/2024
- NEXT MEETING: December 13, 2025
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Florida: Bobrovsky (5-3-0 .903 / 2.28 1SO) Dallas: DeSmith (1-1-0 .863 / 3.55 0SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Dallas
Saturday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances)
- Carolina (7-3-0 14P) at BOSTON (6-7-0 12P) 1 p.m.
- Washington (6-5-0 12P) at BUFFALO (4-4-3 11P) 7 p.m.
- OTTAWA (6-5-1 13P) at MONTREAL (8-3-0 16P) 7 p.m.
- TORONTO (5-5-1 11P) at Philadelphia (6-3-1 13P) 7 p.m.
Idle: DET (16P), TBL (12P)
