Gameday 7: Florida Panthers vs. Vegas Golden Knights

The two participants in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final meet tonight in Sunrise when the Florida Panthers (3-2-1) host the Vegas Golden Knights (3-2) at Amerant Bank Arena.

Florida lost 3-2 to the Vancouver Canucks in its last game, but the undermanned Cats extended their point streak to three games in overtime. Jesper Boqvist scored his first goal as a Panther and Anton Lundell scored his third straight game in the loss.

After opening the season with three straight wins in Sin City, the Golden Knights suffered two straight losses in Washington and Tampa Bay. They'll look to close out their three-game road trip with a win tonight. Jack Eichel is tied for third place in the league with ten points, one behind leaders Artemi Panarin and Evgeni Malkin.

• WHEN: 6:00 p.m. ET
• WHERE: Amerant Bank Arena – Sunrise, FL
• ON THE TUBE: Scripps
• ON THE DIAL: 560 WQAM (D/B), 1230 The Gambler (PB), Thunder 100.3 (keys)
• SOCIAL: #TimeToHunt, #VegasBorn, #VGKvsFLA, @LitterBoxCatsLBC FaceBook
• Enemy information: Knight on ice
• FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 2
• LAST MEETING: FLA 4, @VGK 1 (summary) – January 4, 2024
• NEXT MEETING: January 26, 2025
• PROPOSED STARTERS: Florida: Bobrovsky (2-1-1 .898 / 2.99 0SO) Vegas: Samsonov (1-0-0 .957 / 1.00 0SO)
• PLAYER STATISTICS: Florida/Vegas

Saturday in the Atlantic (Rankings/Panthers playoff chances)

• TAMPA BAY (3-0-0 6P) at OTTAWA (2-2-0 4P) 1 p.m
• DETROIT (1-3-0 2P) at Nashville (0-4-0 0P) 2 p.m
• New York Rangers (3-0-1 7P) at TORONTO (3-1-0 6P) 7 p.m. (NHL Network)
• MONTREAL (2-3-0 4P) at New York Islanders (1-1-2 4P) 7 p.m
• BUFFALO (1-4-1 3P) at Chicago (2-2-1 5P) 8 p.m
• BOSTON (3-2-0 6P) at Utah Clubbers (3-1-1 7P) 9 p.m