Winless in past nine vs Jackets, does 'Lumbus qualify as Cats' arch rival yet?
- WHO:Columbus Blue Jackets (7-15-2 16P) at Florida Panthers (10-7-6 26P)
- WHEN: 7:30 p.m. ET (LBC GameThread at 7ish)
- WHERE: BB&T Center - Sunrise, FL (single game tickets here)
- HOW TO WATCH: Fox Sports Florida (FLA); Fox Sports Ohio (CBJ)
- HOW TO LISTEN: WQAM 560 (FLA); WBNS 97.1 (CBJ)
- ENEMY INTEL:The Cannon
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 2 of 3 (0-1)
- ALL-TIME VS CBJ: 4W-8L-0T 3OTL 1SOL 34GF 47GA
- PLAYER STATS:Florida / Columbus
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Last game for Florida: 4-3 regulation victory in Detroit. Henrik Zetterberg logged an assist en route to finishing with 11(!) shots on Roberto Luongo (38 saves) in a Wings' home loss Tuesday. Aaron Ekblad notched his 4th goal of the season while Vincent Trocheck continued his current hot streak with a goal and two assists.
Last game for Columbus: Yeah, about that.
Update: The Panthers have dealt defenseman Colby Robak to the Anaheim Ducks for Jesse Blacker and a future conditional draft pick. Welcome to the fold Jesse!
#FlaPanthers acquire @JBlacker91& future draft pick considerations from @AnaheimDuckshttp://t.co/JIvi86vNF0pic.twitter.com/MQZsFWxEKa
— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) December 4, 2014NHL Preview:
Thursday in the Atlantic Division
| Matchup | Record / Points | Atlantic Rank | Start (ET) | |||
| New Jersey | 9-12-4 / 22P | Metro | 7:30 | |||
| Toronto | 13-8-3 / 29P | 4th | ||||
| NY Islanders | 18-7 / 36P | Metro | 7:30 | |||
| Ottawa | 10-9-5 / 35P | 7th | ||||
| Dallas | 9-11-5 / 26P | Central | 7:30 | |||
| Detroit | 14-6-5 / 33P | 3rd | ||||
| Buffalo | 9-14-2 / 20P | 8th | 7:30 | |||
| Tampa Bay | 17-6-3 / 37P | 1st | ||||
| Boston | 14-11-1 / 29P | 5th | 10:30 | |||
| San Jose | 12-10-4 / 28P | Pacific |
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