GDT: 12/3/15 "Smash And Grab" - Panthers VS Predators

[Panthers Rock]

Tonight, your Florida Panthers take on the Nashville Predators! Game time at 8:00pm EST live from Bridgestone Arena!

TV: Live on FSN Florida and Center Ice.
Radio: Listen Live on 560 WQAM​

VS

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[fieldset=Standings]

Link To Current NHL Standings
Florida:

Wins | Losses | OTL/SOL | Total Points
11 |9 |4 |26

Nashville:

Wins | Losses | OTL/SOL | Total Points
13|7|4|30

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[fieldset=Injuries]

Nashville:

Player | Date Of Incident | Status |Injury
P. Gaustad, C| Nov 26, 2015 |IR| Upper-body injury
M. Salomaki, RW |Nov 26, 2015| IR| Undisclosed injury
G. Bourque, RW| Nov 28, 2015| IR| Undisclosed injury
M. Fisher, C |Dec 2, 2015| IR| Lower-body injury

Florida:​

Player | Date Of Incident | Status |Injury
M. Savard, C| Oct 8, 2015 |IR| Post-concussion syndrome
D. Kulikov, D| Nov 15, 2015| IR| Lower-body injury
A. Petrovic, D| Nov 28, 2015| day-to-day| Foot
N. Bjugstad, C| Dec 1, 2015| day-to-day |Upper-body injury

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[fieldset=Line Combinations (Subject To Change)]

Nashville:

LW |C| RW
FILIP FORSBERG|MIKE RIBEIRO|CRAIG SMITH
VIKTOR ARVIDSSON| CALLE JARNKROK| JAMES NEAL
CODY HODGSON |COLTON SISSONS|COLIN WILSON
ERIC NYSTROM| CODY BASS |AUSTIN WATSON

LD|RD
ROMAN JOSI| SHEA WEBER
BARRET JACKMAN |SETH JONES
MATTIAS EKHOLM |RYAN ELLIS

Florida:

LW| C |RW
BRANDON PIRRI| ALEKSANDER BARKOV |JAROMIR JAGR
JONATHAN HUBERDEAU |VINCENT TROCHECK |REILLY SMITH
JUSSI JOKINEN |DAVE BOLLAND |CONNOR BRICKLEY
QUINTON HOWDEN| DEREK MACKENZIE| SHAWN THORNTON

LD|RD
ERIK GUDBRANSON| DYLAN OLSEN
AARON EKBLAD |STEVEN KAMPFER
WILLIE MITCHELL| BRIAN CAMPBELL

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[fieldset=Expected Starting Goaltenders]

Nashville:

Pekka Rinne

GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO
20|11|5|4| 2.33| .910|2

VS.

Florida:

Roberto Luongo

GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO
20|9|8|3| 2.31| .926|1

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[fieldset=Special Teams]

Nashville:

PP%|PP Rank|PK%|PK Rank
18.5%|18th|77.0%|25th

Florida:

PP%|PP Rank|PK%|PK Rank
20.2%|9th(tied)|78.9%|21st

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[fieldset=Red Hot: Cat Of The Night]

Derek Mackenzie had a rare 2 goal game last time out.​

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Last Game VS. Predators


Last Game Played

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LET'S GO PANTHERS!!!!!!!!!!

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[Gentle Man]

Why watch?

Easy win

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

What are the chances that they scratch Mitchell for Kulikov tomorrow? (I know it's zero)

 

[IM Clutcm]

I've been really happy with Ekblad's play lately. I think it's safe to say he's already the team's #1 defenseman.

 

[GrumpyKelly]

Why watch?

Easy win

Yeah this winning thing is getting old. Wake me up when the good ol' Panthers are back.

 

[Cashville]

Best of luck friends! Pants are my EC team; happy to give you a point, just not two

 

[Wander]

Wake me up when we're in the Conference Finals.

 

[I am not exposed]

Yeah this winning thing is getting old. Wake me up when the good ol' Panthers are back.

7 game winning streak coming up!

 

[GigaChad]

Go Pantheeeers!

Hope for a game like the last one

 

[EnforceTheLaus]

NSH just lost Fisher too. LETS GO STREAKING

 

[CanadianPantherFan]

Tonight eyes will be on Mitchell/Olsen with Kuli looming tomorrow.

 

[PanthersHockey1]

The difference between nashville (good team) and Panthers (Average team) is 2 more wins.

Puts things into perspective.

 

[EnforceTheLaus]

He doesn't even try does he?

 

[BabyBennettov]

The difference between nashville (good team) and Panthers (Average team) is 2 more wins.

Puts things into perspective.

 

[Panthers Rock]

He doesn't even try does he?

lol he's mixing up his hash tags now? I feel like he's just trolling at this point.

 

[BabyBennettov]

He doesn't even try does he?

Why so ? Didn't get it ! lol

Edit: Kind of see that it has to do with the hashtag yes...

 

[Android 16]

I'm not convinced we have the offense to string four wins in a row. Plus, it's a building we're use to losing in.

Bet we find a way to lose.

 

[I am not exposed]

I'm not convinced we have the offense to string four wins in a row.

Bet we find a way to lose.

We haven't won in Nashville since 1999!

I will be happy with a point from this game.

 

[batting1k]

lol he's mixing up his hash tags now? I feel like he's just trolling at this point.

Lolol. That's the first hashtag that pops up as a suggestion when you type in "#Fla" so he probably just tapped the top result lol....

 

[Prominence Problem]

I'm not convinced we have the offense to string four wins in a row. Plus, it's a building we're use to losing in.

Bet we find a way to lose.

Are you talking about our game vs. the Blues?

 

[Prominence Problem]

NSH just lost Fisher too. LETS GO STREAKING

They have some important pieces out. We need to come flying and take advantage.

 

[FlaPanthers11]

I'm not convinced we have the offense to string four wins in a row. Plus, it's a building we're use to losing in.

Bet we find a way to lose.

"Find a way to lose."

That's what the Browns did the other night. If we lose to this very good team it's because we got outplayed by a better team.

 

[JP Mick]

I'm not convinced we have the offense to string four wins in a row. Plus, it's a building we're use to losing in.

Bet we find a way to lose.

Meh, quite a few players on the Panthers weren't on the team or in the game the last time we played a regular season game in Nashville. Smith, Shaw, Kampfer, Brickley, Jagr, and Bolland(out with injury).

Past results in Nashville shouldn't affect this game at all.

 

[FlaPnthrsPunk]

Like in St. Louis, I'm not expecting to win this one at all, but the Cats proved me wrong. Honestly, I'll be cool with one point here and a good effort all game since I know the Predators are the better team. One of those games where we blow the lead in the 3rd Period or come back to almost tie it in the last five minutes will annoy me. If we win just one of these back-to-backs, I'd have a better feeling tomorrow in Columbus.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

Thank god Thorntons probably out.