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- Jul 13, 2013
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Gerard Gallant faces his former team for the first time and looks to give Fla a big
Healthy Scratches- Radim Vrbata, Dryden Hunt
Injuries: Roberto Luongo (IR)
STARTING GOALIE
James Reimer
6-8-4 .896 SV% 3.48GAA
Healthy Scratches-Ryan Carpenter, Brad Hunt
Injuries: Luca Sbisa, Oscar Dansk, Clayton Stoner, David Clarkson, Reid Duke, Mikhail Grabovski (all out for Sunday's game)
STARTING GOALIE
Marc-Andre Fleury
4-1-1 .934 SV% 2.13 GAA
Game Story:
The media discussion around this game will obviously focus on Gallant's return vs Florida. While the Golden Knights were given the best opportunity to ice an expansion roster in NHL history, the general consensus was that they would be a bottom 5 team, with Vegas (ironically) setting their point total at 80.5. As their record indicates, they have quickly risen to become one of the better teams in the league, with Gallant in line for his 1st Jack Adams. The optics of the November 2016 firing of Gallant and Mike Kelly was a field day for the media that the Panthers have arguably not recovered from.