Scouting Report
Four victories in their last five outings take the Florida Panthers (2nd in Central Division) to a road contest against the Nashville Predators (4th in Central), who are currently riding a three-game point streak with two wins.
The Florida Panthers (31-13-5) registered their fourth win in the last five outings (4-1-0) after earning a split of their two-game home set against the Carolina Hurricanes, following up Thursday’s 4-2 defeat with a 4-3 overtime triumph at BB&T Center on Saturday. Aleksander Barkov (22 goals, 49 points this year) bagged the winner 24 seconds into the extra session after the Cats rallied with two consecutive third-period snipes in a span of 1:32 to erase Carolina’s 3-1 lead.