The two combatants 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 fell 3-2 to the Vancouver Canucks in their last outing, but by going to overtime the undermanned Cats extended their points streak to three games. Jesper Boqvist scored his first goal as a Panther and Anton Lundell scored for the third straight game in the loss.

After opening the season by winning three straight in Sin City, the Golden Knights have suffered back-to-back losses in Washington and Tampa Bay. They will look to end the three-game road trip with a win tonight. Jack Eichel is tied for third in the league with ten points, one behind leaders Artemi Panarin and Evgeni Malkin.

• WHEN: 6:00 PM 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
• HOSTILE INTEL: Knights on ice
• FLA IN SEASONAL SERIES: Game 1 of 2
• LAST MEETING: FLA 4, @VGK 1 (summary) – 4-1-2024
• NEXT MEETING: January 26, 2025
• PLANNED 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 Ocean (Standings/Panthers Playoff Odds)

• 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) 7:00 PM (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.