"Florida opened a five-game homestand with an exciting 6-3 romp over the Washington Capitals on Thursday that was chalk full of milestones. Brad Marchand assisted on two goals to reach 1,000 points, Evan Rodrigues and Seth Jones each scored their 100th NHL goals, Gustav Forsling collected the 200th point of his career and Daniil Tarasov (37 saves) posted his first win as a Panther."
"The Lightning had won seven of eight before they were soundly beaten 7-3 by the New York Rangers at Benchmark International Arena on Wednesday. Scott Sabourin, Zegmus Girgensons and Jake Guentzel scored first period goals to keep it close before the Rangers chased pulled away chasing Andrei Vasilevskiy in the process. Guentzel leads the team in scoring with 16 points and is one four Bolts (Nikita Kucherov, Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel are the others) with seven goals."
The Florida Panthers (9-7-1) host the Tampa Bay Lightning (8-6-2) at Amerant Bank Arena at 5 p.m. ET seeking a second three-game winning streak. Florida opened a five-game homestand with a 6-3 win over Washington that included Brad Marchand reaching 1,000 points, Evan Rodrigues and Seth Jones scoring their 100th NHL goals, Gustav Forsling reaching 200 career points, and Daniil Tarasov earning his first Panthers victory with 37 saves. Sam Reinhart recorded two goals and an assist, while Eetu Luostarinen and Anton Lundell each posted three-point games. Tampa Bay had won seven of eight before a 7-3 loss to the Rangers; Jake Guentzel leads the Lightning with 16 points. Projected starters are Sergei Bobrovsky for Florida and Andrei Vasilevskiy for Tampa Bay.
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