Sun Sentinel Palm Beach Edition

Panthers vs. Senators

- — Matthew DeFranks

When/where: 7:30 p.m., BB&T Center, Sunrise TV: Radio: 560-AM; 640-AM (Palm Beach) Scouting report: The Panthers dropped their second straight game in regulation Friday night when they lost to the Calgary Flames, 4-2. It was the first time that Florida was pointless in back-to-back games since the end of October, when it lost three in a row. … The Panthers are 8-3-0 in their last 11 games. … Sunday’s game against Ottawa will be the fourth and final matchup of the season between the two teams, with Florida going 2-1-0 so far. In the last meeting on Jan. 31, Michael Matheson scored two goals and Michael Sgarbossa added two assists as the Panthers won, 6-5. It was the first career multigoal game for Matheson. …. The game against Ottawa breaks a stretch of nine consecutiv­e Western Conference opponents for Florida. … Ottawa sit four points ahead of Florida in the Atlantic Division, and are coming off a 3-0 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. … Forwards Mark Stone (neck) and Mike Hoffman (groin) might return to the lineup for Ottawa.

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