Tuesday: at St. Louis Blues, 8:00 p.m. ET
The Panthers will kick off their road trip with a rematch against the Blues (12-8-4) at Enterprise Center on Tuesday. In the first half of their home-and-home series, Maxim Mamin scored a pair of goals to help lead the Panthers to a 4-3 shootout win over the Blues on Saturday at FLA Live Arena. After stringing together five straight wins to open up their season, the Blues have lost 12 of 19 games since. Jordan Kyrou leads the club in scoring with 23 points (nine goals 14 assists), while Robert Thomas ranks second with 22 points (two goals, 20 assists). Brandon Saad paces the team with 10 goals and has found the back of the net in each of the last two contest. Filling in for Jordan Binnington, who is currently in COVID protocol, Ville Husso has started each of the last two games, including turning aside 48 shots against the Panthers in his last outing. Overall, the backup netminder has posted a 3-2-1 record with a 2.33 goals-against average, .929 save percentage and one shutout. With a chance to sweep their season series with St. Louis, look for Sam Reinhart to make something happen for the Panthers in this matchup. Entering this week on a three-game point streak, he's also scored one goal in each game during that hot stretch. In 10 career games against the Blues, Reinhart has notched eight points (four goals, four assists).
TV & Streaming:Bally Sports Florida, ESPN+ (Out of Region)
Radio: 560 WQAM (Dade/Broward); 640 WMEN (Palm Beach); 100.3 WCTH (Florida Keys); SiriusXM App & Streaming 932
Friday: at Arizona Coyotes, 9:00 p.m. ET
It'll be a classic battle between cats and dogs when the Panthers head to the desert for a clash with the Coyotes (5-17-2) at Gila River Arena on Friday. In last place in the NHL, Arizona enters this week having lost four of its last five games, including a 7-1 defeat against Vegas on Friday. Struggling at both ends of the ice, the Coyotes rank 30th in the league on defense (3.63 goals allowed per game on average) and 32nd on offense (1.79 goals scored per game on average). Over the last seven games, they've scored more than two goals just once. Tied for first on the team in scoring, Clayton Keller and Shayne Gostisbehere have each posted 16 points. In net, Karel Vejmelka has appeared in 15 games, posting a 2-10-1 record with a .906 save percentage. Facing off against the Panthers back on Oct. 25, he allowed three goals on 29 shots during a 5-3 loss in Sunrise. Going for a sweep of the season series, look for Jonathan Huberdeau to crack the scoresheet in this matchup. Leading the NHL in scoring with nine points (one goal, eight assists) last week, he currently ranks tied for fifth in the league in points (29) and tied for third in assists (21). In 11 career games against Arizona, Huberdeau has nine points.
TV & Streaming:Bally Sports Florida, ESPN+ (Out of Region)
Radio:560 WQAM (Dade/Broward); 640 WMEN (Palm Beach); 100.3 WCTH (Florida Keys); SiriusXM App & Streaming 932
Sunday: at Colorado Avalanche, 8:00 p.m. ET
TV & Streaming: Bally Sports Florida, ESPN+ (Out of Region)
Radio:560 WQAM (DADE/BROWARD); 640 WMEN (PALM BEACH); 100.3 WCTH (KEYS) SIRIUSXM APP & STREAMING 932
Closing the book on their road trip, the Panthers will head up into the mountains to battle the Avalanche (12-7-2) at Ball Arena on Sunday. Picking up steam after stumbling out of the gate, Colorado has won eight of its last 11 games, but enters this week coming off a 6-5 overtime loss at Ottawa on Saturday. After the Avalanche erased a two-goal deficit in the third period to force overtime, Brady Tkachuk scored in the extra frame to lock in the win for the Senators. With Colorado leading the NHL in goals scored per game on average (4.00), Nazem Kadri leads in the team with 30 points (nine goals, 21 assists). After him, Gabriel Landeskog ranks second with 24 points, Cale Makar is third with 21 and Mikko Rantanen is fourth with 19. Limited to just 11 games this season but starting to heat up, Nathan MacKinnon has recorded 16 points. As for the Panthers, this feels like a game where Aaron Ekblad will make some magic happen. A force at both ends of the ice, he's tallied six points (two goals, four assists) over his last three games to move into a tie for third place among the league's defensemen in scoring with 23 points.