Tuesday: Minnesota Wild, 7:00 p.m.
The Panthers will look to keep building up their momentum when they welcome the Wild (12-11-4) to BB&T Center on Tuesday. Minnesota enters the week riding a three-game winning streak, including a 3-2 shootout win over the Dallas Stars on Sunday. Owning one of the best records in the league at home, the Wild have been far less successful on the road, where they've lost 12 of 17 games to start the season. Eric Staal leads the team in scoring with 19 points, including two goals and three assists over his last six games. Zach Parise, meanwhile, paces the club with 12 goals. For the Panthers, look for the captain to lead the charge on offense in this one. Ranking tied for first on the team in scoring with 31 points, Aleksander Barkov has been red hot in recent weeks, registering 18 points (eight goals, 10 assists) over his last 14 games. Against Minnesota, the 24-year-old center has racked up 13 points (two goals, 11 assists) in 12 career contests.
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Saturday: Columbus Blue Jackets, 7:00 p.m.
After resting up for a few days, the Panthers kick off a back-to-back set when they host the Blue Jackets (11-11-4) on Saturday at BB&T Center. Columbus has won five of its last eight games, but is coming off a 2-0 loss at the New York Islanders on Saturday. In that defeat, they also lost one of their star defensemen, as Zach Werenski suffered an upper-body injury and is expected to be sidelined for the next four weeks. Prior to the injury, the 22-year-old blueliner ranked third on the team in scoring with 16 points. Ahead of him on that list, forwards Pierre-Luc Dubois and Gustav Nyquist each of 18 points, including a team-high 10 goals for Nyquist. One of only two teams in the league currently without a 20-point scorer on its roster, the Blue Jackets rank 29th in offense (2.54 goals per game). At the other end of the ice, look for Aaron Ekblad to provide some offense from the blue line for the Panthers. Ranking first among the club's defensemen in goals (5), the 23-year-old has accumulated five points (three goals, two assists) over his last five contests. In his career against Columbus, he has five goals and two assists in 14 games.
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Radio: 560 WQAM (DADE/BROWARD); 850 WFTL (PALM BEACH); 100.3 WCTH (FLORIDA KEYS); 1370 WAXE (TREASURE COAST)
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Sunday: San Jose Sharks, 5:00 p.m.
The Panthers will close out their lone back-to-back of the homestand when they host the upstart Sharks (15-12-1) at BB&T Center on Sunday. After dropping 11 of their first 15 games to start the season, San Jose has managed to turn things around as of late. Entering the week, they've won 11 of their last 13 games, including a 4-2 win at the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday. Looking much improved on the defensive side of the puck during this uptick, they've allowed just one goal in three of their last six games. Logan Couture leads the Sharks in scoring with 28 points, including six goals and eight assists over his last 10 games. Evander Kane, meanwhile, leads the team with 12 goals. Vincent Trocheck should be a player to watch for the Panthers in this matchup, as the 26-year-old center has dented the scoresheet in six of his last eight games. In that span, he's notched three goals and five assists, pushing his point total on the season to 14. In his career against San Jose, Trocheck has recorded two goals and five assists in 11 games.
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