GameDay: Florida Panthers at Dallas Stars
Panthers at Stars
7:30 p.m. Friday, American Airlines Center, Dallas
TV: FSSWRadio: KTCK/1310 AM and 96.7 FM
Records: Panthers 24-18-11, 59 points; Stars 25-21-8, 58 pts.
About the Panthers: Thursday’s 2-1 loss at Minnesota began a rough stretch of five games in eight days in five cities. ... Florida is just outside the Eastern Conference playoff picture, sitting four points behind Boston for the final playoff spot. ... The Panthers are 4-0-0 in their last four trips to Dallas. ... Forward Brandon Pirri could miss up to two weeks with a shoulder injury suffered in a collision 17 seconds into Tuesday’s 6-2 win over Anaheim. ... Florida’s 22-year-old center Nick Bjugstad leads the team in points (33) and goals (18). ... Aaron Ekblad, 19, the top overall pick in the 2014 draft, leads rookie defensemen with 31 points in 52 games.
About the Stars: They are on a roll after wins at the New York Rangers and at Boston earlier this week. ... Points (59) and goals (29) leader Tyler Seguin didn’t practice Thursday due to illness but coach Lindy Ruff said Seguin would play Friday. ... Ruff also said that newly acquired goalie Jhonas Enroth will play this weekend, either against the Panthers or Saturday at Colorado. “It serves no purpose to bring him in and not get him in there,” Ruff said to the Stars’ website. “I don’t want him sitting around.” ... Rookie defenseman John Klingberg has 10 goals and 19 assists in 40 games. ... Jamie Benn has five goals and four assists in his past eight games.
— From online reports
This story was originally published February 12, 2015 at 9:59 PM with the headline "GameDay: Florida Panthers at Dallas Stars."