Overview
- The teams meet at 7 p.m. EST at Amerant Bank Arena in their first matchup of the season.
- Florida enters 9-8-1 with a 6-2-1 home mark, while Vancouver is 9-9-2 and 6-4-1 on the road.
- With Thatcher Demko on injured reserve for a couple of weeks, Kevin Lankinen has handled the last six starts, including 28 saves in Sunday’s 6-2 win.
- Quinn Hughes returned from a one-game absence and tied a career high with four assists in that victory.
- Florida continues to lean on Sergei Bobrovsky as injuries to Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov weigh on a low-scoring offense, while Brad Marchand’s point streak reached 10 games.