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    David Dwork
    David Dwork
    Jan 9, 2024, 13:00

    Florida's last loss was against the Blues on Dec. 21 at Amerant Bank Arena

    Florida's last loss was against the Blues on Dec. 21 at Amerant Bank Arena

    The Florida Panthers will wrap up their final extended western swing of the season with a matchup against the St. Louis Blues.

    Florida arrives fresh off an 8-4 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, the Panthers’ seventh straight win and third in three tries on their currant roadie.

    They’ll be looking to make it eight in a row while getting some revenge in the process. In their only other meeting this season, St. Louis defeated the Panthers in South Florida 4-1 back on Dec. 21.

    It was the fourth consecutive win by the Blues over Florida.

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    St. Louis enters Tuesday's game coming off back-to-back wins and with victories in five of their past seven overall. 

    The Blues are also 5-1-0 over their past six games on home ice. 

    They currently sit tied with Edmonton for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference, each holding 20 wins and 41 points. 

    As for Florida, one of the big reasons the Panthers have seen so much success of late has been the play of its top forwards.

    Sasha Barkov has 13 assists over his past seven games.

    Sam Reinhart has 11 goals in his past nine games.

    Matthew Tkachuk has 15 points over his past 10 games.

    Carter Verhaeghe has logged at least a goal and an assist in each of his past five games, with 11 total points over that span.

    It’s that kind of high-end production that has helped Florida average 4.4 goals per game over its seven-game win streak while giving up just 2.0.

    Here are Florida’s projected lines and pairings for Tuesday’s tilt in St. Louis:

    Evan Rodrigues – Sasha Barkov – Sam Reinhart

    Carter Verhaeghe – Sam Bennett – Matthew Tkachuk

    Eetu Luostarinen – Anton Lundell – Ryan Lomberg

    Jonah Gadjovich – Kevin Stenlund – Will Lockwood

    Gus Forsling – Aaron Ekblad

    Niko Mikkola – Brandon Montour

    Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Dmitry Kulikov 

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