Florida Panthers hold full team practice at Baptist Health IcePlex in Fort Lauderdale on Feb. 5. The NHL announced some changes to the league schedule on Thursday, and a couple of those changes are impacting the Florida Panthers. A national audience will now get to see the Panthers visit the Detroit Red Wings in an Atlantic Division matchup of two teams that appear playoff bound. The game will air exclusively on ABC and ESPN+. It had previously been scheduled for 7 p.m. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNjE3OTM2NjIzMjQ4NDky/img_6014.jpg] Additionally, the game between Florida and the Columbus Blue Jackets on April 11 will now begin at 7 p.m. Originally set as an exclusive ESPN+ broadcast, the game will also air locally on Bally Sports Florida and Bally Sports Ohio. The Panthers now have five games airing on national television during the second half of the season, starting next week on Valentine’s Day in Pittsburgh. That game will air on TNT. Florida’s visit to Madison Square Garden on March 23 against the Rangers and their playoff rematch with the Boston Bruins on April 6 are both airing on ABC, and the Panthers regular season finale against Toronto on April 16 will air on ESPN. As for games that are ESPN+/HULU exclusive, they will be on Feb. 27 against Buffalo, March 16 against Tampa Bay and March 21 against Nashville. View the NHL's news release with the full slate of schedule changes below: LATEST STORIES FROM THE HOCKEY NEWS - FLORIDA Several Panthers visit with children at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/features/several-panthers-visit-with-children-at-broward-health-medical-center-in-fort-lauderdale] Panthers preparing to face Washington squad desperate for points [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/panthers-preparing-to-face-washington-squad-desperate-for-points] Anthony Duclair holds groundbreaking for synthetic ice surface at South Florida high school [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/features/anthony-duclair-holds-groundbreaking-for-synthetic-ice-surface-at-south-florida-high-school] Three takeaways: Panthers fail to hit normal stride, Maurice says team wasn't well prepared [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/features/three-takeaways-panthers-fail-to-hit-normal-stride-maurice-says-team-wasnt-well-prepared] Florida comes out hot, then shut down by Flyers in 2-1 defeat [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/latest-news/florida-comes-out-hot-then-shut-down-by-flyers-in-2-1-defeat] Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNjQxMjA5NjI4NzMxMDIz/unnamed.jpg]
