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" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "For the first time this season, Florida will face the Metropolitan Division-leading New York Rangers. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Both the Panthers and Rangers will be opening a back-to-back set, with Florida hosting Montreal on Saturday while New York will head up to Tampa. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The Rangers are fresh off a 5-1 over Washington on Wednesday and come in having won six of their past eight games overall. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "New York has been quite good on the road, holding a 12-4-1 record, which is the second-most wins away from home in the NHL, behind only Colorado’s 14. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "As for the Panthers, they’ll be looking to build off a pair of wins that bookended the NHL’s holiday break. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Both Sam Reinhart and Sergei Bobrovsky sat out Thursday’s practice at the Baptist Health IcePlex in Fort Lauderdale, but neither player is expected to miss Friday’s game. " } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNjE3OTM2NjIzMjQ4NDky/img_6014.jpg" }, "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Panthers Head Coach Paul Maurice said following practice that he anticipates running the same lineup against the Rangers that he used Wednesday in Tampa. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Reinhart and Bobrovsky each played crucial roles in the victory – with Reinhart scoring a pair of goals and Bobrovsky standing on his head between the pipes – and will likely be leaned on heavily against the high-powered Rangers. 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Panthers face tough challenge with NHL-best New York Rangers in town