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" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Now they’ll host the Montreal Canadiens for a nice Saturday afternoon matinee at Amerant Bank Arena. " } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNjE3OTM2NjIzMjQ4NDky/img_6014.jpg" }, "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "This is the first of four meetings of the season between the two Atlantic Division rivals. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Montreal arrives in South Florida with wins in six of their past 10 games." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "They are currently the fifth-place team in the division, but the first Atlantic team not in a playoff spot. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Entering play Saturday the Habs are 14-17-3, seven points behind the Ottawa Senators for the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference. 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Greer – Tomas Nosek – Mackie Samoskevich " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Gus Forsling – Aaron Ekblad" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Adam Boqvist – Dmitry Kulikov" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Uvis Balinskis – Nate Schmidt " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Scratches: Niko Mikkola, Jonah Gadjovich " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "LATEST STORIES FROM THE HOCKEY NEWS - FLORIDA" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Practice notebook: Panthers return from holiday break healthier, motivated group" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Panthers hope to return from holiday break with injury and illness issues behind them" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Incredible coaching career of Paul Maurice still may have plenty of runway ahead" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Under Bill Zito, Panthers no longer on the naughty list" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from THN Florida" } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNjQxMjA5NjI4NzMxMDIz/unnamed.jpg" }, "caption": "" } } ] }

Young goaltenders lock horns as Panthers, Canadiens meet in Sunrise