*stats based on playoffs.
Match-up - Panthers (38 wins, 94 points) @ Devils (48 wins, 102 points)
Road/Home records - 17-17-7 -------------- 24-13-4
TV - TSN (HD), NHL Network (US), RDSI, MSG-Plus (HD), FS-Florida (HD)
Puck drop - 7:00 PM ET
Series score - Panthers lead 2-1
Projected starting goalies - Scott Clemmensen (FLA) vs. Martin Brodeur (NJ)
Battle of the stats
Goals for/against per game *
Florida - 3.33 / 2.67
New Jersey - 2.67 / 3.33
Powerplay/Penalty Kill percentage *
Florida - 60% / 81.8%
New Jersey - 18.2% / 40%
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Panthers:
Panthers lines courtesy of DailyFaceoff.com.
Tomas Fleischmann - Stephen Weiss - Kris Versteeg
Sean Bergenheim - Marcel Goc - Mikael Samuelsson
Jerred Smithson - Shawn Matthias - Scottie Upshall
Marco Sturm - John Madden - Tomas Kopecky
Jason Garrison - Brian Campbell
Dmitry Kulikov - Mike Weaver
Ed Jovanovski - Erik Gudbranson
Here are the projected lines (subject to change) for the Devils:
Zach Parise - Travis Zajac - Ilya Kovalchuk
Petr Sykora - Patrik Elias - Dainius Zubrus
Alexei Ponikarovsky - Adam Henrique - David Clarkson
Ryan Carter - Stephen Gionta - Steve Bernier
Bryce Salvador- Marek Zidlicky
Andy Greene - Mark Fayne
Anton Volchenkov - Peter Harrold
Notes: Martin Brodeur will start...Cam Janssen, Eric Boulton and Adam Larsson are expected to sit as healthy scratches .
Panthers to watch out for:
Sean Bergenheim - The Devils continued to give him a lot of time and space and he continues to take advantage of it. Bergenheim has four points (2G, 2A) in three games.
Scottie Upshall - He was pretty effective in Tuesday's game, picking up two assists and generating quite a few scoring chances in the Panthers 4-3 win.
Marcel Goc - He was held off the score sheet for the first time last night, but he was still effective in other ways as he won 60 percent of his faceoffs.
Devils to watch out for:
Petr Sykora - Despite seeing 2nd line minutes plus some powerplay time, he has yet to register a point and only has three shots in three games. New Jersey needs more from him.
Marek Zidlicky - He was outstanding in Game Three and has been throughout the entire series. Can he put forth another good effort tonight?
Martin Brodeur - After a struggling and being pulled in Game Three, it will be interesting to see how he rebounds tonight.
Keys to the game
Florida - Getting a good start
Like in Game Three, the Devils will come out flying tonight. The key for Florida is to hold off the Devils first wave and maybe pot a goal for themselves. If they can jump out to an early lead New Jersey will be forced to play as Florida dictates which doesn't bode well for them.
New Jersey - Penalty Kill
The Devils have been absolutely torched by the Panthers powerplay throughout the series. If things don't improve, and quick, they'll be in deep trouble.
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