Arizona Coyotes (23-19-3, fifth in the Central Division) vs. Florida Panthers (28-14-4, second in the Atlantic Division)
Sunrise, Florida; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers are looking to end their four-game home skid with a victory against the Arizona Coyotes.
Florida has a 28-14-4 record overall and a 13-7-2 record on its home ice. The Panthers are 10-3-1 when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.
Arizona has a 23-19-3 record overall and an 8-10-3 record in road games. The Coyotes have a +three scoring differential, with 135 total goals scored and 132 conceded.
Wednesday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Panthers won the last matchup 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Sam Reinhart has scored 34 goals with 24 assists for the Panthers. Matthew Tkachuk has eight goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.
Clayton Keller has scored 19 goals with 23 assists for the Coyotes. Sean Durzi has one goal and six assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 6-2-2, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.3 assists, 5.9 penalties and 14.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Coyotes: 4-5-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.4 assists, 5.6 penalties and 14.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Panthers: Nick Cousins: out (concussion protocol), Aleksander Barkov: day to day (lower body), Gustav Forsling: day to day (personal).
Coyotes: Vladislav Kolyachonok: out (lower body), Bryan Little: out for season (upper body), Jakub Voracek: out (concussion), Nick Schmaltz: day to day (upper body), Troy Stecher: out (lower body), Barrett Hayton: out (upper body), Travis Boyd: out for season (pectoral), Shea Weber: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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