In the Florida Panthers’ final tune-up game before their title defense begins, they visit the Los Angeles Kings to wrap up preseason.
For the 2024 Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers (4-3-0), it’s almost time to defend their title. They have one preseason game left to get ready to defend their crown. That game comes Saturday night on the West Coast when they visit the Los Angeles Kings (4-0-1) at Crypto.com Arena. This is also the final preseason game for the Kings, who finished last year with 99 points but lost 4-1 in the first round of the NHL playoffs to the Edmonton Oilers. The Panthers last played on Wednesday, when they went to overtime against the Tampa Bay Lightning. They won that game 2-1 in overtime – their second overtime game of the preseason. They also had a 5-4 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes last week.
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Game Date: Oct. 5, 2024
Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: CBS (KCAL-Los Angeles, CA)
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Spencer Knight was in net for the Panthers in that game on Wednesday. He stopped 26 of the 27 shots that came his way in the win.
For Los Angeles, this is the second game in three days. The Kings faced the Boston Bruins on Thursday and came away with a 3-1 win. Quinton Byfield scored three goals for the Kings in that game.
Both teams will have a cross-country turnaround after this game. Each side opens the regular season in the Northeast – the Panthers against the Bruins on Tuesday and then the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. The Kings actually play their first six games in the northeast and first eight on the road.
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