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18-16-6 Florida Panthers LAST GAME: Won 4-2 at Toronto | Recap NEXT GAME: Jan 8 vs Carolina LINE: -125 | TOTAL: 5½ Preview | Matchup | Select TeamAnaheimAtlantaBostonBuffaloCalgaryCarolinaChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonFloridaLos AngelesMinnesotaMontrealNY IslandersNY RangersNashvilleNew JerseyOttawaPhiladelphiaPhoenixPittsburghSan JoseSt. LouisTampa BayTorontoVancouverWashington

HEADLINES Panthers skate past Maple Leafs Canadiens edge Panthers in shootout Panthers hammer Pens Carolina Hurricanes vs. Florida Panthers INJURIES PLAYER POS DESCRIPTION Bryan Allen D Out Indefinitely (knee surgery) Kamil Kreps F Out Indefinitely (shoulder injury) Rostislav Olesz F Out Indefinitely (groin injury) BETTING TRENDS Florida is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 7 games The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Florida's last 22 games at home Florida is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games when playing Carolina RECENT TRANSACTIONS DATE PLAYER DESCRIPTION 12/31/2008 Shawn Matthias Recalled from Rochester (AHL) 12/04/2008 Noah Welch Assigned to Rochester (AHL)

LAST 5 GAMES
RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL
Jan 6 - Won 4-2 at Toronto | Recap	(110)	P (6)
Jan 4 - Lost 6-5 at Montreal | Recap	(175)	O (5½)
Jan 3 - Won 6-1 at Pittsburgh | Recap	(190)	O (5½)
Dec 31 - Lost 4-2 at NY Islanders | Recap	(-145)	O (5½)
Dec 29 - Lost 5-2 vs Montreal | Recap	(105)	O (5½)

TEAM STATISTICS
OFFENSIVE		RANK	DEFENSIVE		RANK
AVERAGE GOALS FOR:	2.7	20	AVERAGE GOALS AGAINST:	2.8	12
AVERAGE SHOTS FOR:	28.5	23	AVERAGE SHOTS AGAINST:	34.6	30
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGE:	14.9	25	PENALTY KILL PERCENTAGE:	83.0	11