Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Period was on Sirius XM NHL Network Morning Skate segment with Scott Laughlin and Gord Stellick and was asked what the Frank Vatrano contract means for the Anaheim Ducks moving forward.

Spencer Knight made 34 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Florida Panthers beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-0 on Saturday night to open a home-and-home set.

Backup goalie Spencer Knight made 34 saves to lead the host Florida Panthers to a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night in Sunrise, Fla.

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Spencer Knight made 34 saves for his second shutout of the season, and the Florida Panthers won 3-0 against the Anaheim Ducks at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday. Jesper Boqvist, Anton Lundell, and Gustav Forsling scored for Florida (27-17-3), which has won two of three and visits Anaheim on Tuesday. Knight also had an assist.

Led by a 34-save performance from Spencer Knight, the Florida Panthers closed our homestand with a 3-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday.

The Ducks were coming off of a bounce-back overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday after back-to-back losing efforts against the St. Louis Blues and Philadelphia Flyers where they were outscored 12-2.

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning play the Anaheim Ducks in a non-conference matchup. Tampa Bay is 13-6-1 in home games and 23-16-3 overall. The Lightning have gone 5-6-2 in games decided by one goal. Anaheim is 9-10-3 in road games and 18-21-5 overall. The Ducks have conceded 137 goals while scoring 106 for a -31 scoring differential.

In its trio of road tilts (1-1-1), the Lightning's results spanned the hockey gamut -- an overtime loss in New Jersey plus handing out a rout in Pittsburgh and being on the receiving end of one in Boston. Anaheim arrives for the fifth game of its East Coast journey -- a bumpy flight so far from the Ducks' perspective.

Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight is 4-1 with 133 saves on 142 shots (.937 save percentage) with a 1.61 goals-against since Dec. 22.

He will slot in next to Strome on the Ducks’ top line along with Frank Vatrano, a fixture line that ... covering the Anaheim Ducks. Born and raised in Southern California, Derek has covered ...

Although the Ducks beat the Lightning by three goals on Jan. 5, they have, more recently, been battered on their season-long road trip. The Ducks sandwiched the only win on a journey that began with two lopsided losses between a pair of shutouts by their opponents.

Thursday’s game that pits the Tampa Bay Lightning against the Anaheim Ducks, which starts at 7:00 PM ET, includes plenty of betting possibilities. Below, we cover the best bets for this matchup, so take a peek before making any wagers.