Sat 8 Apr 2023 - 06:30AM
PLAYOFF QUARTER-FINAL GAMEDAY: PANTHERS V FLAMES
🎟 TONIGHT: PANTHERS v FLAMES (7PM) - BUY TICKETS HERE 🎟
The Nottingham Panthers get their playoff campaign under way this evening with Guildford Flames visiting the Motorpoint Arena in the first leg of the quarter-finals (7pm face-off).
The game - sponsored by The Legend Pub - is the first part of a massive weekend with the second leg taking place at The Spectrum in Guildford tomorrow (6pm).
Head Coach, Corey Neilson, said: "Guildford are such a great team and we know where their strengths are.
"They are a quick team and are coached really well. They will be a real threat all weekend.
"We've had a great week of practice and the boys are really up for it. They know this is a new start for them.
"They are determined to make amends for a tough league season and they're focused on the task in hand."
Team News in association with Evolve Injury Clinic
Forward Luke Ferrara is not available for selection after being ruled out for the rest of the season last week.
Mike Caruso (upper body) will also miss out tonight and the Panthers will name their final 20-man gameday roster ahead of face-off.
Panthers Vault up to £600 plus a mystery bonus prize
The Panthers Vault is now up to a huge £600 plus a mystery bonus prize. If your ticket is drawn out of the hat, you go rinkside with DJ Ken Feast to try and win the money inside the vault. Choose one of the players from the Panthers roster shown on the jumbotron to reveal a four-digit code and see if it unlocks the vault.
Chances to win in the Fifty50, Chuck-a-Puck and Shirt Raffle
Tickets for a special shirt raffle will be on sale in the foyer and around the concourse for £1 per entry. There's three jerseys on offer tonight from the regular season...
- Black jersey #90 Mike Hammond
- Gold jersey #31 Alex Dubeau
- White jersey #2 Mike Caruso
Tickets for the Fifty50 raffle - in association with Temple Printing - are sold for £1 each. The lucky winner will go home with a fantastic cash prize.
If you aren't successful in either prize draw, please make sure you keep your tickets. All tickets are put back into the hat for the second-prize draw and the winner will be announced on our social media channels and website within the next couple of days.
In tonight's Chuck-a-Puck, you have a chance to win a £100 voucher for Axed Nottingham. Chuck-a-Pucks can be purchased in the foyer for £1 each, but there's some great offers where you can get discounted bag of pucks. There's three for £2, eight for £5 and 20 for £10. Chuck-a-Puck takes place in the second intermission
Watch live on Panthers TV webcast
If you can't make it to the Motorpoint Arena this evening, you can follow live on a Panthers TV webcast.
Join Jono Bullard and former Panthers netminder Dan Green for the play-by-play action from just ahead of the 7pm face-off.