SUNRISE, FL - NOVEMBER 3: Ed Jovanovski #55 celebrates as Stephen Weiss #9 of the Florida Panthers lies on the ice after scoring a second period goal against goaltender Corey Crawford #50 of the Chicago Blackhawks on November 3, 2011 at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. The Blackhawks defeated the Panthers 3-2 in a shoot out. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
As Stephen Weiss deservedly gets his moment in celebration of a franchise-best 614 games as a Panther this evening, he'll not need to worry over relinquishing the title at any point soon: Ed Jovanovski currently ranks second among active Cats with 296, followed by 21 year-old Dmitry Kulikov at 186 (who could soon be surpassed by a healthy Shawn Matthias, trailing Kuli by 3).
The Eastern Front
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
L10 |
Streak |
|
1 |
NY Rangers |
58 |
38 |
15 |
5 |
81 |
161 |
118 |
19-7-2 |
19-8-3 |
7-3-0 |
Lost 1 |
|
2 |
Boston |
58 |
36 |
20 |
2 |
74 |
194 |
134 |
18-10-2 |
18-10-0 |
4-6-0 |
Won 1 |
|
3 |
Florida |
58 |
27 |
20 |
11 |
65 |
144 |
162 |
14-8-7 |
13-12-4 |
5-5-0 |
Lost 3 |
|
4 |
New Jersey |
59 |
35 |
20 |
4 |
74 |
168 |
162 |
16-10-3 |
19-10-1 |
8-1-1 |
Won 4 |
|
5 |
Philadelphia |
59 |
33 |
19 |
7 |
73 |
198 |
181 |
14-10-5 |
19-9-2 |
4-5-1 |
Won 1 |
|
6 |
Pittsburgh |
60 |
34 |
21 |
5 |
73 |
186 |
160 |
18-8-2 |
16-13-3 |
5-4-1 |
Won 1 |
|
7 |
Ottawa |
62 |
32 |
22 |
8 |
72 |
190 |
185 |
16-11-3 |
16-11-5 |
5-3-2 |
Won 4 |
|
8 |
Toronto |
60 |
29 |
24 |
7 |
65 |
181 |
184 |
16-9-5 |
13-15-2 |
4-5-1 |
OT 1 |
|
|
||||||||||||
|
9 |
Winnipeg |
62 |
29 |
26 |
7 |
65 |
157 |
175 |
18-9-3 |
11-17-4 |
5-4-1 |
OT 1 |
|
10 |
Washington |
60 |
29 |
26 |
5 |
63 |
161 |
173 |
19-8-2 |
10-18-3 |
3-6-1 |
Lost 3 |
|
11 |
Tampa Bay |
59 |
27 |
26 |
6 |
60 |
166 |
197 |
18-9-2 |
9-17-4 |
5-3-2 |
Won 3 |
|
12 |
Buffalo |
60 |
26 |
27 |
7 |
59 |
150 |
176 |
15-11-7 |
11-16-0 |
5-3-2 |
Won 2 |
|
13 |
NY Islanders |
60 |
25 |
27 |
8 |
58 |
140 |
176 |
13-14-5 |
12-13-3 |
4-5-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
14 |
Montreal |
61 |
24 |
27 |
10 |
58 |
160 |
167 |
11-14-8 |
13-13-2 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
15 |
Carolina |
60 |
23 |
26 |
11 |
57 |
158 |
181 |
16-12-3 |
7-14-8 |
6-2-2 |
Won 1 |
*
Why last night rocked:
- OTW destroyed WSH 5-2; Tomas Vokoun stops 7 of 11 shots before yet another early hook; Senators now two behind Broons for NE lead
Why last night jonesed:
- Sens climb to 72 points but is anyone seriously concerned given their effort against the Caps? Let 'em have it.
Panthers Playoff Update:
- FLA did not play; playoff odds up 1.3 to 68.4% per Sports Club Stats
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla, beyond the obvious:
Teams FLA (65P) needs to lose in bold…
- SJ at TOR (65P), 7 p.m.; Leafs won last match between clubs 4-2 over 13 months ago
- TB (60P) at WPG (65P), 8:30; doesn't get much uglier than this. After posting a shutout victory in October, Bolts have lost two straight to Jets
Next up for the Cats:
- Hosting Minnesota tonight; the LBC Game Thread sides with Moops over Moors at 7. Before then, check out Hockey Wilderness for the opposition's take.
Did you know:
- G Jose Theodore: 3-3-1(tie)-1 against his former club, with a 2.33/.914 and 1 shutout. Scott Clemmensen has never faced MIN.
Wednesday’s Organizational News:
- Ed Jovanovski, Jason Garrison and Marco Sturm all skated in practice; Jovo evidently will play tonight.
Today's Updates:
- Panthers have recalled forwards Michal Repik and Jon Matsumoto from San Antonio as D Nolan Yonkman heads back down.
Wednesday’s NHL Transactions:
- Phoenix acquired F Antoine Vermette from Columbus for G Curtis McElhinney, 2nd-rd pick ('12), 5th-rd pick ('13/conditional)
- Carolina re-signed F Tuomo Ruutu to four-year extension
To waivers:
- Tim Wallace - NYI
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