The battle for the Southeast Division continues tonight as the Panthers take on the Capitals in Washington tonight. The teams are once again only a point apart in the standings and the winner of tonight's game will hold the lead in the division tomorrow and the loser will be sitting in ninth place in the Eastern Conference.
Tonight is the last game of the season between the Panthers and Lightning. The Panthers have pretty much owned the Lightning since the Cats came into the league, but this season marks the first season since 2007-08 that the Panthers haven't won the season series.
The Winnipeg Jets visit Sunrise in the second of three Southeast Division games for the Panthers this week. The top of the division is tight, with only three points separating first place Florida from third place Winnipeg.
The Panthers woke up out of a playoff spot for the first time in a long time as the Capitals have passed them by for the division lead. Two points will put the Panthers back in the division lead, and the Panthers just happen to be playing those same Capitals tonight.
The Flyers visit Sunrise in the final game before the All-Star Break. The Panthers will be without the services of Dmitry Kulikov, injured in Saturday's game against Winnipeg, while the Flyers will be without Danny Briere, who received a concussion in Sunday's game against the Bruins.
The Panthers visit Winnipeg tonight for an important division game. The Cats are mired in a slump that has seen them give up an eight point division lead to sit tied with the Capitals and three points ahead of the Jets.
It's a homecoming of sorts for many Cats tonight as the Panthers visit the United Center in Chicago. But it's all business as the Panthers need some points to get themselves separated from the teams in the middle of the Eastern Conference standings.
Florida: 21-14-9 (51PTS)Colorado: 24-21-2 (50PTS) Game Time: 9:30 PM ESTTelevision: Fox Sports Florida, AltitudeRadio: 560 WQAM The Panthers visit Colorado tonight. The Avs have been uneven, but...
The Cats handed the Bruins a rare home loss at the beginning of December, but the Bruins utterly destroyed the Panthers 8-0 right before Christmas and the Cats still haven't recovered. Tonight is a good chance for them to prove the beginning of the season wasn't a fluke.
A battered Panthers squad takes on a battered Penguins squad tonight in Sunrise. The Pens are on a six game losing streak, but are never an opponent to be taken lightly, even with two of their best players out of the lineup.
