"It was pretty obvious."
- Pittsburgh center Jordan Staal, recalling the too-many-men bench minor assessed to his club late in the third period on Saturday, via TribLive. Stephen Weiss scored the eventual game-winner on the ensuing power play.
Highlights from Saturday's stunner in Sunrise above; looked like it was going to be an awfully long night the way it began...
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EASTERN |
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Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
Last 10 |
Streak |
|
1 |
19 |
11 |
5 |
3 |
25 |
71 |
58 |
5-3-2 |
6-2-1 |
6-2-2 |
Lost 1 |
|
|
2 |
20 |
12 |
8 |
0 |
24 |
58 |
51 |
5-6-0 |
7-2-0 |
6-4-0 |
Lost 1 |
|
|
3 |
19 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
23 |
56 |
48 |
3-2-3 |
7-4-0 |
5-2-3 |
Won 1 |
|
|
4 |
20 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
25 |
60 |
50 |
6-1-1 |
5-5-2 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
|
5 |
20 |
11 |
7 |
2 |
24 |
61 |
66 |
6-3-2 |
5-4-0 |
4-5-1 |
Won 1 |
|
|
6 |
17 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
23 |
47 |
38 |
5-1-1 |
5-3-2 |
7-2-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
|
7 |
18 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
22 |
64 |
39 |
8-5-0 |
3-2-0 |
8-2-0 |
Won 8 |
|
|
8 |
18 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
21 |
58 |
56 |
6-1-1 |
4-6-0 |
3-6-1 |
Lost 3 |
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|
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9 |
18 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
21 |
49 |
50 |
4-3-1 |
6-4-0 |
6-4-0 |
Won 2 |
|
|
10 |
20 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
21 |
53 |
49 |
4-4-3 |
5-4-0 |
6-3-1 |
Won 1 |
|
|
11 |
20 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
21 |
61 |
68 |
5-4-1 |
5-5-0 |
5-4-1 |
Won 3 |
|
|
12 |
19 |
9 |
8 |
2 |
20 |
54 |
60 |
6-2-0 |
3-6-2 |
5-5-0 |
Lost 1 |
|
|
13 |
20 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
19 |
58 |
65 |
5-3-0 |
3-6-3 |
5-3-2 |
Won 3 |
|
|
14 |
20 |
6 |
11 |
3 |
15 |
46 |
68 |
4-5-1 |
2-6-2 |
2-8-0 |
Lost 3 |
|
|
15 |
17 |
5 |
9 |
3 |
13 |
35 |
56 |
5-5-1 |
0-4-2 |
2-5-3 |
Lost 1 |
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Why last night freaking rocked:
- Winnipeg over Philadelphia, 6-4 (typically we'll cheer on the non-division club but the Jets did FLA a hundred favors here)
- Phoenix over Buffalo, 4-2
- Toronto over Washington, 7-1
- Montreal over NY Rangers, 4-0
- New Jersey over Tampa Bay, 4-2
Why last night completely jonesed:
- Boston over NY Islanders, 6-0
Why tonight is a Big Deal:
- Toronto at Carolina, 5pm
- Ottawa at Vancouver, 9pm
Next up for the Cats:
- Monday vs New Jersey, 7:30pm