"They came hard. They kept putting the puck behind our net — that was their game plan. They put it behind the net, then almost threw it blind in front of the net. That’s how they got their [game-tying] goal."
- Flames forward Olli Jokinen on his former club's effort Friday via the Calgary Herald
Unrelated: in case you hadn't heard, The Architect (of this contract) has been released by our friends in Montreal.
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The Eastern Front
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
L/10 |
Streak |
|
1 |
Philadelphia |
30 |
20 |
7 |
3 |
43 |
110 |
85 |
8-4-2 |
12-3-1 |
9-1-0 |
Won 7 |
|
2 |
Boston |
30 |
20 |
9 |
1 |
41 |
102 |
61 |
11-6-1 |
9-3-0 |
7-2-1 |
Won 3 |
|
3 |
Florida |
32 |
17 |
9 |
6 |
40 |
87 |
82 |
7-2-5 |
10-7-1 |
5-3-2 |
Won 1 |
|
4 |
NY Rangers |
29 |
17 |
8 |
4 |
38 |
84 |
65 |
8-3-2 |
9-5-2 |
6-3-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
5 |
Pittsburgh |
32 |
17 |
11 |
4 |
38 |
99 |
85 |
8-3-2 |
9-8-2 |
5-5-0 |
Lost 2 |
|
6 |
Buffalo |
31 |
16 |
12 |
3 |
35 |
86 |
86 |
8-9-3 |
8-3-0 |
4-4-2 |
Won 1 |
|
7 |
Toronto |
31 |
16 |
12 |
3 |
35 |
97 |
100 |
7-4-3 |
9-8-0 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
8 |
New Jersey |
31 |
17 |
13 |
1 |
35 |
85 |
89 |
7-5-1 |
10-8-0 |
5-5-0 |
Won 3 |
|
|
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|
9 |
Ottawa |
33 |
15 |
14 |
4 |
34 |
102 |
116 |
8-7-1 |
7-7-3 |
4-4-2 |
Won 1 |
|
10 |
Washington |
30 |
16 |
13 |
1 |
33 |
90 |
94 |
10-5-1 |
6-8-0 |
4-6-0 |
Won 1 |
|
11 |
Montreal |
32 |
13 |
12 |
7 |
33 |
82 |
84 |
5-6-6 |
8-6-1 |
3-3-4 |
Lost 1 |
|
12 |
Winnipeg |
31 |
14 |
13 |
4 |
32 |
84 |
94 |
10-5-0 |
4-8-4 |
6-4-0 |
Lost 1 |
|
13 |
Tampa Bay |
31 |
13 |
16 |
2 |
28 |
84 |
105 |
8-5-0 |
5-11-2 |
3-7-0 |
Won 1 |
|
14 |
Carolina |
33 |
10 |
18 |
5 |
25 |
84 |
113 |
6-9-2 |
4-9-3 |
2-7-1 |
Won 1 |
|
15 |
NY Islanders |
29 |
9 |
14 |
6 |
24 |
67 |
96 |
6-8-3 |
3-6-3 |
4-4-2 |
Lost 3 |
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Why last night rocked:
- Ottawa over Pittsburgh, 6-4; Pens suffered 2nd straight loss
- Buffalo over Toronto, 5-4 (REG); only positive here is the Leafs failing to reach OT
Why last night jonesed:
- New Jersey over Dallas, 6-3; Devils grab 3rd victory in as many games
Why tonight is a Big Deal:
Huge day on tap, with three Southeast competitors in the mix...
- Boston at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.
- Vancouver at Toronto, 7
- New Jersey at newly-Martinless Montreal, 7
- Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7
- Anaheim at Winnipeg, 7
- Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7
- Islanders at Minnesota, 8
- Rangers at Phoenix, 8
- Washington at Colorado, 9
Next up for the Cats:
- Hosting Carolina tomorrow; matinee game, with local TV. LBC Game Thread purrs on at 4:30.