Lest I be accused of lionizing their achievements this season, here’s how they compare to recent Panthers teams: 13 wins this season after 25 games. All of last season they managed 30, the season before, 32. That was good for 28th in the league both years. Right now they are at 9th.
Maybe Dineen is an inspirational genius. Maybe a lot of these players were ready to make a mark, or leave a mark. With so many elements thrown together for the first time, it is hard to identify the catalyst.
- petshark via Kukla's Korner/Talking Stick; more here
The Eastern Front
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
L/10 |
Streak |
|
1 |
Pittsburgh |
26 |
15 |
7 |
4 |
34 |
82 |
64 |
8-1-2 |
7-6-2 |
5-4-1 |
Won 1 |
|
2 |
Boston |
23 |
15 |
7 |
1 |
31 |
81 |
50 |
9-5-1 |
6-2-0 |
9-0-1 |
Won 2 |
|
3 |
Florida |
25 |
13 |
8 |
4 |
30 |
68 |
62 |
5-2-4 |
8-6-0 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
4 |
NY Rangers |
22 |
14 |
5 |
3 |
31 |
65 |
49 |
7-1-1 |
7-4-2 |
8-2-0 |
Won 4 |
|
5 |
Philadelphia |
24 |
14 |
7 |
3 |
31 |
84 |
71 |
6-4-2 |
8-3-1 |
6-3-1 |
Won 1 |
|
6 |
Toronto |
25 |
14 |
9 |
2 |
30 |
82 |
81 |
6-4-2 |
8-5-0 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
7 |
Buffalo |
25 |
13 |
11 |
1 |
27 |
69 |
67 |
6-8-1 |
7-3-0 |
3-6-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
8 |
Ottawa |
25 |
12 |
11 |
2 |
26 |
77 |
86 |
6-4-1 |
6-7-1 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
|
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|
9 |
Washington |
24 |
12 |
11 |
1 |
25 |
72 |
77 |
8-4-1 |
4-7-0 |
2-7-1 |
Lost 4 |
|
10 |
New Jersey |
24 |
12 |
11 |
1 |
25 |
60 |
68 |
5-4-1 |
7-7-0 |
5-5-0 |
Lost 3 |
|
11 |
Montreal |
26 |
10 |
11 |
5 |
25 |
65 |
68 |
4-5-4 |
6-6-1 |
3-4-3 |
OT 1 |
|
12 |
Tampa Bay |
24 |
11 |
11 |
2 |
24 |
65 |
76 |
7-3-0 |
4-8-2 |
4-6-0 |
Lost 2 |
|
13 |
Winnipeg |
25 |
10 |
11 |
4 |
24 |
71 |
80 |
6-4-0 |
4-7-4 |
5-4-1 |
Won 1 |
|
14 |
Carolina |
27 |
8 |
15 |
4 |
20 |
64 |
91 |
5-8-2 |
3-7-2 |
2-7-1 |
Lost 4 |
|
15 |
NY Islanders |
23 |
7 |
11 |
5 |
19 |
47 |
74 |
5-6-2 |
2-5-3 |
3-5-2 |
OT 1 |
Why last night rocked:
- Detroit over Buffalo, 4-1
- Minnesota over New Jersey, 4-2
Why last night jonesed:
- Philadelphia over Anaheim, 4-3 (OT)
- Chicago over the Isles, 5-4 (SO); with a victory, NY could have tied the Canes @ 20 points
Why tonight is a Big Deal:
Eastern action all over the continent this evening, with each of the four divisional opponents hosting games...
- Montreal at Los Angeles, 3:30 p.m.
- Toronto at Boston, 7
- Ottawa at Washington, 7
- Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7
- New Jersey at Winnipeg, 7
- Rags at Tampa Bay, 7
- Buffalo at Nashville, 8
- Philadelphia at Phoenix, 8
- Isles at Dallas, 8:30
Next up for the Cats:
- Tonight at San Jose; LBC Game Thread goes live at 10 p.m.