Rumors abound pointing to a possible return by starter Jose Theodore (knee), who retains an overall winning record (15-13-1, 3 SO, 2.40/.923) when facing Boston. Scott Clemmensen - still the only realistic guarantee for a spot on the lineup card among Florida goaltenders this evening - sports a 5-3-1 mark (2.24/.929, 2 SO) vs the B's. And yes, those stats reflect the horror that was this, their most recent lovefest.
Update: via the club, Theodore "not expected to be in the lineup" tonight.
The Eastern Front
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
L10 |
Streak |
|
1 |
NY Rangers |
43 |
28 |
11 |
4 |
60 |
122 |
90 |
13-4-2 |
15-7-2 |
7-3-0 |
Lost 1 |
|
2 |
Boston |
41 |
28 |
12 |
1 |
57 |
150 |
81 |
16-7-1 |
12-5-0 |
7-3-0 |
Lost 1 |
|
3 |
Washington |
43 |
24 |
17 |
2 |
50 |
125 |
124 |
17-5-1 |
7-12-1 |
7-3-0 |
Won 3 |
|
4 |
Philadelphia |
43 |
26 |
13 |
4 |
56 |
144 |
128 |
10-6-2 |
16-7-2 |
5-5-0 |
Lost 1 |
|
5 |
Ottawa |
46 |
25 |
15 |
6 |
56 |
146 |
146 |
14-8-1 |
11-7-5 |
8-1-1 |
Won 4 |
|
6 |
New Jersey |
44 |
25 |
17 |
2 |
52 |
121 |
125 |
11-7-1 |
14-10-1 |
6-3-1 |
Won 2 |
|
7 |
Florida |
43 |
21 |
14 |
8 |
50 |
110 |
120 |
11-5-5 |
10-9-3 |
3-5-2 |
Lost 1 |
|
8 |
Pittsburgh |
44 |
23 |
17 |
4 |
50 |
134 |
116 |
11-7-2 |
12-10-2 |
4-6-0 |
Won 2 |
|
|
||||||||||||
|
9 |
Toronto |
44 |
22 |
17 |
5 |
49 |
137 |
137 |
12-6-4 |
10-11-1 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
10 |
Winnipeg |
44 |
20 |
19 |
5 |
45 |
113 |
128 |
14-8-1 |
6-11-4 |
4-6-0 |
Lost 3 |
|
11 |
Buffalo |
44 |
19 |
20 |
5 |
43 |
112 |
129 |
11-9-5 |
8-11-0 |
3-5-2 |
Lost 1 |
|
12 |
Montreal |
45 |
17 |
20 |
8 |
42 |
116 |
123 |
8-8-7 |
9-12-1 |
4-5-1 |
Won 1 |
|
13 |
Carolina |
47 |
16 |
24 |
7 |
39 |
123 |
154 |
11-11-3 |
5-13-4 |
4-5-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
14 |
NY Islanders |
42 |
16 |
20 |
6 |
38 |
102 |
131 |
10-10-3 |
6-10-3 |
5-5-0 |
Won 1 |
|
15 |
Tampa Bay |
44 |
17 |
23 |
4 |
38 |
121 |
156 |
11-7-1 |
6-16-3 |
3-6-1 |
Lost 3 |
*
Why last night rocked:
- Hey, no loser points!
Why last night jonesed:
- WSH over CAR, 2-1 (REG); no need for a recall into the significance of this one as Tvo says no to 43 SOG
- MTL over NYR, 4-1; Pacioretty leads trio of Habs' three-pointers with 2G, 1A
- PIT over TB, 6-3; Malkin's 5 points (3 third period goals) sink Bolts, losers of seven in a row
Playoff Update:
- FLA did not play; playoff odds down 2 to 73.4% per Sports Club Stats
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla (beyond the obvious):
- WPG at OTW, 7:30 p.m.; Happily - for now - Sens have won both games in 2011-12 by combined score of 10-5
- BUF at DET, 7:30; Wings are 6-1 in past seven vs Sabres
Next up for the Cats:
Mere hours away vs Boston from One Panther Parkway; the LBC Game Thread will be playing for Rio Grande Short-Haul Trucking, Briggs and Brown Sanitation, First State Bank of Salome & Woody's Smokehouse at 7.
Did you know:
Broons are 7-1 in last eight at the BAC, including 3 victories in the shootout...C David Krejci has an 11-game point streak (5G/11A) dating to December 17...
Sunday’s Organizational Transactions:
None