After a Florida 3-1 third period lead morphed into a 4-3 OT loss at Denver Wednesday, the not-so-high-flying Panthers have scored more than three goals exactly once in their last 18 games. Yet somehow this club retains a (final) playoff spot with 3 points to spare.
Recaps: Litter Box Cats * SB Nation * Mile High Hockey
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The Eastern Front
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
L/10 |
Streak |
|
1 |
NY Rangers |
44 |
29 |
11 |
4 |
62 |
125 |
90 |
14-4-2 |
15-7-2 |
7-3-0 |
Won 1 |
|
2 |
Boston |
43 |
29 |
13 |
1 |
59 |
156 |
88 |
16-7-1 |
13-6-0 |
6-4-0 |
Lost 1 |
|
3 |
Washington |
45 |
25 |
18 |
2 |
52 |
128 |
127 |
17-6-1 |
8-12-1 |
7-3-0 |
Won 1 |
|
4 |
Philadelphia |
44 |
27 |
13 |
4 |
58 |
149 |
129 |
11-6-2 |
16-7-2 |
6-4-0 |
Won 1 |
|
5 |
Ottawa |
48 |
26 |
16 |
6 |
58 |
149 |
150 |
14-9-1 |
12-7-5 |
8-1-1 |
Won 1 |
|
6 |
New Jersey |
45 |
26 |
17 |
2 |
54 |
126 |
126 |
12-7-1 |
14-10-1 |
7-2-1 |
Won 3 |
|
7 |
Pittsburgh |
45 |
24 |
17 |
4 |
52 |
136 |
117 |
12-7-2 |
12-10-2 |
4-6-0 |
Won 3 |
|
8 |
Florida |
45 |
21 |
14 |
10 |
52 |
115 |
127 |
11-5-6 |
10-9-4 |
3-4-3 |
OT 2 |
|
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|
9 |
Toronto |
45 |
22 |
18 |
5 |
49 |
139 |
140 |
12-7-4 |
10-11-1 |
4-5-1 |
Lost 3 |
|
10 |
Winnipeg |
46 |
21 |
20 |
5 |
47 |
116 |
133 |
14-8-1 |
7-12-4 |
4-6-0 |
Lost 1 |
|
11 |
Buffalo |
46 |
19 |
22 |
5 |
43 |
114 |
140 |
11-9-5 |
8-13-0 |
2-6-2 |
Lost 3 |
|
12 |
Montreal |
46 |
17 |
21 |
8 |
42 |
116 |
126 |
8-9-7 |
9-12-1 |
4-5-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
13 |
NY Islanders |
44 |
17 |
21 |
6 |
40 |
106 |
134 |
10-11-3 |
7-10-3 |
6-4-0 |
Won 1 |
|
14 |
Tampa Bay |
45 |
18 |
23 |
4 |
40 |
126 |
159 |
12-7-1 |
6-16-3 |
3-6-1 |
Won 1 |
|
15 |
Carolina |
48 |
16 |
24 |
8 |
40 |
124 |
156 |
11-11-3 |
5-13-5 |
4-4-2 |
OT 1 |
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Why last night rocked:
- CHI over BUF, 6-2; Sabres skating awfully close to Does Not Matter territory
Why last night jonesed:
- WSH over MTL, 3-0; Caps recalling how to get it done. With all of 16 shots.
Florida Playoff Update:
- Lost to Colorado 3-4 (OT), playoff odds down 2.1 to 74.7% per Sports Club Stats
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla:
- MIN at TOR, 7 p.m.; Wild: lost 10 straight on road
- BOS at NJ, 7; Broons decimated Devs 6-1 in last trip to PruCenter (January 4)
- PIT at NYR, 7; Rags won last two vs Pens at MSG
- NYI at PHI, 7; Flyers: 13 straight home wins vs Isles
- BUF at WPG, 8:30; teams have traded OT victories in 2 previous matches
- OTW at SJ, 10:30; Sens are 9-1-1 in last 11 games
Next up for the Cats:
- At Chicago tomorrow; the LBC Game Thread distinguishes its right flank from its left flank at 7:30.
Did you know:
- Five of the past seven games featuring FLA & COL have gone beyond regulation (3-2 edge by Avs)
Wednesday’s Organizational Transactions:
- F Evgenii Dadonov and F A.J. Jenks to CAR for F Jon Matsumoto and F Mattias Lindstrom; more to come on this later today
Wednesday’s NHL Waiver Wire
Placed on waivers:
- RW Brandon Yip - COL
- C Brett McLean - CHI (unconditional)