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"It would be nice to keep everyone here and not having to wholesale guys out or trade your buddies. If we can add a piece here or there without breaking up the group we have, without destroying the chemistry, that would be the best-case scenario."
- Panthers forward Stephen Weiss; more on Florida's options regarding the steadily approaching trade deadline via the Sun-Sentinel/Berardino.
The Eastern Front
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
L10 |
Streak |
|
1 |
NY Rangers |
57 |
38 |
14 |
5 |
81 |
161 |
116 |
19-7-2 |
19-7-3 |
7-2-1 |
Won 1 |
|
2 |
Boston |
57 |
35 |
20 |
2 |
72 |
190 |
132 |
18-10-2 |
17-10-0 |
4-6-0 |
Lost 2 |
|
3 |
Florida |
58 |
27 |
20 |
11 |
65 |
144 |
162 |
14-8-7 |
13-12-4 |
5-5-0 |
Lost 3 |
|
4 |
New Jersey |
58 |
34 |
20 |
4 |
72 |
164 |
159 |
16-10-3 |
18-10-1 |
8-1-1 |
Won 3 |
|
5 |
Philadelphia |
58 |
32 |
19 |
7 |
71 |
193 |
177 |
14-10-5 |
18-9-2 |
3-5-2 |
Lost 1 |
|
6 |
Pittsburgh |
59 |
33 |
21 |
5 |
71 |
184 |
160 |
17-8-2 |
16-13-3 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
7 |
Ottawa |
61 |
31 |
22 |
8 |
70 |
185 |
183 |
15-11-3 |
16-11-5 |
4-4-2 |
Won 3 |
|
8 |
Toronto |
59 |
29 |
24 |
6 |
64 |
178 |
180 |
16-9-4 |
13-15-2 |
4-5-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
|
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|
9 |
Winnipeg |
61 |
29 |
26 |
6 |
64 |
153 |
170 |
18-9-2 |
11-17-4 |
6-4-0 |
Won 3 |
|
10 |
Washington |
59 |
29 |
25 |
5 |
63 |
159 |
168 |
19-8-2 |
10-17-3 |
3-6-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
11 |
Tampa Bay |
58 |
26 |
26 |
6 |
58 |
163 |
195 |
17-9-2 |
9-17-4 |
5-3-2 |
Won 2 |
|
12 |
NY Islanders |
59 |
25 |
26 |
8 |
58 |
139 |
174 |
13-14-5 |
12-12-3 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
13 |
Montreal |
60 |
24 |
26 |
10 |
58 |
160 |
164 |
11-13-8 |
13-13-2 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
14 |
Buffalo |
59 |
25 |
27 |
7 |
57 |
148 |
175 |
14-11-7 |
11-16-0 |
5-3-2 |
Won 1 |
|
15 |
Carolina |
60 |
23 |
26 |
11 |
57 |
158 |
181 |
16-12-3 |
7-14-8 |
6-2-2 |
Won 1 |
*
Why last night rocked:
- CAR over WSH, 5-0; Peters: 17 saves for first NHL shutout. Canes 5-1-2 over last eight
Why last night jonesed:
- OTW over NYI, 6-0; Andy: 28 saves for 19th NHL shutout. Sens have outscored opponents 16-2 in past three games
Panthers Playoff Update:
- FLA did not play; playoff odds down 2.9 to 66.8% per Sports Club Stats (yes it makes sense; click through and hit "Explain")
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla:
Teams FLA needs to lose in bold…
- NJ at TOR (64P), 7 p.m.; five losses and an OT win in past six for Leafs
- PHI at WPG (64P), 7; Jets outscored Flyers 17-13 in 2011-12, can sweep (!) the series with win tonight
Next up for the Cats:
- Thursday at home vs Minnesota; LBC Game Thread goes live at 7
Did you know:
- The Panthers have found themselves in shorthanded situations 174 times in 2011-12, good for third-fewest in the league, so far having allowed 33 goals while scoring 4. Overall Florida is ranked 22nd with an 81% success rate.
Monday’s Organizational News:
- F Matt Bradley out (concussion?); recall coming soon
Monday’s NHL Transactions:
- None