With an assist and plus-four effort over the foundering Bruins Thursday, Florida Panthers soon-to-be UFA blueliner Jason Garrison paved the path to his second three-game point streak of the season (1G/3A/+6). Somewhat surprisingly he last equaled the achievement late in October on a 1-1-1 stretch against Ottawa, Buffalo, and Winnipeg (3G). Currently ranked second overall in the National Hockey League in goals scored by a defenseman, Garrison is the only Dman in the top 50 with more goals (15) than assists (14).
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The Eastern Front
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
Last 10 |
Streak |
|
1 |
NY Rangers |
70 |
44 |
19 |
7 |
95 |
194 |
155 |
24-8-2 |
20-11-5 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
2 |
Boston |
70 |
40 |
27 |
3 |
83 |
225 |
176 |
20-13-2 |
20-14-1 |
3-7-0 |
Lost 4 |
|
3 |
Florida |
70 |
34 |
23 |
13 |
81 |
177 |
195 |
19-9-8 |
15-14-5 |
6-3-1 |
Won 3 |
|
4 |
Pittsburgh |
69 |
43 |
21 |
5 |
91 |
224 |
175 |
24-8-2 |
19-13-3 |
10-0-0 |
Won 10 |
|
5 |
Philadelphia |
70 |
41 |
22 |
7 |
89 |
226 |
199 |
18-10-5 |
23-12-2 |
8-2-0 |
Won 2 |
|
6 |
New Jersey |
71 |
41 |
25 |
5 |
87 |
196 |
182 |
20-12-3 |
21-13-2 |
6-3-1 |
Won 1 |
|
7 |
Ottawa |
71 |
36 |
25 |
10 |
82 |
218 |
209 |
18-13-4 |
18-12-6 |
5-3-2 |
OT 2 |
|
8 |
Washington |
70 |
36 |
28 |
6 |
78 |
189 |
197 |
23-10-3 |
13-18-3 |
7-2-1 |
Won 4 |
|
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|
9 |
Buffalo |
71 |
33 |
29 |
9 |
75 |
178 |
201 |
18-11-8 |
15-18-1 |
6-2-2 |
OT 1 |
|
10 |
Winnipeg |
70 |
33 |
29 |
8 |
74 |
186 |
197 |
22-10-4 |
11-19-4 |
5-3-2 |
Won 1 |
|
11 |
Tampa Bay |
70 |
32 |
31 |
7 |
71 |
198 |
237 |
21-12-2 |
11-19-5 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
12 |
Toronto |
71 |
31 |
32 |
8 |
70 |
205 |
218 |
16-13-6 |
15-19-2 |
2-7-1 |
Won 1 |
|
13 |
Carolina |
71 |
27 |
29 |
15 |
69 |
185 |
211 |
18-13-6 |
9-16-9 |
4-3-3 |
Won 1 |
|
14 |
Montreal |
71 |
28 |
32 |
11 |
67 |
188 |
198 |
13-15-8 |
15-17-3 |
4-5-1 |
Won 1 |
|
15 |
NY Islanders |
71 |
28 |
32 |
11 |
67 |
166 |
214 |
15-16-6 |
13-16-5 |
2-5-3 |
Lost 1 |
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Why last night rocked:
- Among a bevy of other valid reasons, this
Why last night jonesed:
- NJ over COL, 1-0 (SO): Brodeur stops 28 for second shutout of 2011-12 as Devils continue to climb
Panthers Playoff Update:
- FLA defeated BOS 6-2; playoff odds up 5.8 to 94.5% per Sports Club Stats
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla:
Focusing on clubs within 5 points of Panthers (81P); teams FLA needs to lose in bold…
- MTL at OTT (82P), 7 p.m.: division rivals have only played twice (1-1)
- WSH (78P) at WPG, 8:30: season-series locked at 2 wins each
Next up for the Cats:
- Closing out the homestand tomorrow vs Buffalo; if it really applies itself, the LBC Game Thread could be a totally changed person by the time we finish lunch, i.e. 7 p.m. Need tickets? Seats starting at $8 via TiqIQ.
Did you know:
- F Krys Barch collected his first assist since January 21, a span of 20 games; the Cats are 3-2 when he scores either a goal or helper
Thursday’s Organizational News:
- F Mike Santorelli was the healthy scratch against BOS
Tonight’s NCAA playoff action on NBC Sports Network:
- 5 p.m. - Hockey East first semifinal, Boston College vs Providence
- 8 p.m. - Hockey East second semifinal, Boston University (C Wade Megan) vs Maine
- 10:30 - NHL Overtime