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"I'm a little worried about their eating habits when we come to Detroit. [Ed Jovanovski] takes them over to Windsor and mom's home cooking the night before the game."
- Coach Kevin Dineen, via a highly recommended article at the Windsor Star
Whether or not Momma Jovo's culinary talents lent themselves to Sunday's 2-1 shootout loss to the Red Wings is debatable, but the Florida Panthers unquestionably took a bite out of Buffalo's playoff hopes by grabbing what has to be the most ridiculously important single point of the season to date.
RECAPS: Litter Box Cats * SB Nation Florida * Winging it in Motown
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The Eastern Front
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
ROW |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
L10 |
Stk |
|
1 |
x-NY Rangers |
79 |
50 |
22 |
7 |
46 |
107 |
218 |
175 |
27-11-2 |
23-11-5 |
6-4-0 |
Lost 1 |
|
2 |
y-Boston |
79 |
47 |
28 |
4 |
39 |
98 |
259 |
193 |
23-13-3 |
24-15-1 |
7-2-1 |
Won 2 |
|
3 |
Florida |
79 |
37 |
25 |
17 |
31 |
91 |
193 |
217 |
20-9-10 |
17-16-7 |
4-2-4 |
OT 1 |
|
4 |
x-Pittsburgh |
79 |
48 |
25 |
6 |
39 |
102 |
268 |
214 |
27-10-2 |
21-15-4 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
5 |
x-Philadelphia |
79 |
46 |
24 |
9 |
42 |
101 |
257 |
222 |
21-12-6 |
25-12-3 |
6-2-2 |
Won 1 |
|
6 |
x-New Jersey |
79 |
45 |
28 |
6 |
33 |
96 |
219 |
205 |
22-13-4 |
23-15-2 |
5-4-1 |
Won 3 |
|
7 |
x-Ottawa |
79 |
41 |
28 |
10 |
35 |
92 |
245 |
231 |
20-15-4 |
21-13-6 |
5-3-2 |
Won 4 |
|
8 |
Washington |
79 |
40 |
31 |
8 |
36 |
88 |
212 |
223 |
25-11-4 |
15-20-4 |
5-3-2 |
Won 2 |
|
|
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|
9 |
Buffalo |
79 |
38 |
31 |
10 |
31 |
86 |
208 |
219 |
20-12-8 |
18-19-2 |
6-2-2 |
Lost 2 |
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So what happened last night that matters to us?
- Beyond gaining a massive point over both Washington (88P) and Buffalo (86P) in a game that no one had Florida even showing up for? Nothing.
Panthers Playoff Update:
- FLA lost to DET 1-2 (SO); playoff odds up 1.1 to 99.3% per Sports Club Stats
- Odds for the Caps and Sabres
- Remaining games for all three:
|
Rk |
Team |
Pts |
ROW |
GR |
78 |
79 |
80 |
81 |
82 |
|
3 |
FLA |
91 |
31 |
3 |
L |
SOL |
WPG |
WSH(R) |
CAR |
|
8 |
WSH |
88 |
36 |
3 |
SOW |
SOW |
TB(R) |
FLA |
NYR(R) |
|
9 |
BUF |
86 |
31 |
3 |
L |
L |
TOR |
PHI(R) |
BOS(R) |
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Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla:
- WSH (88P/3GR) at TB, 7 p.m. (NBC-SN): Caps lead season series 3-2 but home team has won every game. Not much question as to what we'll be watching this evening; mosey on over to Raw Charge for the thread.
Next up for the Cats:
- Hosting Winnipeg tomorrow; the LBC Game Thread gets rolling at 7.
- Need Tickets for it? Seats starting at $5 via TiqIQ. Second-to-last home game, kids...and it just might be a clincher.
Did you know:
- The Panthers have seven solid reasons - among others - for not underestimating the Jets; regardless of season-long road woes the Peggers are 2-1-1 in last four away from MTS, the two victories coming in D.C. and Raleigh. Who's left on Florida's schedule again?
Sunday’s Organizational News:
- Scratches vs Detroit: F Krys Barch, Jerred Smithson, Mike Santorelli, D Keaton Ellerby
- Kyle Quincey will be facing the Shanaban today for this hit on Tomas Kopecky. Suspendable?
- That Datsyuk...still mesmerized by his creativity
- Markstrom, Rampage...games like these give fans - and franchises - nightmares