Eight: that’s the number of times Florida has collected more than one power play goal in a game, the last occasion coming way back on December 27 in a 5-3 victory over Toronto. Five days earlier the Panthers scored twice on the man advantage – and surrendered an equal amount – in an overtime loss to Ottawa, tonight’s opponent.
The Eastern Front
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
L10 |
Stk |
|
1 |
NY Rangers |
55 |
37 |
13 |
5 |
79 |
156 |
110 |
18-6-2 |
19-7-3 |
8-1-1 |
Won 4 |
|
2 |
Boston |
54 |
34 |
18 |
2 |
70 |
184 |
123 |
18-10-2 |
16-8-0 |
4-5-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
3 |
Florida |
55 |
27 |
17 |
11 |
65 |
141 |
152 |
14-5-7 |
13-12-4 |
6-3-1 |
Won 3 |
|
4 |
Philadelphia |
56 |
31 |
18 |
7 |
69 |
182 |
169 |
13-9-5 |
18-9-2 |
3-4-3 |
Lost 2 |
|
5 |
Pittsburgh |
56 |
32 |
19 |
5 |
69 |
175 |
148 |
17-7-2 |
15-12-3 |
7-2-1 |
Won 2 |
|
6 |
New Jersey |
56 |
32 |
20 |
4 |
68 |
158 |
156 |
15-10-3 |
17-10-1 |
6-2-2 |
Won 1 |
|
7 |
Ottawa |
59 |
29 |
22 |
8 |
66 |
173 |
181 |
15-11-3 |
14-11-5 |
2-6-2 |
Won 1 |
|
8 |
Toronto |
57 |
28 |
23 |
6 |
62 |
172 |
171 |
16-9-4 |
12-14-2 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 4 |
|
|
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|
9 |
Washington |
56 |
28 |
23 |
5 |
61 |
156 |
160 |
19-8-2 |
9-15-3 |
3-4-3 |
Lost 2 |
|
10 |
Winnipeg |
58 |
26 |
26 |
6 |
58 |
140 |
164 |
16-9-2 |
10-17-4 |
4-6-0 |
Lost 2 |
|
11 |
NY Islanders |
56 |
24 |
24 |
8 |
56 |
134 |
160 |
12-13-5 |
12-11-3 |
5-3-2 |
Won 1 |
|
12 |
Montreal |
57 |
23 |
25 |
9 |
55 |
152 |
154 |
11-12-7 |
12-13-2 |
6-4-0 |
Lost 1 |
|
13 |
Tampa Bay |
56 |
24 |
26 |
6 |
54 |
155 |
189 |
15-9-2 |
9-17-4 |
5-3-2 |
Lost 2 |
|
14 |
Buffalo |
56 |
24 |
26 |
6 |
54 |
137 |
162 |
13-11-6 |
11-15-0 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
15 |
Carolina |
57 |
21 |
25 |
11 |
53 |
147 |
175 |
14-12-3 |
7-13-8 |
5-1-4 |
Won 1 |
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Why last night rocked:
- NYI over WPG, 3-1; First home loss for Jets since January 21
- CGY over TOR, 5-1; Leafs: 5 goals last four games/
Why last night jonesed:
- OTW over TB, 4-0; Spezza nezza three, adds assist as Andy stops 28
- NJ over BUF, 4-1; Kovalchuk, um, nezza three as well, adds assist as Marty stops 29/
Panthers Playoff Update:
- FLA did not play; playoff odds up 1.6 to 91.2% per Sports Club Stats /
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla, beyond the obvious:
Teams FLA needs to lose in bold…
- ANH at PIT, 7 p.m.; Pens winners of 6 straight at home
- TOR at EDM, 10; Oilers 5-1 over past six in Edmonton/
Next up for the Cats:
- Back at home this evening for the first of four, as old pal – and presumed starter – Craig Anderson lugs his 6-0-1 lifetime record vs Florida into Sunrise. Local blackout or not, LBC Game Thread rocks on in brilliant MollerVision at 7. Until then check out Silver Seven for a peek into SensLand.
Did you know:
- Florida’s last home victory vs Ottawa came on March 31, 2009. Michael Frolik scored 3 points (1G), Anderson stopped 30 shots in the 5-2 win./
Tuesday’s Organizational News:
- D Jason Garrison given 7-10 day span for recovery (foot?)
Today’s Updates:
- D Tyson Strachan signs one year contract extension (club release)/