Wednesday Caterwaul: Panthers Gameday Open Forum
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)/
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