“You know, you [used to] go into Florida almost thinking you’re going to get two points as a team before. I think now teams coming in know they’re gonna have a tougher game than maybe in previous years. The fans definitely have been helping that and coming out and supporting.”
– Panthers forward Kris Versteeg, via Yahoo! Puck Daddy/Leahy
The Eastern Front
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
L10 |
Stk |
|
1 |
NY Rangers |
54 |
36 |
13 |
5 |
77 |
153 |
110 |
18-6-2 |
18-7-3 |
7-2-1 |
Won 3 |
|
2 |
Boston |
53 |
34 |
17 |
2 |
70 |
184 |
120 |
18-9-2 |
16-8-0 |
5-4-1 |
Won 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 |
55 |
31 |
20 |
4 |
66 |
154 |
155 |
15-10-3 |
16-10-1 |
5-3-2 |
Lost 1 |
|
7 |
Ottawa |
58 |
28 |
22 |
8 |
64 |
169 |
181 |
15-11-3 |
13-11-5 |
2-6-2 |
OT 1 |
|
8 |
Toronto |
56 |
28 |
22 |
6 |
62 |
171 |
166 |
16-9-4 |
12-13-2 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 3 |
|
|
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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 |
57 |
26 |
25 |
6 |
58 |
139 |
161 |
16-8-2 |
10-17-4 |
4-5-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
11 |
Montreal |
57 |
23 |
25 |
9 |
55 |
152 |
154 |
11-12-7 |
12-13-2 |
6-4-0 |
Lost 1 |
|
12 |
Tampa Bay |
55 |
24 |
25 |
6 |
54 |
155 |
185 |
15-8-2 |
9-17-4 |
6-2-2 |
Lost 1 |
|
13 |
NY Islanders |
55 |
23 |
24 |
8 |
54 |
131 |
159 |
12-13-5 |
11-11-3 |
5-3-2 |
Lost 1 |
|
14 |
Buffalo |
55 |
24 |
25 |
6 |
54 |
136 |
158 |
13-10-6 |
11-15-0 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
15 |
Carolina |
57 |
21 |
25 |
11 |
53 |
147 |
175 |
14-12-3 |
7-13-8 |
5-1-4 |
Won 1 |
*
Why last night rocked:
- SJ over WSH, 5-3; just another day on the farm for Sharks in D.C., now 16-1 vs Caps since ’99. Panthers retain game in hand
- CAR over MTL, 5-3; Eric Staal: 4G/2A/+6 in last three games
Why last night jonesed:
- Graced we are by a third joneless day/
Panthers Playoff Update:
- FLA did not play; playoff odds up 1.2% to 90.8 per Sports Club Stats/
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla:
Teams FLA (65P) needs to lose in bold…
- NJ (66P) at BUF, 7 p.m.; Devils: 8-3-2 in Buffalo since lockout
- OTW (64P) at TB, 7; Sens have won first two games, combined score of 8-3 (both in Ottawa)
- NYI at WPG (58P), 8:30; Isles defeated Jets with SO victory at Winnipeg, December 20
- TOR (62P) at CGY, 9; after losing previous four, Leafs beat Flames 3-2 (REG) in October
Next up for the Cats:
- Hosting Ottawa tomorrow; LBC Game Thread opens at 7/
Did you know:
- Senators have won eight straight vs Florida in both locations, outscoring the Cats 32-16
Monday’s Organizational Transactions:
- G Jacob Markstrom (off IR) to AHL San Antonio
- G Brian Foster to ECHL Cincinnati from San Antonio