Wednesday Caterwaul: Panthers Open Forum
Let's set the record straight. Tuesday night's game between the Capitals and Florida Panthers was not a playoff game. It may have looked like one and felt like one, but the Caps still need to be one point better than the Panthers in their final 29 games before they can stake that claim.
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The Eastern Front
Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | Home | Away | Last 10 | Streak |
1 | NY Rangers | 51 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 71 | 141 | 103 | 16-6-2 | 17-7-3 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 |
2 | Boston | 51 | 33 | 16 | 2 | 68 | 180 | 111 | 17-9-2 | 16-7-0 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 |
3 | Washington | 53 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 60 | 149 | 149 | 19-7-1 | 9-14-3 | 4-4-2 | Won 1 |
4 | Philadelphia | 53 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 67 | 173 | 157 | 12-8-5 | 18-8-2 | 4-3-3 | OT 1 |
5 | New Jersey | 53 | 31 | 19 | 3 | 65 | 150 | 148 | 15-9-2 | 16-10-1 | 7-2-1 | Won 5 |
6 | Pittsburgh | 54 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 65 | 163 | 141 | 15-7-2 | 15-12-3 | 7-2-1 | OT 1 |
7 | Toronto | 54 | 28 | 20 | 6 | 62 | 168 | 157 | 16-8-4 | 12-12-2 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 |
8 | Ottawa | 56 | 27 | 22 | 7 | 61 | 162 | 174 | 14-11-2 | 13-11-5 | 2-7-1 | Lost 2 |
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9 | Florida | 52 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 59 | 131 | 149 | 13-5-7 | 11-12-4 | 3-4-3 | Lost 2 |
10 | Winnipeg | 55 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 56 | 131 | 151 | 16-8-2 | 9-16-4 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 |
11 | NY Islanders | 52 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 52 | 126 | 150 | 11-11-5 | 11-11-3 | 6-2-2 | Won 1 |
12 | Tampa Bay | 52 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 51 | 148 | 176 | 15-8-2 | 8-16-3 | 6-3-1 | Lost 1 |
13 | Montreal | 54 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 51 | 140 | 147 | 11-11-7 | 10-13-2 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 |
14 | Buffalo | 52 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 50 | 126 | 154 | 11-9-6 | 11-15-0 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 |
15 | Carolina | 54 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 49 | 137 | 165 | 14-12-3 | 6-13-6 | 6-2-2 | Won 2 |
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Why last night rocked:
- LA over TB, 3-1; will that realistically wrap the Bolts' season?
- STL over OTW, 3-1; Sens: 7 goals in last five games/
Why last night jonesed:
- WPG over TOR, 2-1 (REG); call this a split-decision thanks to regulation victory
- NJ over NYR, 1-0 (REG); Brodeur stops 30, Clarkson with GWG on man advantage
- MTL over PIT, 3-2 (SO); Plekanec nets shootout winner/
Panthers Playoff Update:
- FLA lost to WSH 0-4; playoff odds down 9.4 to 67.2% per Sports Club Stats
Why tonight is a (not so) Big Deal in SoFla:
- BOS at BUF, 7:30 p.m. (NBC-SP)/
Next up for the Cats:
- Hosting Los Angeles tomorrow; LBC Game Thread at 7./
Did you know:
- Florida is 3-for-14 on the power play since February 1; penalty kill has allowed 2 goals during 7 TS in those four games/
Tuesday’s Organizational Transactions:
- None; San Antonio had a mighty fine visit to Hamilton/
Tuesday’s NHL Waiver Wire
Cleared waivers:
- Zach Hamill (BOS)
- Andrew Murray (SJ)
- Anthony Stewart (CAR)
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