Though he didn’t make the scoresheet vs New York, Florida’s Erik Gudbranson completed the night with 4 SOG, 3 hits, 3 blocked-shots and an even plus-minus rating in 24 shifts.
LBC Recap * SBN Recap * Blueshirt Banter Recap
The Eastern Front
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
L/10 |
Streak |
|
1 |
NY Rangers |
38 |
25 |
9 |
4 |
54 |
113 |
81 |
12-3-2 |
13-6-2 |
8-2-0 |
Won 3 |
|
2 |
Boston |
37 |
26 |
10 |
1 |
53 |
138 |
69 |
14-6-1 |
12-4-0 |
9-1-0 |
Won 2 |
|
3 |
Florida |
40 |
20 |
12 |
8 |
48 |
105 |
110 |
10-4-5 |
10-8-3 |
4-3-3 |
OT 1 |
|
4 |
Philadelphia |
38 |
23 |
11 |
4 |
50 |
130 |
113 |
9-6-2 |
14-5-2 |
5-4-1 |
Won 1 |
|
5 |
Ottawa |
41 |
21 |
15 |
5 |
47 |
127 |
136 |
13-8-1 |
8-7-4 |
7-2-1 |
Won 4 |
|
6 |
Pittsburgh |
38 |
21 |
13 |
4 |
46 |
121 |
100 |
11-4-2 |
10-9-2 |
5-5-0 |
Lost 2 |
|
7 |
Toronto |
40 |
20 |
15 |
5 |
45 |
129 |
128 |
10-5-4 |
10-10-1 |
4-4-2 |
Won 2 |
|
8 |
Washington |
38 |
21 |
15 |
2 |
44 |
114 |
110 |
14-5-1 |
7-10-1 |
6-3-1 |
Won 4 |
|
|
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|
9 |
New Jersey |
39 |
21 |
16 |
2 |
44 |
106 |
114 |
10-7-1 |
11-9-1 |
6-3-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
10 |
Winnipeg |
40 |
19 |
16 |
5 |
43 |
107 |
118 |
14-6-1 |
5-10-4 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
11 |
Buffalo |
39 |
18 |
17 |
4 |
40 |
104 |
115 |
10-9-4 |
8-8-0 |
3-5-2 |
Won 1 |
|
12 |
Tampa Bay |
39 |
17 |
19 |
3 |
37 |
108 |
133 |
11-5-0 |
6-14-3 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
13 |
Montreal |
40 |
15 |
18 |
7 |
37 |
106 |
113 |
6-7-6 |
9-11-1 |
3-7-0 |
Won 1 |
|
14 |
NY Islanders |
37 |
14 |
17 |
6 |
34 |
88 |
116 |
8-9-3 |
6-8-3 |
5-5-0 |
Won 3 |
|
15 |
Carolina |
41 |
13 |
21 |
7 |
33 |
106 |
139 |
9-10-3 |
4-11-4 |
4-3-3 |
OT 1 |
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Why last night rocked:
- TOR over WPG, 4-0; Jets move on to Buffalo Saturday, where they are 0-4 (2 OTL) in past four/
Why last night jonesed:
- OTW over TB, 4-1; Sens’ minus-9 goal differential worst of top-nine teams
- PHI over CHI, 5-4 (REG); Flyers are 7-1-2 vs Western clubs
- BOS over CGY, 9-0 (REG); Why the Flames haven’t yet called it a season and blown up the roster is truly baffling/
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla:
- BUF at CAR, 7 p.m.
- NYR at PIT, 7
- NYI at ANH, 10/
Next up for the Cats:
Tonight from Newark; the LBC Game Thread wasn’t even supposed to be here today, so bring your own ball at 6:30
Did you know:
FLA is 3-4 in past seven games at New Jersey; won the last match 4-3 (OT) on February 4, 2011.
Panthers playoff chances:
Lost to NY Rangers 2-3 (OT), playoff odds down 0.3 to 85.2% via Sports Club Stats
On the table:
More Barch fallout, courtesy of the Globe/Shoalts….THN’s Proteau not on the ShanWagon…Panthers still “have growing to do“, via Spector/SN…the Community Rink Tour commences tomorrow at three locations around SoFla…Per TSN, Johan Hedberg will start for New Jersey tonight; he’s 8-7-0-1 (2.71/.908) lifetime vs the Cats. Presumably our beloved xenomorph goes for FLA…CapGeek: center John Madden’s contract garners (pro-rated?) $600,000 for 2011-12. And – zoinks – it’s a two-way deal…Devils forward Patrik Elias will play his 1,000th NHL game tonight (all with NJ).