Friday Caterwaul: Panthers GameDay Open Forum
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).
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