Sunday Caterwaul: Panthers GameDay Open Forum
"It was funny how we dominated early and that was probably the worst thing because maybe we thought it was going to be easy."
Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur, following a 17-save performance in Saturday's losing effort vs. Florida. (NorthJersey.com/Gulitti)
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The Eastern Front
Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | Home | Away | L10 | Stk |
1 | NY Rangers | 53 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 75 | 150 | 108 | 17-6-2 | 18-7-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 |
2 | Boston | 53 | 34 | 17 | 2 | 70 | 184 | 120 | 18-9-2 | 16-8-0 | 5-4-1 | Won 1 |
3 | Florida | 54 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 63 | 137 | 151 | 14-5-7 | 12-12-4 | 5-3-2 | Won 2 |
4 | Philadelphia | 55 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 69 | 179 | 165 | 13-9-5 | 18-8-2 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 |
5 | Pittsburgh | 55 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 67 | 171 | 146 | 16-7-2 | 15-12-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 1 |
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 | 55 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 62 | 171 | 161 | 16-8-4 | 12-13-2 | 6-3-1 | Lost 2 |
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9 | Washington | 54 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 61 | 151 | 152 | 19-7-2 | 9-14-3 | 4-3-3 | OT 1 |
10 | Winnipeg | 57 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 58 | 139 | 161 | 16-8-2 | 10-17-4 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 |
11 | Tampa Bay | 54 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 54 | 153 | 181 | 15-8-2 | 9-16-4 | 7-1-2 | Won 1 |
12 | NY Islanders | 54 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 54 | 130 | 155 | 12-12-5 | 11-11-3 | 6-2-2 | Won 1 |
13 | Buffalo | 55 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 54 | 136 | 158 | 13-10-6 | 11-15-0 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 |
14 | Montreal | 55 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 53 | 144 | 149 | 11-11-7 | 11-13-2 | 5-4-1 | Won 3 |
15 | Carolina | 56 | 20 | 25 | 11 | 51 | 142 | 172 | 14-12-3 | 6-13-8 | 4-2-4 | OT 2 |
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Why Saturday rocked:
- PIT over WPG, 8-5; Jets after 31 road games: 67GF, 102GA
- NYR over PHI, 5-2; Flyers: 8 goals scored in last four games (1-2-1)
- MTL over TOR, 5-0; Leafs' tenders faced 18 shots. Total.
- EDM over OTW, 4-3 (OT); falls under "rocks" category due to host Sens' failure to hold two leads/
Why Saturday jonesed:
- No actual joneses to be found. A good day./
Panthers Playoff Update:
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FLA defeated New Jersey 3-1; playoff odds up 10 to 83.1% per Sports Club Stats
Why today is a Big Deal in SoFla, beyond the obvious:
- WSH at NYR, 12:30 p.m. (NBC); no introduction needed here
- TB at PIT, 7; after pulling for Pens a day ago, we're all about the Bolts now
- PHI at DET, 7:30 (NBC-SN); Flyers are 2-14 at Joe Louis Arena since 1990/
Next up for the Cats:
- Another (not quite so) early start, this time from Uniondale; LBC Game Thread powers up at 2:30. Meantime, check out our pals at Lighthouse Hockey and Islanders Point Blank./
Did you know:
- Former Islander Sean Bergenheim has recorded 6 shorties and 5 gamewinners in 128 appearances at Nassau Coliseum
Saturday’s Organizational Transactions:
- D Colby Robak recalled from San Antonio
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