In the 12-year history of the Southeast, there have been five seasons where only the division winner made the playoffs. While it’s impossible to tell if that will be the case this season, the bottom half of the Eastern Conference standings are tight enough that a team can’t rely on receiving help from other teams.
The Eastern Front
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
L/10 |
Streak |
|
1 |
NY Rangers |
50 |
33 |
12 |
5 |
71 |
141 |
102 |
16-5-2 |
17-7-3 |
6-3-1 |
Won 2 |
|
2 |
Boston |
51 |
33 |
16 |
2 |
68 |
180 |
111 |
17-9-2 |
16-7-0 |
5-4-1 |
Won 1 |
|
3 |
Florida |
51 |
24 |
16 |
11 |
59 |
131 |
145 |
13-5-7 |
11-11-4 |
4-3-3 |
Lost 1 |
|
4 |
Philadelphia |
52 |
30 |
16 |
6 |
66 |
173 |
156 |
12-8-4 |
18-8-2 |
4-4-2 |
Lost 2 |
|
5 |
Pittsburgh |
53 |
30 |
19 |
4 |
64 |
161 |
138 |
15-7-2 |
15-12-2 |
8-2-0 |
Lost 1 |
|
6 |
New Jersey |
52 |
30 |
19 |
3 |
63 |
149 |
148 |
15-9-2 |
15-10-1 |
7-2-1 |
Won 4 |
|
7 |
Toronto |
53 |
28 |
19 |
6 |
62 |
167 |
155 |
16-8-4 |
12-11-2 |
6-3-1 |
Won 3 |
|
8 |
Ottawa |
55 |
27 |
21 |
7 |
61 |
161 |
171 |
14-10-2 |
13-11-5 |
3-6-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
|
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|
9 |
Washington |
52 |
27 |
21 |
4 |
58 |
145 |
149 |
18-7-1 |
9-14-3 |
4-4-2 |
Lost 1 |
|
10 |
Winnipeg |
54 |
24 |
24 |
6 |
54 |
129 |
150 |
15-8-2 |
9-16-4 |
4-5-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
11 |
Tampa Bay |
51 |
23 |
23 |
5 |
51 |
147 |
173 |
15-7-2 |
8-16-3 |
6-3-1 |
Won 1 |
|
12 |
NY Islanders |
51 |
21 |
22 |
8 |
50 |
125 |
150 |
11-11-5 |
10-11-3 |
6-2-2 |
OT 1 |
|
13 |
Buffalo |
52 |
22 |
24 |
6 |
50 |
126 |
154 |
11-9-6 |
11-15-0 |
4-5-1 |
Won 1 |
|
14 |
Montreal |
53 |
20 |
24 |
9 |
49 |
137 |
145 |
10-11-7 |
10-13-2 |
4-4-2 |
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:
- Unless you’ve got PHX forwards Martin Hanzal and Ray Whitney lingering on your fantasy squad, not much at all to celebrate from a Florida perspective/
Why last night jonesed:
- TOR over EDM, 6-3; Leafs now 6-1-1 over last eight, Kessel 2nd overall with 29 goals; face the Jets in Winnipeg this evening/
Panthers Playoff Update:
- FLA did not play; playoff odds down 0.5 to 76.7% per Sports Club Stats /
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla, beyond the obvious:
- NJ at NYR, 7 p.m.
- NYI at PHI, 7
- PIT at MTL, 7:30
- STL at OTW, 7:30
- LA at TB, 7:30 (NBCSP)
- TOR at WPG, 8:30/
Next up for the Cats:
- Tonight from Washington; check up on the opposition at Japers’ Rink & Kings of Leonsis. LBC Game Thread gets underway at 6:30./
Did you know:
- C Nicklas Backstrom – traditionally a PantherSlayer with 29 points (13 on the PP) in 28 career games vs FLA – will miss his 15th match since early January as concussion symptoms keep him on the shelf indefinitely.
Monday’s Organizational Transactions:
- San Antonio signed G Rejean Beauchemin to PTO prior to 11-game road trip./
Monday’s NHL Waiver Wire
To waivers:
- Zach Hamill (BOS)
- Andrew Murray (SJ)
- Anthony Stewart (CAR)