Sunday’s loss to Anaheim featured four power play chances for the Panthers, who were unable to convert on any of them. Such an “achievement” is far from new for this club: Florida has gone scoreless on the man-advantage in games with four or more such opportunities a staggering 14 times in 2011-12.
Above you’ll find we’ve skipped the typical “game highlights” – since there weren’t any of the offensive variety – and gone straight to what can only be a save-of-the-year candidate by Jose Theodore.
RECAPS: Litter Box Cats * SB Nation * Battle of California * Anaheim Calling
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The Eastern Front
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
L10 |
Streak |
1 |
NY Rangers |
57 |
38 |
14 |
5 |
81 |
161 |
116 |
19-7-2 |
19-7-3 |
7-2-1 |
Won 1 |
2 |
Boston |
57 |
35 |
20 |
2 |
72 |
190 |
132 |
18-10-2 |
17-10-0 |
4-6-0 |
Lost 2 |
3 |
Florida |
58 |
27 |
20 |
11 |
65 |
144 |
162 |
14-8-7 |
13-12-4 |
5-5-0 |
Lost 3 |
4 |
New Jersey |
58 |
34 |
20 |
4 |
72 |
164 |
159 |
16-10-3 |
18-10-1 |
8-1-1 |
Won 3 |
5 |
Philadelphia |
58 |
32 |
19 |
7 |
71 |
193 |
177 |
14-10-5 |
18-9-2 |
3-5-2 |
Lost 1 |
6 |
Pittsburgh |
59 |
33 |
21 |
5 |
71 |
184 |
160 |
17-8-2 |
16-13-3 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 1 |
7 |
Ottawa |
60 |
30 |
22 |
8 |
68 |
179 |
183 |
15-11-3 |
15-11-5 |
3-5-2 |
Won 2 |
8 |
Toronto |
59 |
29 |
24 |
6 |
64 |
178 |
180 |
16-9-4 |
13-15-2 |
4-5-1 |
Lost 1 |
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9 |
Winnipeg |
61 |
29 |
26 |
6 |
64 |
153 |
170 |
18-9-2 |
11-17-4 |
6-4-0 |
Won 3 |
10 |
Washington |
58 |
29 |
24 |
5 |
63 |
159 |
163 |
19-8-2 |
10-16-3 |
3-5-2 |
Lost 1 |
11 |
Tampa Bay |
58 |
26 |
26 |
6 |
58 |
163 |
195 |
17-9-2 |
9-17-4 |
5-3-2 |
Won 2 |
12 |
NY Islanders |
58 |
25 |
25 |
8 |
58 |
139 |
168 |
13-13-5 |
12-12-3 |
6-3-1 |
Won 1 |
13 |
Montreal |
60 |
24 |
26 |
10 |
58 |
160 |
164 |
11-13-8 |
13-13-2 |
5-4-1 |
Lost 1 |
14 |
Buffalo |
59 |
25 |
27 |
7 |
57 |
148 |
175 |
14-11-7 |
11-16-0 |
5-3-2 |
Won 1 |
15 |
Carolina |
59 |
22 |
26 |
11 |
55 |
153 |
181 |
15-12-3 |
7-14-8 |
5-2-3 |
Lost 1 |
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Why last night rocked:
- Latest episode of “The Walking Dead” was far superior to last week’s. Otherwise nada./
Why last night jonesed:
- WPG over COL, 5-1; Jets now 4-1-1 last six at home/
Panthers Playoff Update:
- FLA lost to ANH 0-2; playoff odds down 9.9 to 69.7% per Sports Club Stats /
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla, beyond the obvious:
Teams FLA needs to lose in bold…
- OTW at NYI, 1 p.m.; Isles have won last three between these clubs, two went to extra time
- WSH at CAR, 7:30 (NBC-SN); yet another Biggest Game of the Season for Caps/
Next up for the Cats:
- Three whole days off before hosting Minnesota Thursday; LBC Game Thread at 7/
Did you know:
- Though the Panthers are currently in the midst of a season-worst three-game losing streak for the first time, things were far different a year ago: six different occasions found Florida on a three or more game winless stretch./
Sunday’s Organizational News:
- Rampage victorious in Oklahoma City
- Per OFP, F Matt Bradley sustained an injury which coach Dineen deemed not “short term”, recall to come