While held off the scoresheet – on a night in which he had a lot of company – defenseman Erik Gudbranson was the only Florida Panthers blueliner to finish the evening with a plus-one rating against Carolina. No blocked shots, but he’s recorded hits in 18 straight games (2 on Wednesday) and at least 1 shot on goal in his past three.
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The Eastern Front
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
ROW |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
L10 |
Stk |
|
1 |
x-NY Rangers |
73 |
46 |
20 |
7 |
43 |
99 |
201 |
161 |
26-9-2 |
20-11-5 |
5-5-0 |
Won 2 |
|
2 |
Boston |
72 |
42 |
27 |
3 |
34 |
87 |
236 |
178 |
22-13-2 |
20-14-1 |
4-6-0 |
Won 2 |
|
3 |
Florida |
73 |
36 |
24 |
13 |
31 |
85 |
183 |
201 |
20-9-8 |
16-15-5 |
6-3-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
4 |
Pittsburgh |
72 |
45 |
21 |
6 |
36 |
96 |
239 |
184 |
25-8-2 |
20-13-4 |
9-0-1 |
Won 1 |
|
5 |
Philadelphia |
73 |
42 |
23 |
8 |
39 |
92 |
232 |
206 |
19-11-5 |
23-12-3 |
7-2-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
6 |
New Jersey |
74 |
42 |
27 |
5 |
31 |
89 |
201 |
191 |
20-13-3 |
22-14-2 |
6-4-0 |
Won 1 |
|
7 |
Ottawa |
74 |
37 |
27 |
10 |
32 |
84 |
221 |
214 |
19-15-4 |
18-12-6 |
4-4-2 |
Lost 2 |
|
8 |
Washington |
73 |
37 |
30 |
6 |
35 |
80 |
198 |
208 |
23-10-3 |
14-20-3 |
5-4-1 |
Won 1 |
|
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|
9 |
Buffalo |
74 |
35 |
29 |
10 |
28 |
80 |
190 |
207 |
19-11-8 |
16-18-2 |
6-2-2 |
Won 2 |
|
10 |
Winnipeg |
73 |
34 |
31 |
8 |
30 |
76 |
196 |
211 |
23-11-4 |
11-20-4 |
4-5-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
11 |
Carolina |
74 |
30 |
29 |
15 |
30 |
75 |
197 |
218 |
19-13-6 |
11-16-9 |
6-2-2 |
Won 4 |
|
12 |
Toronto |
74 |
32 |
34 |
8 |
29 |
72 |
210 |
232 |
16-14-6 |
16-20-2 |
3-6-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
13 |
Tampa Bay |
72 |
32 |
33 |
7 |
30 |
71 |
202 |
247 |
21-14-2 |
11-19-5 |
4-5-1 |
Lost 3 |
|
14 |
NY Islanders |
73 |
30 |
32 |
11 |
24 |
71 |
174 |
218 |
15-16-6 |
15-16-5 |
4-4-2 |
Won 2 |
|
15 |
Montreal |
74 |
28 |
33 |
13 |
23 |
69 |
191 |
206 |
13-15-9 |
15-18-4 |
4-3-3 |
Lost 1 |
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Why last night rocked:
- We stand open for your suggestions, since there isn’t much out there. Speaking of Guds, his frustration level mirrored our own /
Why last night jonesed:
- BUF over MTL, 3-0: Sabres have picked up points over last six (4-0-2)/
Panthers Playoff Update:
- FLA lost to CAR 1-3; playoff odds down 1 to 98.3% per Sports Club Stats
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla, beyond the obvious:
Focusing on clubs within 5 points of Panthers (85P); teams FLA needs to lose in bold…
- WSH (80P) at PHI, 7 p.m.: Flyers have won the past two vs Caps by combined score of 6-1, both in D.C.
- BOS (87P) at SJ, 10:30: Broons went 0-3 on most recent road trip/
Next up for the Cats:
- Hosting Edmonton tomorrow evening; the LBC Game Thread discovers its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility at 7.
- Need Tickets for Panthers/Oilers? Seats starting at $5 via TiqIQ/
Did you know:
- Florida is 2-2 in games immediately following matches vs Carolina in 2011-12, 2-0 in last two/
Wednesday’s Organizational News
- Scratches: F Krys Barch, Shawn Matthias, Wojtek Wolski, D Keaton Ellerby
- Off the bench: F Mike Santorelli, Jerred Smithson, Scottie Upshall
- Broad Street Hockey took a closer look at the Stephen Weiss goal from Tuesday’s victory over Philadelphia
- Rampage make it official with Panthers prospect D Alex Petrovic