Thursday Caterwaul: Florida Panthers Open Forum
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
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