Thursday Caterwaul: Florida Panthers GameDay Forum
Injured winger Kris Versteeg's efforts against Winnipeg this season have rightly garnered him the label of Jet-Killer (or whatever the current euphamism may be this week), but blueliner Jason Garrison has produced at a relatively steady pace as well: 2 goals, 1 assist, 10 BkS, 1 GWG in four matches vs the Panthers' Southeast cousin.
The Eastern Front
Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | Home | Away | L10 | Streak |
1 | NY Rangers | 61 | 40 | 15 | 6 | 86 | 169 | 124 | 21-7-2 | 19-8-4 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 |
2 | Boston | 61 | 37 | 21 | 3 | 77 | 200 | 140 | 18-11-2 | 19-10-1 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 |
3 | Florida | 62 | 30 | 20 | 12 | 72 | 158 | 172 | 15-8-8 | 15-12-4 | 6-3-1 | Won 3 |
4 | Pittsburgh | 63 | 37 | 21 | 5 | 79 | 202 | 166 | 20-8-2 | 17-13-3 | 7-2-1 | Won 4 |
5 | Ottawa | 65 | 34 | 23 | 8 | 76 | 199 | 192 | 17-12-3 | 17-11-5 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 |
6 | Philadelphia | 62 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 75 | 203 | 188 | 14-10-5 | 20-11-2 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 |
7 | New Jersey | 62 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 74 | 172 | 170 | 16-12-3 | 19-11-1 | 5-4-1 | Lost 3 |
8 | Washington | 63 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 69 | 172 | 178 | 21-8-2 | 11-18-3 | 4-5-1 | Won 3 |
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9 | Winnipeg | 65 | 30 | 27 | 8 | 68 | 166 | 186 | 19-10-4 | 11-17-4 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 |
10 | Toronto | 64 | 29 | 28 | 7 | 65 | 191 | 200 | 16-12-5 | 13-16-2 | 1-8-1 | Lost 4 |
11 | Tampa Bay | 63 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 64 | 176 | 213 | 19-9-2 | 10-19-4 | 6-4-0 | Won 2 |
12 | Buffalo | 63 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 64 | 156 | 180 | 16-11-7 | 12-16-1 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 |
13 | Carolina | 63 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 61 | 166 | 190 | 17-12-5 | 7-14-8 | 5-1-4 | Won 1 |
14 | NY Islanders | 63 | 26 | 28 | 9 | 61 | 148 | 187 | 14-14-5 | 12-14-4 | 4-5-1 | OT 1 |
15 | Montreal | 64 | 24 | 30 | 10 | 58 | 164 | 177 | 11-14-8 | 13-16-2 | 3-6-1 | Lost 5 |
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Why last night rocked:
- CHI over TOR, 5-4 (REG); with 17 games remaining, barring a biblical turnaround, Leafs should be about through/
Why last night jonesed:
- PIT over DAL, 4-3 (SO); bet on the East every time/
Panthers Playoff Update:
- FLA did not play; playoff odds up 0.7 to 90.1% per Sports Club Stats /
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla, beyond the obvious:
Focusing on clubs within 6 points of Panthers (72P); teams FLA needs to lose in bold…
- NJ (74P) at BOS (77P), 7 p.m.; Devils have lost past three in Boston by 11-4 margin
- NYI at PHI (75P), 7; Flyers shutout twice in last three, Isles are 1-1-1 in same span/
Next up for the Cats:
- Seriously need me to remind you? LBC Game Thread gets busy at 8; until then take a peek at Arctic Ice Hockey and Illegal Curve for intel on this evening's enemy./
Did you know:
- Since losing in a 4-3 shootout to Winnipeg on Halloween, Florida is 3-0 against the Jets with an 11-6 goal advantage.
On the table:
- SB Nation has gone live today with their latest offering: a YouTube channel featuring original productions and content by our very own in-house band of characters covering just about every sport under the sun (and a few roofed arenas) from around the network. Definitely worth a look.
- Similarly, Litter Box Cats has launched its own You Tube channel; we'd certainly appreciate your input as how best to utilize it. A link will remain permanently affixed on the lefthand sidebar of the main page, under "Welcome to LBC". Give it a whirl./
Wednesday’s Organizational News:
- The Rampage wrapped their marvelously successful 7-3-0-1 road trip with a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Wolves /
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