Though there weren’t many rainbow-and-unicorn results among personal statistics to take away from Thursday’s delamination in Philadelphia, one member of the Florida Panthers did stand tall when the final numbers were sorted out: center Marcel Goc was a game-leading 10-for-12 in the faceoff circles (.833); no one on either club was close. Looking toward this evening, Goc has 3 points (1G) in five career games vs. the Penguins.
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The Eastern Front
|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
L10 |
Streak |
|
1 |
NY Rangers |
66 |
42 |
17 |
7 |
91 |
181 |
141 |
22-7-2 |
20-10-5 |
5-3-2 |
Lost 2 |
|
2 |
Boston |
66 |
40 |
23 |
3 |
83 |
217 |
155 |
20-12-2 |
20-11-1 |
5-4-1 |
Won 2 |
|
3 |
Florida |
66 |
31 |
23 |
12 |
74 |
163 |
189 |
16-9-8 |
15-14-4 |
4-5-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
4 |
Pittsburgh |
66 |
40 |
21 |
5 |
85 |
212 |
170 |
22-8-2 |
18-13-3 |
8-2-0 |
Won 7 |
|
5 |
Philadelphia |
66 |
38 |
21 |
7 |
83 |
218 |
193 |
17-10-5 |
21-11-2 |
7-3-0 |
Won 4 |
|
6 |
New Jersey |
67 |
38 |
24 |
5 |
81 |
189 |
177 |
18-12-3 |
20-12-2 |
5-4-1 |
Won 2 |
|
7 |
Ottawa |
69 |
36 |
25 |
8 |
80 |
213 |
202 |
18-13-3 |
18-12-5 |
7-3-0 |
Won 2 |
|
8 |
Washington |
67 |
33 |
28 |
6 |
72 |
178 |
190 |
22-10-3 |
11-18-3 |
4-5-1 |
Won 1 |
|
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|
9 |
Winnipeg |
68 |
32 |
28 |
8 |
72 |
178 |
190 |
21-10-4 |
11-18-4 |
6-2-2 |
Lost 1 |
|
10 |
Buffalo |
68 |
31 |
29 |
8 |
70 |
167 |
191 |
17-11-7 |
14-18-1 |
7-2-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
11 |
Tampa Bay |
67 |
31 |
29 |
7 |
69 |
189 |
229 |
20-10-2 |
11-19-5 |
6-3-1 |
OT 1 |
|
12 |
Toronto |
67 |
30 |
30 |
7 |
67 |
200 |
209 |
16-13-5 |
14-17-2 |
2-7-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
13 |
Carolina |
67 |
25 |
27 |
15 |
65 |
177 |
203 |
17-13-6 |
8-14-9 |
4-2-4 |
OT 1 |
|
14 |
NY Islanders |
67 |
28 |
30 |
9 |
65 |
156 |
200 |
15-14-5 |
13-16-4 |
4-5-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
15 |
Montreal |
68 |
26 |
32 |
10 |
62 |
179 |
192 |
12-15-8 |
14-17-2 |
3-7-0 |
Won 1 |
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Why last night rocked:
- VAN over WPG, 3-2 (REG): Jets continue road slide with 0-3 PP, allowed a SH goal
- BOS over BUF, 3-1: Sabs muster a whopping 20 shots on TimThom/
Why last night jonesed:
- WSH over TB, 3-2 (OT): impressive 29-save NHL debut for Bolts’ Tokarski
- OTT over NYR, 4-1: Sens’ Bishop 2-0 since recall/
Panthers Playoff Update:
- FLA lost to PHI 0-5; playoff odds down 6.4 to 77.2% per Sports Club Stats/
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla, beyond the obvious:
Focusing on clubs within 6 points of Panthers (74P); teams FLA needs to lose in bold…
- WPG (72P) at CGY, 9 p.m.: 45 points (17G) in 53 career games for Flames’ Jokinen vs ATL/WPG franchise
Next up for the Cats:
- Right back at it tonight, this time from Western Pennsylvania; the LBC Game Thread finds there to be five major components of the new General Electric refrigerator – beginning with the freon compressor – at 6:30. Until then give PensBurgh a once-over./
Did you know:
- For what such a stat may be worth, the Panthers are 9-5-1-2 immediately following games in which they allowed 4 or more goals in 2011-12./
Thursday’s Organizational News:
- Erik Gudbranson returned (7 PIM, 2 BkS, 1 hit); Sturm, Strachan, and Madden were the scratches
- The Rampage kick off a back-to-back set from Texas tonight
Tonight’s NCAA action on NBC Sports Network:
- UMass at Boston College, HockeyEast Quarterfinal Game One, 7:30 p.m. (only game of the evening; no Florida prospects)/