Friday Caterwaul: Florida Panthers GameDay Open Forum
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)/
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