Sunday Caterwaul: Panthers Open Forum
Weird things happen in situations sometimes. Of all the games I could have done something like this, it came in my 900th game. It's fun, on a weekend night when my kids are here. It's pretty exciting. I'll remember this. With the win, three goals, my kids being there, I think I have a lot of reasons to remember this game.
- Tampa Bay forward Martin St. Louis, on his 3-goal performance vs Florida Saturday, via TBO.com
RECAPS: Litter Box Cats * SB Nation * Raw Charge
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The Eastern Front
Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | Home | Away | L/10 | Streak |
1 | NY Rangers | 49 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 69 | 136 | 100 | 15-5-2 | 17-7-3 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 |
2 | Boston | 50 | 32 | 16 | 2 | 66 | 176 | 110 | 17-9-2 | 15-7-0 | 4-5-1 | Lost 2 |
3 | Florida | 51 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 59 | 131 | 145 | 13-5-7 | 11-11-4 | 4-3-3 | Lost 1 |
4 | Philadelphia | 51 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 66 | 171 | 151 | 12-8-4 | 18-7-2 | 5-3-2 | Lost 1 |
5 | Pittsburgh | 52 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 64 | 159 | 133 | 15-7-2 | 15-11-2 | 9-1-0 | Won 1 |
6 | New Jersey | 51 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 61 | 144 | 146 | 14-9-2 | 15-10-1 | 6-3-1 | Won 3 |
7 | Ottawa | 55 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 61 | 161 | 171 | 14-10-2 | 13-11-5 | 3-6-1 | Lost 1 |
8 | Toronto | 52 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 60 | 161 | 152 | 15-8-4 | 12-11-2 | 5-4-1 | Won 2 |
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9 | Washington | 51 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 58 | 144 | 145 | 18-6-1 | 9-14-3 | 5-3-2 | Won 1 |
10 | Winnipeg | 53 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 54 | 129 | 147 | 15-8-2 | 9-15-4 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 |
11 | Tampa Bay | 51 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 51 | 147 | 173 | 15-7-2 | 8-16-3 | 6-3-1 | Won 1 |
12 | NY Islanders | 51 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 50 | 125 | 150 | 11-11-5 | 10-11-3 | 6-2-2 | OT 1 |
13 | Buffalo | 52 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 50 | 126 | 154 | 11-9-6 | 11-15-0 | 4-5-1 | Won 1 |
14 | Carolina | 54 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 49 | 137 | 165 | 14-12-3 | 6-13-6 | 6-2-2 | Won 2 |
15 | Montreal | 52 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 47 | 134 | 145 | 9-11-7 | 10-13-2 | 3-5-2 | Lost 3 |
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Why last night rocked:
- TOR over OTW, 5-0; this one's a reach but actually benefits Florida/
Why last night jonesed:
- WSH over MTL, 3-0; multi-point performances by Semin, Laich move Caps within spitting distance of FLA
- NJ over PHI, 6-4; Devs' Foster: 2G-1A, minus-1 in hang-on victory/
Panthers Playoff Update:
- Lost to Tampa Bay 3-6; playoff odds down 8.8 to 75.6% per Sports Club Stats
Why today is a Big Deal in SoFla:
- BOS at WSH, 12:30 p.m. (NBC-SP)
- PIT at NJ, 1
- PHI at NYR, 1
- WPG at MTL, 2/
Next up for the Cats:
- Tuesday from D.C.; the LBC Game Thread will be calling Strategic Air Command headquarters shortly after the Go-Code is issued at 6:30./
Did you know:
- With the completion of the season series vs Tampa Bay, Florida has nine games remaining vs division opponents: Carolina (4), Washington (3), Winnipeg (2); four at home/five on road./
Who's your pick tonight?
| Giants | 20 |
| Patriots | 7 |
| Seriously? All about monster victories for the Bruins and Habs | 40 |
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