Thursday Caterwaul: Panthers Open Forum
After a Florida 3-1 third period lead morphed into a 4-3 OT loss at Denver Wednesday, the not-so-high-flying Panthers have scored more than three goals exactly once in their last 18 games. Yet somehow this club retains a (final) playoff spot with 3 points to spare.
Recaps: Litter Box Cats * SB Nation * Mile High Hockey
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The Eastern Front
Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | GF | GA | Home | Away | L/10 | Streak |
1 | NY Rangers | 44 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 62 | 125 | 90 | 14-4-2 | 15-7-2 | 7-3-0 | Won 1 |
2 | Boston | 43 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 59 | 156 | 88 | 16-7-1 | 13-6-0 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 |
3 | Washington | 45 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 52 | 128 | 127 | 17-6-1 | 8-12-1 | 7-3-0 | Won 1 |
4 | Philadelphia | 44 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 58 | 149 | 129 | 11-6-2 | 16-7-2 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 |
5 | Ottawa | 48 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 58 | 149 | 150 | 14-9-1 | 12-7-5 | 8-1-1 | Won 1 |
6 | New Jersey | 45 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 54 | 126 | 126 | 12-7-1 | 14-10-1 | 7-2-1 | Won 3 |
7 | Pittsburgh | 45 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 52 | 136 | 117 | 12-7-2 | 12-10-2 | 4-6-0 | Won 3 |
8 | Florida | 45 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 52 | 115 | 127 | 11-5-6 | 10-9-4 | 3-4-3 | OT 2 |
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9 | Toronto | 45 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 49 | 139 | 140 | 12-7-4 | 10-11-1 | 4-5-1 | Lost 3 |
10 | Winnipeg | 46 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 47 | 116 | 133 | 14-8-1 | 7-12-4 | 4-6-0 | Lost 1 |
11 | Buffalo | 46 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 43 | 114 | 140 | 11-9-5 | 8-13-0 | 2-6-2 | Lost 3 |
12 | Montreal | 46 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 42 | 116 | 126 | 8-9-7 | 9-12-1 | 4-5-1 | Lost 1 |
13 | NY Islanders | 44 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 40 | 106 | 134 | 10-11-3 | 7-10-3 | 6-4-0 | Won 1 |
14 | Tampa Bay | 45 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 40 | 126 | 159 | 12-7-1 | 6-16-3 | 3-6-1 | Won 1 |
15 | Carolina | 48 | 16 | 24 | 8 | 40 | 124 | 156 | 11-11-3 | 5-13-5 | 4-4-2 | OT 1 |
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Why last night rocked:
- CHI over BUF, 6-2; Sabres skating awfully close to Does Not Matter territory/
Why last night jonesed:
- WSH over MTL, 3-0; Caps recalling how to get it done. With all of 16 shots./
Florida Playoff Update:
- Lost to Colorado 3-4 (OT), playoff odds down 2.1 to 74.7% per Sports Club Stats /
Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla:
- MIN at TOR, 7 p.m.; Wild: lost 10 straight on road
- BOS at NJ, 7; Broons decimated Devs 6-1 in last trip to PruCenter (January 4)
- PIT at NYR, 7; Rags won last two vs Pens at MSG
- NYI at PHI, 7; Flyers: 13 straight home wins vs Isles
- BUF at WPG, 8:30; teams have traded OT victories in 2 previous matches
- OTW at SJ, 10:30; Sens are 9-1-1 in last 11 games
Next up for the Cats:
- At Chicago tomorrow; the LBC Game Thread distinguishes its right flank from its left flank at 7:30./
Did you know:
- Five of the past seven games featuring FLA & COL have gone beyond regulation (3-2 edge by Avs)/
Wednesday’s Organizational Transactions:
- F Evgenii Dadonov and F A.J. Jenks to CAR for F Jon Matsumoto and F Mattias Lindstrom; more to come on this later today
Wednesday’s NHL Waiver Wire
Placed on waivers:
- RW Brandon Yip - COL
- C Brett McLean - CHI (unconditional)
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