“In Florida, no one knows what [the tournament] is, really.”
Canucks forward David Booth, on the annual IIHF World Junior Championship which kicks off today from Calgary and Edmonton. The Panthers have a significant prospect presence featuring Yaroslav Kosov (RUS), Quinton Howden, Jonathan Huberdeau (CAN), Joonas Donskoi (FIN), Nick Bjugstad, Connor Brickley, and Kyle Rau (USA). Official tourney site here.
The Eastern Front
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|
Rank |
Team |
GP |
W |
L |
OT |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
Home |
Away |
L/10 |
Streak |
|
1 |
Boston |
33 |
23 |
9 |
1 |
47 |
119 |
63 |
13-6-1 |
10-3-0 |
8-2-0 |
Won 6 |
|
2 |
NY Rangers |
33 |
21 |
8 |
4 |
46 |
99 |
72 |
10-3-2 |
11-5-2 |
6-3-1 |
Won 4 |
|
3 |
Florida |
36 |
18 |
11 |
7 |
43 |
94 |
98 |
8-3-5 |
10-8-2 |
4-3-3 |
Lost 1 |
|
4 |
Philadelphia |
34 |
21 |
9 |
4 |
46 |
118 |
99 |
8-5-2 |
13-4-2 |
7-2-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
5 |
Pittsburgh |
35 |
20 |
11 |
4 |
44 |
114 |
91 |
10-3-2 |
10-8-2 |
6-4-0 |
Won 3 |
|
6 |
Toronto |
35 |
18 |
13 |
4 |
40 |
110 |
113 |
8-5-4 |
10-8-0 |
4-4-2 |
Won 2 |
|
7 |
New Jersey |
34 |
19 |
14 |
1 |
39 |
95 |
99 |
8-6-1 |
11-8-0 |
7-3-0 |
Won 1 |
|
8 |
Ottawa |
36 |
17 |
14 |
5 |
39 |
111 |
122 |
10-7-1 |
7-7-4 |
5-3-2 |
OT 1 |
|
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|
9 |
Winnipeg |
35 |
16 |
14 |
5 |
37 |
96 |
104 |
12-6-1 |
4-8-4 |
6-3-1 |
Lost 1 |
|
10 |
Washington |
33 |
17 |
14 |
2 |
36 |
98 |
101 |
11-5-1 |
6-9-1 |
5-4-1 |
OT 1 |
|
11 |
Buffalo |
34 |
16 |
15 |
3 |
35 |
92 |
101 |
8-9-3 |
8-6-0 |
3-5-2 |
Lost 3 |
|
12 |
Montreal |
36 |
13 |
16 |
7 |
33 |
88 |
101 |
5-7-6 |
8-9-1 |
3-5-2 |
Lost 5 |
|
13 |
Tampa Bay |
34 |
14 |
17 |
3 |
31 |
90 |
116 |
8-5-0 |
6-12-3 |
3-6-1 |
OT 1 |
|
14 |
NY Islanders |
33 |
11 |
16 |
6 |
28 |
77 |
108 |
6-9-3 |
5-7-3 |
4-5-1 |
Lost 2 |
|
15 |
Carolina |
36 |
11 |
19 |
6 |
28 |
91 |
121 |
7-10-2 |
4-9-4 |
3-5-2 |
Won 1 |
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Why tonight is a Big Deal:
Few games but a couple of huge points up for grabs in the East this evening…
- Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
- New Jersey at Carolina, 7
- Islanders at Rangers, 7/
Next up for the Cats:
- Hosting Toronto just a day from now. The LBC Game Thread, like Charlton Heston in Omega Man, becomes a one-man army at 7 tomorrow./
Did you know:
- Tuesday’s opponent is 42-28-11 under newly-re-upped head coach Ron Wilson in 81 games since January 1st, 2011; he’s 1-2 versus FLA over that span, the lone Leafs’ victory coming in a shootout. (Thx @SteveBurtch via Twitter)/