Tuesday Caterwaul: Florida Panthers GameDay Open Forum
Soon-to-be unrestricted free agent D Jason Garrison last scored a power play goal for the Florida Panthers on February 28 (a.k.a. Trade Deadline Day +1), a stretch of 17 games. He's collected two goals, four assists and a minus-3 as the Cats have gone 7-5-5 in games he’s appeared in since. Florida's man-advantage over that span? 8-for-56.
The Eastern Front
Rk | Team | GP | W | L | OT | ROW | PTS | GF | GA | Home | Away | L10 | Stk |
1 | x-NY Rangers | 79 | 50 | 22 | 7 | 46 | 107 | 218 | 175 | 27-11-2 | 23-11-5 | 6-4-0 | Lost 1 |
2 | y-Boston | 79 | 47 | 28 | 4 | 39 | 98 | 259 | 193 | 23-13-3 | 24-15-1 | 7-2-1 | Won 2 |
3 | Florida | 79 | 37 | 25 | 17 | 31 | 91 | 193 | 217 | 20-9-10 | 17-16-7 | 4-2-4 | OT 1 |
4 | x-Pittsburgh | 79 | 48 | 25 | 6 | 39 | 102 | 268 | 214 | 27-10-2 | 21-15-4 | 5-4-1 | Lost 1 |
5 | x-Philadelphia | 79 | 46 | 24 | 9 | 42 | 101 | 257 | 222 | 21-12-6 | 25-12-3 | 6-2-2 | Won 1 |
6 | x-New Jersey | 79 | 45 | 28 | 6 | 33 | 96 | 219 | 205 | 22-13-4 | 23-15-2 | 5-4-1 | Won 3 |
7 | x-Ottawa | 79 | 41 | 28 | 10 | 35 | 92 | 245 | 231 | 20-15-4 | 21-13-6 | 5-3-2 | Won 4 |
8 | Washington | 80 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 36 | 88 | 214 | 227 | 25-11-4 | 15-21-4 | 4-4-2 | Lost 1 |
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9 | Buffalo | 79 | 38 | 31 | 10 | 31 | 86 | 208 | 219 | 20-12-8 | 18-19-2 | 6-2-2 | Lost 2 |
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So what happened last night that matters to us?
- TB over WSH, 3-2 (REG): Steven Stamkos nets numbers 57, 58 as Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom each turn out minus-2 efforts on Florida's west coast. Caps host the Cats on Thursday, in what could redefine the term "big game"
Panthers Playoff Update:
- FLA not in action; playoff odds up 0.3 to 99.6% per Sports Club Stats
- With a victory tonight, the Cats can clinch a postseason berth in the Eastern Conference
- Odds for Caps and Sabres
- Remaining games for all three:/
Rk | Team | Pts | ROW | GR | 80 | 81 | 82 |
3 | FLA | 91 | 31 | 3 | WPG | WSH(R) | CAR |
8 | WSH | 88 | 36 | 2 | L | FLA | NYR(R) |
9 | BUF | 86 | 31 | 3 | TOR | PHI(R) | BOS(R) |
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Why tonight is a Big Deal in SoFla, beyond the obvious:
- TOR at BUF, 7 p.m.: Leafs lead season series 3-2; like Caps/Bolts a day ago, home team has won every game. None have gone past regulation./
Next up for the Cats:
- You know quite well what the story is: Jets. Tonight. BAC. LBC Game Thread. 7 p.m.
- Need Tickets? Seats starting at $7 via TiqIQ. Staring at a very possible clincher here
- Need to familiarize yourself with tonight's opposition? Always fun to be had at Arctic Ice Hockey and Illegal Curve
- Jets forward Kyle Wellwood - author of 15 points (6G) in 18 games vs Florida is out (broken foot). Same fate for former Cat Tanner Glass.
Did you know:
- Birthday Boy Stephen Weiss (29...!) has two assists - and no points in his last three games vs the former Thrashers - against Winnipeg in 2011-12, with a plus-3 rating.
Monday’s Organizational News:
- The Rampage remain ensconced in a tight race for playoff seeding - given there is a spot left two weeks from now - in the AHL's Western Conference
- Detroit's Kyle Quincey got a game for his elbow to the soul of Tomas Kopecky
- Have we we mentioned THE CATS CAN CLINCH TONIGHT???/
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