The Canes and 1st place Panthers meet for a pivotal series.
Petr Mrazek made a triumphant return on Sunday, pitching a shutout after missing 2 months. Jordan Martinook scored the only goal. The game wasn’t without losses though, Brock McGinn will probably be out for a while, as RBA said, when he takes himself out, you know it serious. We could well see Mrazek again tonight.
Who expected the Panthers to be leading the division 40 games in? They’re tied with Colorado with 56 points and are 2nd in points %. They lead the Lightning by 2 and the Canes by 3 but each have games in hand on them. The Panthers are on a 6 game winning streak, the last 3 without Aaron Ekblad, who is done for the season. Old friend Gustav Forsling has stepped into the top pair and has a 4 game point streak and is +6 in the 3 games on the top pair. Jonathan Huberdeau leads with 28 assists and 42 points. Carter Verhaeghe has 17 goals and is +23, tied for 2nd in the league. Bobrovsky has improved since the last time the teams met in early March, he‘s at 2.50/.922 in his last 10 games. Driedger has been otherworldly since then though, at 1.20/.959 in 5 games.
Petr Mrazek made a triumphant return on Sunday, pitching a shutout after missing 2 months. Jordan Martinook scored the only goal. The game wasn’t without losses though, Brock McGinn will probably be out for a while, as RBA said, when he takes himself out, you know it serious. We could well see Mrazek again tonight.
Who expected the Panthers to be leading the division 40 games in? They’re tied with Colorado with 56 points and are 2nd in points %. They lead the Lightning by 2 and the Canes by 3 but each have games in hand on them. The Panthers are on a 6 game winning streak, the last 3 without Aaron Ekblad, who is done for the season. Old friend Gustav Forsling has stepped into the top pair and has a 4 game point streak and is +6 in the 3 games on the top pair. Jonathan Huberdeau leads with 28 assists and 42 points. Carter Verhaeghe has 17 goals and is +23, tied for 2nd in the league. Bobrovsky has improved since the last time the teams met in early March, he‘s at 2.50/.922 in his last 10 games. Driedger has been otherworldly since then though, at 1.20/.959 in 5 games.