Florida -- Last night's 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators extended the Florida Panthers winning streak to four and saw the team climb into 7th in the Eastern Conference.
Florida held the Sens to a season low 15 shots against and received a game winning goal from Blake Wheeler his second in the last three games. "Overall i was very happy with the win tonight, said Cats coach Pete DeBoer. "I thought we contained them pretty good, but they made it close and scored on limited chances and it shows what a good team Ottawa is."
Sixteen games ago, the Panthers battled and lost to the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a shootout. Even though they lost, it was a game which might have turned the season around for Florida.
Since losing to Buffalo, the Panthers are 12-4 with significant wins over Washington, Atlanta, Dallas and Ottawa. During this streak the Panthers have used a powerful offensive push to their advantage. The last time a team out-shot the Panthers was the Buffalo loss 16 games ago.
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With precious few games remaining the Washington Capitals are hanging on by a thread to their Division lead. They are currently stumbling down-the-stretch with a three point advantage over Atlanta and Florida. The Caps are certainly looking over their shoulder and wondering if they can stay the course and close out the Division title. With three games in hand on both their rivals they should be able to nail down the title.
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