Feels like we’re running alongside each and the push will come right to the end.”įlorida is home for Ottawa on Thursday, at Washington on Saturday, then home for games Monday against Toronto and April 13 against Carolina. We’re just at the finish line, full-on sprint, as hard as you can. “We’re running neck-and-neck is the way it feels. “There’s not enough separation,” Maurice said. Florida’s odds didn’t look great a week ago when the Panthers had lost four in a row winning four in a row since won’t cause the team to relax, coach Paul Maurice said. Other teams are still alive, but need a series of miracles to grab one of the last two berths. Pittsburgh is now on the outside, its 5-1 loss to New Jersey on Tuesday leaving the Penguins stuck on 86 points.įlorida, the Islanders and Pittsburgh all have four games left. The New York Islanders also have 87 points and would be behind Florida in a tiebreaker, but still hold the second of the conference's two wild-card berths. The Panthers, right now, hold the first wild-card spot in the East with 87 points. “But it felt more towards that direction.”įlorida has jumped from being outside the playoff picture to controlling its own destiny in these last four games - somehow, the first four-game winning streak all season for a club that had the NHL’s best regular-season record a year ago. “I don’t want to say it was playoff hockey,” Lyon said. The latest victory came Tuesday when Lyon stopped 39 shots and Florida beat Buffalo 2-1 to move atop the super-tight Eastern Conference wild-card standings. They play the soundtrack to “The Lion King” in the Panthers’ dressing room after wins these days - a nod to Lyon, who has gone 4-0-0 with starting netminder Sergei Bobrovsky sidelined by illness. He once stopped 94 of 95 shots to win a five-overtime AHL playoff game.Īnd over the last week, he may have helped save the Florida Panthers’ season. He had a shutout to clinch the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup championship last season for the Chicago Wolves. The 30-year-old who has spent the majority of his pro career in the minors owns no fewer than seven records at Yale, where he’s the all-time wins leader. (AP) - Alex Lyon’s goaltending resume is no joke. GameSense is a registered trademark of British Columbia Lottery Corporation, used under license by Connecticut Lottery Corporation.SUNRISE, Fla. Written permission is required from the CT Lottery in order to reproduce, distribute or display any images or content on this Website. All materials on this Website are owned by or licensed to the CT Lottery. In the event of a discrepancy between information on the website regarding winning numbers, jackpots or prize payouts and the CT Lottery’s enabling statutes, official rules, regulations and procedures the enabling statutes, official rules, regulations and procedures shall prevail. The information and materials in this website are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind, either, express or implied. By using this website, you agree to the terms contained in our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. The CT Lottery makes no representation or guarantee as to the accuracy of the information contained on this website.
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