Happy Thanksgiving! While everyone celebrates by eating turkey, counting their blessings, preparing for Black Friday or Watching football, it’s time to review the 1st part of the season:

Our record: 10-9-1; 21 points; 0.525 Point Percentage

Last year’s record at this point: 8-9-4; 20 points; 0.476 Point Percentage

+\-: +1 point(s)

Best Win: October 30th @Detroit 5-2

Worst Loss: November 17th @Toronto 1-6

Last Year Best Win (ATP): October 10th vs. Philadelphia 7-1

Last Year Worst Loss (ATP): November 5th @San Jose 2-5

This Year Best Winning Streak: 2 Games (Oct 13-15; Nov 12-15; Nov 19-20)

This Year Worst Losing Streak: 3 Games (Oct 25-29)

Last Year Best Winning Streak (ATP): 2 Games (Oct 13-15; Oct 24-27; Nov 14-16)

Last Year Worst Losing Streak (ATP): 5 Games (Oct 30- Nov 7)

Current Place in Standings: 5th in Atlantic

My take: This year’s Panthers team is far better. It shows a point advantage and we have missed a lot of players due to injuries this year while last year at this point there weren’t too many injuries.

We need to improve at: Playing a full 60 minute game.

STATISTICAL LEADERS

Goals: Jonathan Marchessault (9) and Vincent Trocheck (6)

Assists: Keith Yandle (10) and Aleksander Barkov (9)

Points: Jonathan Marchessault (16) and Vincent Trocheck (13)

PIM: Aaron Ekblad (24) and Shane Harper (18)

+\-: Alex Petrovic (+8) and Derek MacKenzie (+6)

TOI Per Game: Aaron Ekblad (23:02) and Keith Yandle (22:31)

Points Per Game: Jonathan Marchessault (0.8) and Vincent Trocheck (0.65)

GOALTENDING

Roberto Luongo: 13 GP, 7-6-0, 0.921 Save Percentage, 2.31 GAA

James Reimer: 8 GP, 3-3-1, 0.897 Save Percentage, 3.05 GAA

LOWS (Minimum of 5 Games)

Goals: Greg McKegg and Seth Griffith (0)

Assists: Aaron Ekblad (0)

Points: Seth Griffith (1)

PIM: Aleksander Barkov and Seth Griffith (0)

+\-: Aaron Ekblad (-7) and Demers/Trocheck/Sceviour (-4)

TOI: Jared McCann (10:06) and Shane Harper (10:18)

FACEOFFS

Most Faceoffs: Vincent Trocheck (408)

Most Faceoff Wins: Vincent Trocheck (206)

Most Faceoff Losses: Vincent Trocheck (202)

 

Areas that need to be improved

1. Full 60 minute effort

2. Brick Wall Defense

3. Amount of SOG on Powerplay

4. Toughness

5. Health

Areas that have been doing well

1. Passing

2. Depth Production

3. 3 on 3 Overtime

Areas that have been Inconsistent (Good some nights, terrible others)

1. Goaltending

2. Special Teams

3. Mental Toughness

4. Scoring

5. Star Prouduction

 

I think the Panthers can win but they need a 60 minute effort, everything in the inconsistent category to be consistently good, and a better brick wall defense. I know I’ve been pushing a 12 game winning streak agenda but we can do good if we have a lot of mini-4 to 7 game winning streaks. Tampa will fall soon without Stankos; Ottawa and Montreal are bound to start stumbling and Boston will stay where they are so we need to pass Boston and that is the key.

Records against divisions

Atlantic: 5-4-1; 10 points; 0.500 Point Percentage

Metropolitan: 4-4-0; 8 Points; 0.500 Point Percentage

Central: 1-0-0; 2 Points: 1.000 Point Percentage

Pacific: 0-1-0; 0 Points: 0.000 Point Percentage

Overall East: 9-8-1; 19 Points; 0.528 Point Percentage

Overall West: 1-1-0; 2 Points; 0.500 Point Percentage

Home: 6-4-0; 12 Points; 0.600 Point Percentage

Away: 4-5-1; 9 Points; 0.450 Point Percentage

Home East: 5-3-0; 10 Points; 0.625 Point Percentage

Home West: 1-1-0; 2 Points; 0.500 Point Percentage

Home Atlantic: 2-1-0; 4 Points; 0.667 PPCT

Home Metropolitan: 3-2-0; 6 Points; 0.6 PPCT

Home Central: 1-0-0; 2 Points; 1 PPCT

Home Pacific: 0-1-0; 0 Points; 0 PPCT

Away East: 4-5-1; 9 Points; 0.45 PPCT

Away West: No Data

Away Atlantic: 3-3-1; 7 Points; 0.5 PPCT

Away Metropolitan: 1-2-0; 2 Points; 0.333 PPCT