To leapfrog the Leafs the Panthers have to win 7 more games than the Leafs over the last stretch of games. It isn't happening. Not even a little bit. The Leafs would have to go under 500 while the Panthers win out. Not a chance.
Ya, after tonight, that's probably not happening anymore.
I didn't expect the Leafs to beat the Pens and I didn't expect Florida to lose to Ottawa.
Had those two things happened, Florida would have only been 8 points behind us with 2 games in hand, plus one game against us before the end of the season.
But now that we've got a 12 point lead with only 2 more games played... I doubt they catch us. If they beat us in regulation when we play, they could get close.