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Florida Panthers on their home ice on March 17 (Photo by Amanda Torres).<\/p><\/div>\n
The Miami Herald<\/em> said that despite losing this game, the Panthers are playing better this season, winning nine of the 11 home games they have played thus far.<\/p>\n Since Feb. 12, the Panthers have had a 3-2-1 record. The Miami Herald<\/em> added that \u201ctwo of the games the Panthers failed to win during that stretch were decided by just one goal.\u201d<\/p>\n The Panthers have played 27 home games this season so far and have won 17. The next seven games the Panthers will play will be on the road. Being on the road could be a challenge for them, since the opposing teams are known to have road records that outshine those of the Panthers\u2019.<\/p>\n According to the Herald<\/em>, even though the opposing teams have better road records, their winning records show that five of next nine teams they will play against have had more overall losses this season than the Panthers have.<\/p>\n An interesting factor that the Herald<\/em> included in their news story about the game were five bolded questions that answered some concerns that Panthers fans probably had in mind after yesterday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n \u201cWill the Panthers make the playoffs?\u201d The Herald objectively answered this question based on statistics from Hockey-Reference.com<\/a>. This website predicted that the Panthers probably won\u2019t make it to the playoffs, but only by a couple of points. It will all depend on their upcoming road games.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat the heck happened on Saturday against the Oilers?\u201d The Herald<\/em> answered this question in a clear and concise way that helped readers understand what went wrong in Saturday\u2019s game. The Panthers made the choice to go for a 0-for-6 on a power play and \u201calso allowed a shorthanded goal in an uncharacteristically poor performance.\u201d<\/p>\n The other three questions were, \u201cHow good is Panthers\u00a0center Sasha Barkov? Is help on the way for the Panthers? And who can be a surprise for the Panthers down the stretch?\u201d These questions and answers focused on explaining how Barkov is a strong player and an asset for the team, on Henrik Borgstrom, a talented, incoming player who could join the team next year and on Frank Vatrano, a recently acquired hockey player from the Boston Bruins, who has scored two goals in the past four games.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s hope the Panthers beat the odds in these upcoming seven road games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By AMANDA TORRES The Florida Panthers played against the Edmonton Oilers at the BB&T Center on Saturday afternoon. It seemed like the Panthers were going to win the game before the intermission, but they ended up losing to the Edmonton … Continue reading