Common Thread:
Hurricanes winger Anthony Stewart played parts of four seasons with the Panthers, appearing in 105 games from 2005-06 through 2008-09. He scored four goals and eight assists with a minus-four rating and 38 penalty minutes.
Hurricanes defenseman Bryan Allen played in parts of five seasons for the Cats. He appeared in 284 games, scoring 14 goals and 53 assists with a plus-one and 341 penalty minutes.
Canes defenseman Jaroslav Spacek played in 157 games for the Panthers over three seasons. He scored 15 goals and 39 assists with a plus-18 rating and 89 penalty minutes.
Panthers Milestones:
Goals: Tomas Fleischmann and Jason Garrison are tied in 49th with 21 goals. Kris Versteeg sits in 48th, with 22. Shawn Matthias moves past Mike Van Ryn into 45th with his next goal, number 26. Mike Santorelli moves into a tie for 37th with Niklas Hagman if goal number 30 happens tonight. Ed Jovanovski will tie Richard Zednik in 32nd with his 32nd goal. Two more goals for Stephen Weiss will move him into a tie for fourth with Nathan Horton, at 142.
Assists: If Brian Campbell collects an assist, it will be his 41st with Florida, moving him past Terry Carkner into 49th. Ed Jovanovski’s next assist will give him 61, moving him past Dave Lowry into 28th.
Team Leaders:
Games Played:
Mike Weaver, Brian Campbell, Tomas Fleischmann – 67
Goals:
Kris Versteeg – 22, Tomas Fleischmann – 21, Stephen Weiss – 16
Assists:
Brian Campbell – 40, Stephen Weiss – 31, Tomas Fleischmann, Kris Versteeg – 27
Points:
Kris Versteeg – 49, Tomas Fleischmann – 48, Stephen Weiss – 47, Brian Campbell – 44
Plus/Minus:
Stephen Weiss – plus-5
Jason Garrison – plus-4
Marcel Goc, Kris Versteeg, Krys Barch – plus-2
Point Shares:
Jose Theodore – 7.7
Brian Campbell – 6.9
Jason Garrison – 6.6