Common Thread:
Senators defenseman Filip Kuba played in 18 games for the Panthers over two seasons from 1998-2000. He scored one goal and six assists with a minus-one rating and two penalty minutes.
Senators goalie Craig Anderson played in 53 games over three seasons for the Panthers, going 24-14-7 with a .928 save percentage and a 2.52 GAA. Anderson is fourth on Florida’s all-time list with five shutouts in goal.
The Senator’s other goalie, Alex Auld, also logged time with Florida, playing 27 games in 2006-07. He went 7-13-5 with an .888 save percentage and a 3.34 GAA.
Team Milestones:
Goals:
Tomas Fleischmann currently has 20 goals, and will move into a tie with Jason Garrison in 49th with his next. 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:
Brian Campbell’s 40th assist will tie him in 49th with Terry Carkner.
Ed Jovanovski’s next assist will give him 61, moving him past Dave Lowry into 28th.
Team Leaders:
Games:
Mike Weaver, Brian Campbell, Tomas Fleischmann – 64
Goals:
Kris Versteeg – 22
Tomas Fleischmann – 20
Stephen Weiss – 16
Assists:
Brian Campbell – 39
Stephen Weiss – 30
Kris Versteeg – 27
Points:
Kris Versteeg – 49
Tomas Fleischmann, Stephen Weiss – 46
Plus/Minus:
Jason Garrison, Stephen Weiss – plus-6
Mikael Samuelsson, Tyson Strachan, Kris Versteeg, Marcel Goc – plus-2
Point Shares:
Jose Theodore – 7.1
Brian Campbell – 6.7
Jason Garrison – 6.6
Kris Versteeg – 6.2
Tomas Fleischmann – 5.4
Stephen Weiss – 5.2