Common Thread:
Panthers left winger Scottie Upshall played in 134 games over three seasons in Philadelphia, scoring 27 goals and 37 assists with a plus-11 rating and 145 penalty minutes.
Florida right wing Kris Versteeg played in 27 games for the Flyers last season, scoring seven goals and four assists with a plus-four rating and 24 penalty minutes.
Flyers defenseman Andreas Lilja played 135 games for the Panthers over two seasons. He scored seven goals and assisted on 12 with an even rating with 146 penalty minutes.
Team Milestones:
Games: Jason Garrison plays in his 174 game tonight, tying him with Branislav Mezei for 47th on the all-time list. Shawn Matthias plays in game number 191, tying him with Stu Barnes for 42nd.
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: If Brian Campbell collects and 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 – 65
Goals:
Kris Versteeg – 22, Tomas Fleischmann – 20, Stephen Weiss – 16
Assists:
Brian Campbell – 40, Stephen Weiss – 31, Tomas Fleischmann, Kris Versteeg – 27
Points:
Kris Versteeg – 49, Tomas Fleischmann, Stephen Weiss – 47, Brian Campbell – 44
Plus-Minus:
Jason Garrison – plus-6, Stephen Weiss – plus-5, Marcel Goc – plus 3
Point Shares:
Brian Campbell – 11.7, Jose Theodore – 10.8, Mike Weaver – 5.6