Bert and Louie: What a Finish ... Panthers Drop Devils ... Wednesday's Standings and Scoreboard Watch

Don't know how many of you saw the end of last night's Calgary-Vancouver game, but those who did aren't going to forget it anytime soon.

Vancouver ends up beating Calgary 4-3 in a shootout as Todd Bertuzzi (former Panther FYI) took on goalie Roberto Luongo (also a former Panther!) on the final shot. Bert beat Louie with a terrific spin-a-rama move, backhanding the puck into an open net.

Only he hit the post. While Louie and the Canucks celebrated, Bert went to his knees and smashed his stick on the ice. It was awesome. Great game, and a great ending.

You might recall that current Calgary coach Mike Keenan traded Luongo to Vancouver for Bertuzzi while Keenan was general manager of the Panthers. You may not, it wasn't that big of a deal. Few people even noticed when that minor trade went down. I had actually forgotten about it until someone mentioned it to me last night.

''Hey G, didn't Luongo get traded for Bertuzzi?'' one asked. I had to look it up on my cellphone. And there it was, yes, that trade actually happened.

-- Going to make this quick because I finally have a day off and am headed to the golf course. Last night's win by the Panthers was by no means pretty but it sure did the trick. Five shutouts for Tomas Vokoun now this season, one better than all of last season. He's money. Good to see Stephen Weiss get a goal, he's been knocking on that door for weeks now.

And, in case you missed it, Rostislav Olesz is skating and could be available in a few weeks.

-- David J.Neal says the Panthers can't trade Jay Bo.

-- Last night's action: With the Rangers and Canadiens mercifully off, the Panthers make up ground and pull into a four-way tie (in points) for fifth in the Eastern Conference standings. Technically Florida is in sixth because it has one fewer victory than the slumping Canadiens. Buffalo also in that mix after bouncing the Leafs last night.

Panthers off until Thursday.

-- Today's Schedule (and the teams the Panthers are rooting for)

Isles @ Rangers, 7: Rangers are feeling some intense heat lately and frankly should be. They're, well, not good. Panthers rooting on Isles to keep the Blueshirts in a funk.

Blues @ Jackets, 7: No playoff implications here. Could be a fun game. Both are playing pretty well.

Habs @ Caps, 7:30: Washington has all but clinched the SE, so root on Ovechkin and the boys. Panthers need a Montreal loss to stay tied.

Preds @ Wings, 7:30: Nothing for the Panthers, but a fun game regardless.

Kings @ Ducks, 10: The I-5 rivalry continues with the Kings leaving the big city and headed to Orange County suburbia. Hope they don't get lost. And I hope they leave early.

Today's Standings (Courtesy of Taylor Made)

1	Boston Bruins	NE	58	40	10	8	88	197	131	19-4-4	21-6-4	5-2-3	Won 1
2	Washington Capitals	SE	57	36	16	5	77	191	163	22-4-1	14-12-4	6-2-2	Won 2
3	New Jersey Devils	ATL	58	37	18	3	77	179	145	19-10-1	18-8-2	7-3-0	Lost 1
4	Philadelphia Flyers	ATL	55	30	16	9	69	179	161	16-7-3	14-9-6	6-4-0	Won 2
5	Montréal Canadiens	NE	57	30	21	6	66	172	172	17-6-4	13-15-2	3-7-0	Lost 1
6	Florida Panthers	SE	57	29	20	8	66	164	155	16-7-5	13-13-3	7-3-0	Won 1
7	Buffalo Sabres	NE	58	30	22	6	66	172	160	16-11-2	14-11-4	5-4-1	Won 1
8	New York Rangers	ATL	58	30	22	6	66	144	162	17-9-3	13-13-3	2-6-2	Lost 3
9	Carolina Hurricanes	SE	58	28	25	5	61	147	171	14-13-1	14-12-4	5-5-0	Lost 1
10	Pittsburgh Penguins	ATL	58	27	25	6	60	173	178	15-12-2	12-13-4	4-4-2	Lost 2
11	Ottawa Senators	NE	56	22	25	9	53	139	158	12-9-5	10-16-4	5-3-2	Lost 1
12	Toronto Maple Leafs	NE	57	21	26	10	52	172	210	10-11-6	11-15-4	4-4-2	Lost 1
13	Tampa Bay Lightning	SE	57	19	27	11	49	145	181	10-12-7	9-15-4	3-6-1	Lost 2
14	Atlanta Thrashers	SE	58	21	32	5	47	172	204	9-17-2	12-15-3	4-6-0	Won 2
15	New York Islanders	ATL	56	17	33	6	40	137	189	11-12-4	6-21-2	5-4-1	Won 1

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		DIV	GP	W	L	OT	Pts	GF	GA	Home	Away	L10	Streak
1	San Jose Sharks	PAC	55	38	8	9	85	192	137	24-2-3	14-6-6	4-2-4	Won 1
2	Detroit Red Wings	CEN	57	37	12	8	82	215	168	20-4-3	17-8-5	6-3-1	Lost 2
3	Calgary Flames	NW	57	33	18	6	72	181	169	20-7-4	13-11-2	4-4-2	Lost 1
4	Chicago Blackhawks	CEN	55	32	15	8	72	186	140	15-4-5	17-11-3	7-3-0	Won 2
5	Vancouver Canucks	NW	57	28	21	8	64	173	166	14-11-4	14-10-4	6-2-2	Won 2
6	Dallas Stars	PAC	56	28	21	7	63	169	174	16-7-4	12-14-3	7-3-0	Won 1
7	Edmonton Oilers	NW	57	29	24	4	62	161	175	13-11-3	16-13-1	5-4-1	Lost 1
8	Columbus Blue Jackets	CEN	57	28	23	6	62	155	158	18-9-2	10-14-4	6-3-1	Lost 1
9	Anaheim Ducks	PAC	58	28	25	5	61	163	166	15-12-3	13-13-2	5-5-0	Lost 1
10	Minnesota Wild	NW	55	28	24	3	59	142	129	17-11-3	11-13-0	5-5-0	Lost 2
11	Los Angeles Kings	PAC	55	24	22	9	57	146	157	13-12-8	11-10-1	6-2-2	Lost 3
12	Nashville Predators	CEN	57	27	27	3	57	138	160	16-11-1	11-16-2	6-4-0	Lost 1
13	St Louis Blues	CEN	56	24	25	7	55	160	172	15-11-4	9-14-3	5-2-3	Won 2
14	Colorado Avalanche	NW	58	27	30	1	55	159	180	17-14-0	10-16-1	4-6-0	Won 2
15	Phoenix Coyotes	PAC	58	25	28	5	55	146	178	16-12-2	9-16-3	1-9-0	Lost 3