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Marty gives a vote of confidence; the Syracuse Crunch have veterans to thank (and quality sc oring chances too); Game 7's are done with... On to the Semifinals!

It's the last time the Lightning will face the former Thrashers franchise as a divisional opponent. Though it wasn't storied, and the games never meant much - it was more of a rivalry than most will admit.

The Lightning are at the midway point of the season and find themselves in a mire outside the playoffs. Can the Bolts climb back into contention?

Three-straight wins pushed the Carolina Hurricanes past Tampa Bay and into the division lead.

After a torrid start to the season that saw the Panthers sit near the top of the Eastern Conference, Florida Panthers head coach Kevin Dineen had to feel better about his first season behind an NHL bench. Coming into the 2011-2012 season, the Panth..

The New Jersey Devils went 14-6-0 against Southeast Division teams in 2011-12. This post splits stats from those divisional games by home & away, opponent, and win & loss to further show how well the Devils did in this season.

Ward out, but you'd never know it; Mr. Panther Stephen Weiss; Caps are done; Jets control their fate. The week that was in the Southeast.

After everyone was sure the Southeast Division would be formidible in 2011-12, it's been nothing of the sort. Why?

The top three teams in the Southeast Division are now each one point apart from the next team down, with the Lightning not far behind. This tight seeding along with the tightness between seventh and tenth place in the Eastern Conference has made leading the division paramount for Southeast teams.