At the All-Star break, the Florida Panthers were on the outside looking in. Since their superstar Aleksander Barkov returned from representing the team in Tampa, the team has gone 15-3-1 and are now just two points out of a wild-card spot with three games in hand on both Columbus and New Jersey.
The club has looked like a brand new set of players in the last few months and is in a position to take one of the last two spots in the postseason. Here are a few things that have put the Cats in a position to claw up the standings.