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The Toronto Maple Leafs will make the trip over to the TD Bank Garden to take on Original Six rival the Boston Bruins on Tuesday evening.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs will make the trip over to the TD Bank Garden to take on Original Six rival the Boston Bruins on Tuesday evening.
A new year is upon us and the NHL’s schedule has crept past its halfway mark on the 2013-14 regular season. With the playoffs just a few short months away, let’s re-examine the odds for each team’s chances of claiming the Stanley Cup at the end of the season.
Canucks Begin Three Game Road Trip Against their Kryptonite – the Kings
The Vancouver Canucks begin a difficult stretch of three games away from Rogers Arena Monday when they pay a visit to the Los Angeles Kings – a team that has had Vancouver’s number over the last couple of years and has won all three meetings so far this season.
Scuffling Caps Look to Snap Skid Against Lightning Thursday Night
The Washington Capitals will be looking to put an end to an ugly four game losing streak Thursday night when they pay visit to Tampa and a Lightning team that has remained solid despite the omission of Steve Stamkos from the lineup. The Lightning are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games overall but lost in shocking fashion the last time they played Washington – coughing up a three goal lead only to lose 6-5 on Alex Ovechkin’s fourth goal of the game. Washington is clinging to eighth in the East on the heels of their recent funk while the Lightning continue to sit in third in the conference just past the half way mark in the season.
Struggling Upper Echelon Teams Clash – Wings Visit Sharks Thursday
The San Jose Sharks return home after a brief three game road trip to take on the Detroit Red Wings, a team sliding down the Eastern Conference standings on the heels of an unflattering 4-5-1 stretch. The Sharks will certainly welcome some home cooking – they have lost eight of 11 away from SAP Center but have gone 15-1-3 on home ice this year. Detroit has thrived away from Joe Louis Arena this year – they are an Eastern Conference best 13-4-3 on the road. The Wings have gained at least a point in 10 of their last 11 road games – but will be hard pressed in the Shark Tank.
Rivalry Night – Rangers Visit Blackhawks Wednesday Night
Two Original Six clubs in the NHL square off on a light night in the NHL Wednesday when the New York Rangers play the Chicago Blackhawks for the first time this year.
The Montreal Canadiens will make the trip down to the Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night. Philadelphia is riding high with wins in eight of their last 10 games, while Montreal looks for just their second win in Philadelphia in their last 12 trips.
We have just hit the half way point of the NHL season and we are definitely starting to see some separation between the contenders and pretenders in the NHL.
Hot Panthers Visit Cooling Canadiens on Monday Night
The early season doormats of the NHL the Florida Panthers will attempt to continue their climb up the Eastern Conference standings Monday night when they visit the scuffling Montreal Canadiens.
Kings Look to Snap Skid in St. Louis Tuesday Night
The Los Angeles Kings kick off 2014 with a visit to St. Louis to play a team that they have won 14 of the last 17 meetings. The problem? LA is currently mired in a four game win streak while the Blues has won three straight and six of seven ahead of Tuesday`s contest.
Bridgestone Winter Classic Could Be…. A Classic
Two Original Six teams in the NHL and two teams fighting to remain in the playoff hunt in the NHL’s Eastern Conference meet in front of 107,000 fans at the Big House in Ann Arbour Michigan Wednesday afternoon in the latest installment of the NHLs schedule of outdoor games.
Red Hot Canuck Host Surging Flyers Monday Night
The Vancouver Canucks will try to finish December with a perfect home record (7-0-0) when they host the Philadelphia Flyers Monday – a team that started the year 1-7 but has gone 17-10-4 since.
Western Conference Elite Clash – Kings Visit Blackhawks Monday Night
A rematch of the 2013 Western Conference Final highlights a light night in the NHL Monday when the Los Angeles Kings try to put an end to a two game losing streak by visiting the Windy City.
Scuffling Leafs Host Improving Sabres Friday
The Toronto Maple Leafs play one of two tune-up games before the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on Friday night when they host the Buffalo Sabres, a team that showed steady improvement as we approached Christmas.
Two more weeks of NHL action is in the books and predictably, there has been a shakeup in the Power Rankings. The Ducks and the Penguins are the hottest teams in the land – the Rankings reflect that, while a few of the early season powers have hit a bit of a hiccup as we approach Christmas.
NFL Power Rankings – Where Every Team Sits After Week 16
Week 16 is over and the playoff picture is as muddy as it was last week – a few of the top contenders lost and in turn failed to cement their position on the Rankings. If I didn’t know better, I would have thought that no team wanted to head into the playoffs on a high.