Preview: Flames vs Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs Record: HAHAHAHAHAHA

Calgary Flames Record: 11-4-2

Maple Leafs Record vs. Flames Since 2005: 2-2-0

Maple Leafs Likely Goalie: Jonas Gustavsson, as it should be

Flames Likely Goalie: Miikka Kiprusoff, who else?

Maple Leafs Top Scorer: Alexei Ponikarovsky (7)

Flames Top Scorer: Jarome Iginla (9)

Injury Report: Mike Komisarek is resting his vagina err...quadriceps for the next few weeks.

Preview Notes: The only thing that may give Toronto a chance is The Monster in net and that Kessel is getting his groove back. Well that and that fact that Kiprusoff is probably starting to get tired from starting nearly EVERY game. That being said, the Flames have not had the best history when traveling to Toronto, but this year's Leafs team is special (like retard special, not good special) so we'll see what happens.

Preview: Ottawa hosts....whoops

Yeah...Didn't realize that the Ottawa game was at 2pm today. Sorry! We'll do better next time. Late in the 2nd, the game is tied 1-1.

Preview: Sabres vs Flyers

Buffalo Sabres Record: 11-4-1

Philadelphia Flyers Record: 10-4-1

Sabres Record vs. Flyers Since 2005: 9-7-1

Sabres Likely Goalie: Ryan Miller

Flyers Likely Goalie: Ray Emery

Sabres Top Scorer: Thomas Vanek (5)

Flyers Top Scorer: Mike Richards (8)

Injury Report: Flyers have Grier out with a lower body injury. Ryan Parent is still nursing his groin and Ole-Kristian Tollefsen is concussed.

For Buffalo, Toni Lydman is probably going to still be out with groin problems.

Preview Notes: Well the Flyers must be feeling pretty good about themselves after wins in their past 5 games (one of which against Buffalo). The Sabres, who are in the process of starting a win streak themselves, will be looking to redeem themselves tonight. Special teams could be a factor tonight as Philly has the advantage in both PP and PK.

Toronto Loses, Big Suprise.

Three Stars:
1. Duncan Keith (1 goal, 1 assist)
2. Phil Kessel (2 goals, 0 assists)
3. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 0 cabbie KOs)

Final Score:
Toronto Maple Leafs: 2
Chicago Blackhawks: 3

Goalie Stats
Vesa Toskala: SV: 31 SV%: .912 GA: 3
Cristobal Huet: SV: 29 SV%: .935 GA: 2

Recap Notes:

-Phil Kessel got the only points for Maple Leafs, go figure.
-Despite the score, Toskala played well? Interesting.
-Kane went all night without physically assaulting a cabbie!!
-Schenn is pressing robbery charges against Kane.
-In fairness to Toronto, they got robbed of a goal at the end of the first.
-Toronto faces a better goalie in Kiprusoff tonight

Preview: Toronto visits Chicago

Toronto Maple Leafs Record: 3-8-5

Chicago Blackhawks Record: 10-5-2

Maple Leafs Record vs. Blackhawks Since 2005: 0-2-1-0

Maple Leafs Likely Goalie: Vesa Toskala

Blackhawks Likely Goalie: Cristobal Huet

Maple Leafs Top Scorer: Tomas Kaberle (2 goals, 20 points)

Blackhawks Top Scorer: Patrick Kane (5 goals, 17 points)

Injury Report: Chicago's Marian Hossa (shoulder) is still a couple weeks away. Dav Bolland (back surgery) is out for 3-4 months.

Once again, Toronto's blueline will get a boost as Mike Komisarek is out three weeks with a quad tear.

Preview Notes: Well the Blackhawks can go ahead and just put a W in the win/loss column as Vesa Toskala is in net tonight.

Toronto has been absolutely abysmal this season but has shown signs of life since Gustavsson and Kessel came back from injury. Luckily for the Leafs, Toskala and their awful D, this is the only game of the season against Original Six opponent Chicago.

Huet hasn't been strong himself and the 'Hawks have been struggling a bit but Cabbie Kane and the rest of the boys are incredibly dangerous and will most likely make this a very unpleasant night for Leafs Nation.

Preview: Flames vs Sabres

Buffalo Sabres Record: 10-4-1 (1st in the Northeast)

Calgary Flames Record: 11-4-1 (2nd in the Northwest)

Sabres Record vs. Flames Since 2005: 1-2

Sabres Likely Goalie: Ryan Miller

Flames Likely Goalie: Miikka Kiprusoff

Sabres Top Scorer: Tim Connolly (4 goals, 15 points)

Flames Top Scorer: Rene Bourque (6 goals, 18 points)

Injury Report: The Flames are basically healthy, especially now that they've cut the line and got their flu shots!

For Buffalo, Toni Lydman (groin) is out and Patrick Lalime (groin) is questionable.

Preview Notes: With Kiprusoff and Miller between the pipes this should be quite the game. Both are near the top of the league stat wise and have look almost unstoppable. Buffalo has allowed a league low 43 goals while Calgary is 6th with just 43 goals allowed.

After a rough start, Calgary superstar Jarome Iginla has rounded into form and will look to kill the slugs on the front of the Buffalo jerseys. Tim Connolly will just look to stay off the IR after a surprisingly healthy start to the season. Stay away from Phaneuf Tim. He'll kill you.

Call Ripley's! Price Wins!

Three Stars:
1. Paul Bissonnette (1 goal, punching faces in)
2. Thomas Plekanec (3 assists)
3. Shaun Heshka (1 assist)

Final Score:
Montreal Canadiens: 4
Phoenix Coyotes: 2

Goalie Stats
Carey Price: SV: 18 SV%: .900 GA: 2
Ilya Bryzgalov: SV: 16 SV%: .842 GA: 3

Recap Notes:
- Holy crap Carey Price won a game!
- Price retired immediately after the game, saying he wanted to go out on a win
- Montreal media is super excited about the victory.... you beat the slumping Coyotes. From Phoenix. Where they don't want a team.
- You ever feel bad for Shane Doan just wasting away on this team?
- Penalties euthanized the 'Yotes... Montreal was 2-2 on the power play
- I bet Paul Bissonnette wishes he was still with the Penguins' AHL team
- Plekanec playing like he's good!
- Canadiens travel to Nashville Saturday for their next game

Ottawa...Gets...Annihilated

Three Stars:
1. Daniel Briere (2 goals)
2. Jeff Carter (2 assists)
3. James van Riemsdyk (1 goal)

Final Score:
Ottawa Senators: 1
Philidephia Flyers: 5

Goalie Stats
Pascal Leclaire: SV: 22 SV%: .815 GA: 5
Ray Emery: SV: 22 SV%: .957 GA: 1

Recap Notes:

- Emery gets vengeance.
- 13 minutes of penalties for the Sens...well, that's an improvement.
- 2 Power play goals against the Sens...sadly, that can be considered an improvement too.
- Chris Neil didn't get any penalties. Yeah, you heard me
- If Ottawa can't score on Emery, good luck against Lundqvist on Saturday. Although he didn't fair well tonight against the Thrashers.

Bruins Lose in SO....Vokoun is a Beast

Three Stars:
1. Thomas Vokoun (Getting a shutout, being awesome)
2. Tim Thomas (Getting a shutout, being slightly less awesome)
3. Cory Stillman (Got the shootout goal...dick.)

Final Score:
Boston Bruins: 0
Florida Panthers: 1

Goalie Stats
Tim Thomas: SV: 23 SV%: 1.000 GA: 0
Thomas Vokoun: SV: 40 SV%: 1.000 GA: 0

Recap Notes:

- This was a game of great saves, watch the highlights below.
- Vokoun deserves to be with a better team.
- This isn't the first time the B's have had trouble scoring on him.
- Chara in the shootout, Julien? Really?
- In the 2nd, Florida only got 1 shot on goal....Boston had 19.
- Bruins travel to Pittsburgh Saturday for a rematch against baby-faced Crosby and the Pens.

Preview: Panthers Visit the Bruins

Boston Bruins Record: 8-7-2

Florida Panthers Record: 5-9-1

Bruins Record vs. Panthers Since 2005: 7-7-1-1

Bruins Likely Goalie: Tim Thomas

Panthers Likely Goalie: Tomas Vokoun

Bruins Top Scorer: Patrice Bergeron (6 goals, 12 points)

Panthers Top Scorer: Steven Reinprecht (9 goals, 14 points)

Injury Report: Boston is still without Marc Savard (broken foot) and Milan Lucic (broken finger).

That team from Florida will be without David Booth (concussion), Nick Tarnasky (orbital bone) and Dominic Moore (nasal surgery)

Preview Notes: The Bruins are finally on their first win streak of the season.... two games! They shut out the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins at home on Tuesday.

Boston has been tighter than your high school prom date on defense lately but they are still struggling to score a bit. However, the way they're stopping the opposition from scoring they could probably score less than Pierre McGuire and still win.

The Panthers coach DeBoer was recently quoted as saying the team isn't where it needs to be, but he's happy. Why? Because if they haven't been playing their best and they are still 5-9, thats a good sign. No Mr. DeBoer... its not. Your team sucks.

Predicting the Bruins get a bit of offense and win 4-2.

Preview: Canadiens Visit the Desert

Montreal Canadiens Record: 8-10-0

Phoenix Coyotes Record: 10-7

Canadiens Record vs. Coyotes Since 2005: 3-0

Canadiens Likely Goalie: Carey Price... he's going to cancel out all the good things Miller did for my fantasy team...

Coyotes Likely Goalie: Ilya Bryzgalov

Canadiens Top Scorer: Michael Cammalleri (7 goals, 14 points, generoulsy listed as 5'9" on the Canadiens website)

Coyotes Top Scorer: Shane Doan (5 goals, 14 points)

Injury Report: The Coyotes are missing some D, which probably explains how much they've cooled off. Michalek (lower body) and Jovanovski (lower body) are both out.

The Canadiens are thrilled to be without Hal Gill. Or at least they should be.

Preview Notes: Montreal has lost three straight at home and is looking for a booster chair boost to see over their dashboards get back on track. They travel to Hamilton Kansas City Winnipeg Phoenix to meet the low scoring Coyotes.

The Coyotes have been a surprise this season in the standings and in the fact that the NHL still wants to keep a team in a place that can't get more than 6,000 fans per game. However, the putrid Carey Price may be in luck tonight if he gets the start, as the Coyotes have the inability to score. Although they will probably break out of that slump by facing Price.

Have fun watching this game Coyotes fans, because the team just may head back to Canada with the Canadiens!

Preview: Senators vs Flyers

Ottawa Senators Record: 8-5-2

Philadelphia Flyers Record: 9-4-1

Senators Record vs. Flyers Since 2005: 9-7

Senators Likely Goalie: Pascal Leclaire

Flyers Likely Goalie: Ray Emery

Senators Top Scorer: Daniel Alfredsson (6 goals, 18 points)

Flyers Top Scorer: Mike Richards (8 goals, 15 points, 4 goalie runs, awful captain)

Injury Report: Ottawa will not have the services of Anton Volchenkov (dislocated elbow)

Pennsylvania's second best NHL team will be without Simon Gagne (hernia), Ryan Parent (groin) and Ole-Kristian Tollefsen (concussion). Danny Briere (quad, flu) and Van Riemsdyk (pinky) are questionable.

Preview Notes: Ray Emery and his group of cheap shot artists and goons welcome his former team, the Ottawa Senators.

The Flyers are riding a 4 game win streak. I will admit that even though the Flyers are total douches, their offense is nuts. Ottawa could be in big trouble if they continue to play the way they have been.

The last time Ray Emery was in Ottawa he was crying about how much he sucked and left the team due to severe emotional problems. They say being in Philly has cured him, but when you look at the rest of the team Emery just looks better by comparison.

Ottawa has decided that Toronto shouldn't be the Canadian team with the most penalties as they have thrown discipline out the window lately. The Philly power play will be all over them like Bruce Boudreau is all over an all you can eat buffet. Brian Elliot is going to have to bring his A game.

Sabres Demote Enroth

Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier announced today that he is pissed he has a girl's name rookie goalie Jhonas Enroth has been re-assigned to the AHL's Portland Pirates.

Enroth was abused by the Bruins in a 4-2 win and is just 3-7 in the AHL this season.

This Day In Bruins History...

On November 12th, 1990 Boston Bruins defenseman Gord Kluzak retired after playing just 299 games.

Kluzak was drafted in 1982 when Harry Sinden thought he'd be a better player than Brian Bellows. In 1984 he tore ligaments in his left knee and missed the rest of the season. He re-injured the same knee in 1986 and missed yet another season.

Gord Kluzak holds the distinction of playing the least amount of NHL games ever by a #1 overall draft pick and was just one of many poor choices in the history of Bruins drafting.

Edmonton Hates the Northeast

Three Stars:
1. Ryan Miller (pure domination)
2. Ales Hemsky (1 assist)
3. Tim Connolly (2 assists, didn't get injured!)

Final Score:
Buffalo Sabres: 3
Edmonton Oilers: 1

Goalie Stats
Ryan Miller: SV: 28 SV%: .966 GA: 1
The 'Bulin Wall: SV: 23 SV%: .920 GA: 2

Recap Notes:
- I don't care if Steve Montador scored... he still sucks
- Only think he's good at is getting punched in the face
- Ryan Miller is ridiculous this season
- Guess he REALLY wants to make Team USA
- Clarke MacArthur is gonna be in trouuuuuuuuuuuuuuble
- That hit looked worse than a Penguins power play
- Don't listen to the senile Pat Quinn... MacArthur had no intent
- Thomas Vanek is killing my fantasy team

Preview: Oilers vs Sabres

Buffalo Sabres Record: 9-4-1 (1st in the Northeast)

Edmonton Oilers Record: 8-8-2 (4th in the Northwest)

Sabres Record vs. Oilers Since 2005: 3-0

Sabres Likely Goalie: Ryan Miller

Oilers Likely Goalie: Nikolai Khabibulin

Sabres Top Scorer: Tim Connolly (4 goals, 13 points)

Oilers Top Scorer: Dustin Penner (11 goals, 22 points)

Injury Report: The Oilers will be without Marc Pouliot (sports hernia), Ryan Stone (knee), Shawn Horcoff (shoulder) and Sheldon Souray (concussion). Wayne Gretzky has been traded according to sources at ESPN. Ales Hemsky and J.F. Jacques are questionable.

Sabres back up goalie Patrick Lalime is out (groin) and defenseman Toni Lydman is questionable (groin).

Preview Notes: Oilers continue their tour through the Northeast Division and visit the Sabres.

Both teams are coming off extremely poor performances, with the Sabres learning that back up goalie Enroth isn't even close to ready for NHL action.

The Oilers are as terrible on the road this season as the Maple Leafs are... in general. With the Oilers missing several key members, this is the perfect opportunity for the Sabres (losers of 3 of 4) to get back on track.

Maple Leafs Go Back to Their Roots... Play Poorly

Three Stars:
1. Niklas Backstrom (37 saves)
2. Mikko Koivu (1 goal, 2 assists)
3. Marek Zidlicky (1 goal, 1 assist)

Final Score:
Minnesota Wild: 5
Toronto Maple Leafs: 2

Goalie Stats
Niklas Backstrom: SV: 37 SV%: .949 GA: 2
Jonas Gustavsson: SV: 26 SV%: .867 GA: 4

Recap Notes:
- The Wild came out pissed that the Canadiens stole their jerseys
- They were also pissed that they are called the Wild
- Kessel seems set on making the Bruins look bad
- He is still half a man
- Took longer than I thought for the Toronto D to completely hang Gustavsson out to dry
- Mike Komisarek got hurt... this immediately boosts Toronto's D
- Probably cut himself shaving his vagina
- Backstrom wishes the Wild had that kind of offense for him every night
- As a Toronto player, you always want your coach saying things like this: ``We're not good enough to get full of ourselves after we've had a couple of good weeks. I was a little disappointed in our approach, but more teaching tools for me.''
- After a pair of minor penalties to the Wild, Toronto pulled Gustavsson to get a 6 on 3... they didn't score.
- Maple Leafs are off until Friday when they visit Chicago

Bruins Shut Down Slumping Penguins

Three Stars:
1. Tim Thomas (27 saves, shutout)
2. Zdeno Chara (no points, but he abused Crosby all night)
3. Matt Hunwick (1 goal)

Final Score:
Boston Bruins: 3
Pittsburgh Penguins: 0

Goalie Stats
Tim Thomas: SV: 27 SV%: 1.000 GA: 0
Marc-Andre Fleury: SV: 26 SV%: .929 GA: 2

Recap Notes:
- Penguins D-man Brooks "Free Candy" Orpik went down about 10 minutes in
- The Penguins are now without their top 3 defenseman
- Crosby... stop trying to repeatedly deke out three opposing players... its not working
- Chara made Crosby his bitch for most of the night
- Fleury kept the Penguins in the game despite no support
- Bergeron auditioned to take over PJ Axelsson's role of empty net scorer
- Both teams were beat up.... and you could tell
- This was basically an AHL game
- Rematch on Saturday
- Bruins are beasts on defense the past few games
- Bruins welcome the Panthers tomorrow
- There should be no hockey teams in Florida

Habs Strong....... Iginla Stronger

Three Stars:
1. Miikka Kiprusoff (25 saves, got the shutout)
2. Jaroslav Halak (only let up 1 goal, to the mighty Iginla)
3. Jarome Iginal (Only goal, being awesome)

Final Score:
Calgary Flames: 1
Montreal Canadiens: 0

Goalie Stats
Miika Kiprusoff: SV: 25 SV%:1.000 GA: 0
Jaroslav Halak: SV: 30 SV%: .968 GA: 1

Recap Notes:
- Not sure if the Flames played the Canadiens or the Wild last night
- Seriously Montreal... just stick to the jerseys you usually wear
- Dion Phaneuf may get sloppy seconds, but he's a beast
- He was destroying those poor midgets
- Jarome Iginla is what a hockey player should be
- Carey Price might want to pack his bags
- Or at least bring a cushion while he's riding the bench
- Glencross sitting exemplifies what is wrong with the NHL's discipline practices
- Cammalleri probably wishes he was still with the Flames
- Hey Calgary... if you want to go anywhere in the playoffs this year.... REST KIPPER!
- Canadiens back in action tomorrow against the Please Move Us Coyotes

Senators Come From Behind Twice, Win in Shootout

Three Stars:
1. Jason Spezza (shootout winner to cap the comeback)
2. Chris Neil (1 goal, being a douche)
3. Ethan Moreau (1 goal)

Final Score:
Ottawa Senators: 4
Edmonton Oilers: 3

Goalie Stats
Pascal Leclaire: SV: 31 SV%: .912 GA: 3
Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers: SV: 22 SV%: .880 GA: 3

Recap Notes:
- Oilers hate leads
- Cheechoo scores first goal since 2002 of the season
- Leclaire denies breakaways like Pierre McGuire denis heterosexual relations
- Daniel Aldredsson failed to get a point for the first time in 10 games
- Throw a parade! Senators only took two minor penalties!!!
- Oilers should get their flu shots
- Senators play again tomorrow against those limp dicks from Philly