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Old School Meets New School
The New York Rangers are favored on Wednesday night as they host the Philadelphia Flyers in a rivalry matchup on NBCSN. The Flyers have hit the skids recently as they fallen from near the top of the Metropolitan Division to out of a playoff spot. On the other side, the Rangers seem to have gotten goaltender Henrik Lundqvist back on track and New York is battling to stay within striking distance of Washington in the division....
The high scoring Pittsburgh Penguins host the struggling St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night on NBCSN. The Blues have lost three straight and have major issues in goal as they head into Pittsburgh to face Sidney Crosby and the Penguins who lead the league in goals per game at 3.6 per contest. It does not sound like a good situation for the Blues. The one positive for St. Louis is that they have taken six of the last ten in this series against the Penguins....
The New York Rangers visit the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday afternoon in a game that can be seen on NBC. The Rangers have struggled lately, especially in goal while the Red Wings have made a minor surge to get back into playoff contention. These teams met early in the season in New York and it was the Red Wings pulling out a 2-1 win. The Red Wings have owned the Rangers at Joe Louis in recent years, winning 9 of the last 10 meetings....
The San Jose Sharks are favored on Monday night as they visit the Colorado Avalanche on NBCSN. The Sharks are battling for first place in the Pacific Division while the Avalanche have the worst record in the NHL. The Sharks have won six of the last ten in what has been a high scoring series of late with the last five going over the total. This is the back end of a home-and-home as the teams met on Saturday in San Jose....
The Chicago Blackhawks are road favorites on Tuesday night as they visit the Colorado Avalanche on NBCSN. The Blackhawks are battling for first place in the Central Division while the Avalanche are buried in last place with the worst record in the NHL. These teams have met twice this season with both games in Chicago as the Blackhawks won 4-0 in early November while Colorado shocked the Blackhawks as nearly 3-1 underdogs, winning 2-1 late last month.Don't miss the ice action from the Pepsi Center at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Catch every moment of the game live on NBCSN....
Atlantic Division rivals meet on Wednesday night on NBCSN as the Boston Bruins visit the Detroit Red Wings. The Bruins are in second place in the division and currently in a playoff spot while the Red Wings are on the outside looking in. The Red Wings have made the playoffs in each of the last 25 seasons but that streak is in serious jeopardy this season. Detroit is battling just to stay out of last place in the Atlantic Division.At 8 p.m. ET, tune into NBCSN for live television coverage of this NHL game on Wednesday, January 18, 2016, at Joe Louis Arena....
Pacific Division rivals do battle on Wednesday night on NBCSN as the San Jose Sharks visit the Los Angeles Kings. The Sharks have not played well of late as they have fallen out of first place in the division while the Kings have played a little better lately to move to just a few points back of San Jose. The Sharks had dominated this series in recent years but things have changed this season as the Kings have taken the last two meetings by scores of 3-2 and 2-1....
The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins get a quick rematch on Monday night with the Penguins looking for some revenge. The teams met on Wednesday night in Washington with the Capitals winning by a score of 4-2. The Penguins have not played well this season against Washington as they also lost 7-1 in Washington in mid-November. The good news for the Penguins is that this game is in Pittsburgh where they have won the last five meetings against the Capitals....
Two of the top teams in the NHL meet on Thursday night as the Montreal Canadiens visit the Minnesota Wild. The Canadiens lead the Atlantic Division while the Wild are battling for the lead in the Central Division. This should be a matchup between two of the best goalies in the league as Montreal has Carey Price while Minnesota has Devan Dubynk. The Wild will be favored at home in this contest as they have a huge advantage in terms of scheduling....
David Backes and the Boston Bruins visit the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night on NBCSN. This will be an interesting contest as Backes returns to the city where he spent the first 10 years of his NHL career. Backes and the Bruins are in second place in the Atlantic Division while the Blues are in third place in the Central. This will be the second meeting between the teams this season as the Blues won 4-2 in Boston in November....
Metropolitan Division rivals meet on Wednesday night in Washington as the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Washington Capitals on NBCSN. Both teams are battling for first place in the best division in hockey with four teams having 55 points or more. Pittsburgh will be looking for revenge on Wednesday night as the Penguins were humiliated 7-1 in Washington back on mid-November. This will be an interesting matchup between the top-ranked offense of the Penguins that is averaging 3.4 goals per game and...
The Chicago Blackhawks are heavy favorites on Thursday night as they host the Buffalo Sabres on NBCSN. Chicago leads the Central Division but they are coming off a loss in the Winter Classic on Monday in St. Louis while the Sabres are in last place in the Atlantic Division and coming off a game in New York on Tuesday. It has been nothing but misery for the Sabres recently against the Blackhawks in this series as they have lost the last nine meetings....
Metropolitan Division rivals meet on Wednesday night as the New York Rangers visit the Philadelphia Flyers on NBCSN. The Rangers are just a few points back of red-hot Columbus in the division while the Flyers have fallen off the pace and are in 5th place. The Rangers have dominated this series of late taking 7 of the last 10 meetings including the last four. New York won the first meeting of the season by a score of 3-2 in Philadelphia in late November....
The New York Rangers are favored at home on Tuesday night as they take on the Buffalo Sabres in a game that can be seen on NBCSN. The Sabres are really struggling lately losing 7 of their last 10 while the Rangers have won 7 of their last 10. This would seem to be an easy spot for New York on Tuesday but Buffalo’s top player, Jack Eichel screamed at his team after Saturday’s loss to Boston so perhaps the Sabres will play an inspired game on Tuesday....
The Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks play the second half of a home-and-home on Tuesday night on NBCSN. The teams played an intense contest on Saturday night that the Kings won by a score of 3-2 in Los Angeles. It was just the second loss in the last ten games for the Sharks who lead the Pacific Division while the win broke a three-game losing streak for the Kings. The win also broke a four-game losing streak for Los Angeles in this series against San Jose....
The 2017 Winter Classic takes place on Monday as the Chicago Blackhawks visit the St. Louis Blues at Busch Stadium which is the home of the St. Louis Cardinals. These two rivals have already met three times this season with Chicago winning twice including two weeks ago in St. Louis. Monday’s contest will be played outside so the weather could have an impact but it won’t be snow but rain as the start time could be affected by the amount of rain in the forecast. These teams played a couple of weeks ago in St. Louis and it was Chicago winning 6-4 as road underdogs....
The Centennial Classic which marks the NHL’s 100th anniversary takes place on Sunday on NBC as the Detroit Red Wings visit the Toronto Maple Leafs at BMO Field which is the home of the Toronto Argonauts. Detroit is very familiar with playing in these outdoor games as they have played in three of them including last year when they defeated Colorado at Coors Field in Denver. The Red Wings will be listed as road underdogs on Sunday in this game against the Maple Leafs....
The Washington Capitals are big favorites on Thursday night as they host the New Jersey Devils on NBCSN. The Devils are having a miserable season as they have one of the worst records in the league while the Capitals are considered Stanley Cup contenders. The Devils have been hopeless on the road going 4-17 while Washington is 12-5 at home. It has been really ugly lately for the Devils in this series as they have lost the last seven to the Capitals....
The St. Louis Blues are slight favorites at home on Wednesday night as they host the Philadelphia Flyers in a game that can be seen on NBCSN. The Flyers have played better than expected so far this season and they come into this contest with 44 points while the Blues have 41 points. The Flyers haven’t been anything special on the road going 8-8 while the Blues are 13-6 at home. The Blues have won four of the last five at home against the Flyers....
This week’s Wednesday night rivalry matchup has the Washington Capitals visiting the Philadelphia Flyers. The Capitals have had plenty of time to get ready for this game as they have not played since Saturday when they lost 2-1 at home to Montreal. On the other side, the Flyers hosted Nashville on Monday night. This will be the first meeting between these teams since last year’s hard fought playoff series that the Capitals won in six games....
Two teams playing well meet on Friday night on NBCSN as the Los Angeles Kings visit the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Kings have won 7 of their last 10 games while the Penguins have won 8 of their last 10. This is not a good spot for Los Angeles as they will be playing their third game in four nights, all on the road and with no rest. It doesn’t help Los Angeles that they have to face a Pittsburgh team that was 12-3 in their first 15 home games....
The red-hot Philadelphia Flyers will look to win their 10th straight game as they visit the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday in a game that can be seen on NBCSN. The Flyers current 9-game winning streak is the longest in the NHL this season and the longest winning streak for the team since 1995. The Flyers are now challenging the Rangers for first place in the Metropolitan division. On the other side, the Avalanche bounced back from a humiliating 10-1 loss to Montreal to defeat Toronto 3-1 on Sunday....
The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to stay hot as they host the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night in a game that can be seen on NBCSN. The Bruins have started to slide a little bit in the Atlantic Division but they are still right in the mix for second place while the Penguins are leading the Metropolitan Division. Surprisingly, the Bruins have owned this series recently taking 8 of the last 10 including the last five and Boston has won the last three meetings in Pittsburgh....
The Chicago Blackhawks visit the New York Rangers on Tuesday on NBCSN in a rematch of last week’s game that the Rangers won 1-0 in overtime in Chicago. This is a battle between top teams as the Blackhawks are leading the Central division while the Rangers are battling for first in the Metropolitan. Last week it was a battle of backup goaltenders and that could be the case again with Scott Darling going against Antti Raanta....
The Washington Capitals are favored at home on Wednesday night as they host the Boston Bruins in a game that can be seen on NBCSN. Both teams come into this game battling for third place in their respective divisions and each is struggling to score goals. The Bruins are 25th in the league in goals per game while the Capitals are 19th. The last time these teams met it was a low scoring game that the Capitals won in overtime 2-1....
