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Old School Meets New School
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....
Pacific Division rivals meet on Wednesday night as the San Jose Sharks visit the Los Angeles Kings on NBCSN. Both teams are battling with Edmonton for first place in the division with Anaheim also in the mix. This is not a good spot for San Jose as they will be playing with no rest having hosted Arizona on Tuesday while the Kings have been off since Saturday. The Sharks have dominated this series of late, winning six of the last seven meetings....
The Boston Bruins will look to continue their road success against the Philadelphia Flyers when the teams meet on Tuesday night on NBCSN as the Bruins have taken four of the last five in Philadelphia. Both teams come into this game struggling a bit as the Bruins have dropped three of their last four while the Flyers are just 3-5-2 in their last ten games. The NHL odds on this game should be near a pick with the total at 5 over....
The Edmonton Oilers are favored at home on Tuesday night as they host the Toronto Maple Leafs. This game that features young stars Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid will be joined in progress on NBCSN following the game between the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers. The Maple Leafs are hovering around the .500 and trying to stay in contention in the Atlantic Division while the Oilers are battling for first place in the Pacific Division....
The Pittsburgh Penguins are road favorites on Wednesday night as they visit the New York Islanders in a game that can be seen on NBCSN. The Penguins are battling for first place in the Metropolitan Division while the Islanders have the worst record in the Eastern Conference. The Penguins have had three days to get ready for this game while the Islanders had to play on Monday against Calgary. The Penguins have won the last four meetings against the Islanders including both games this season....
We get some afternoon NHL action on Friday as the New York Rangers visit the Philadelphia Flyers on NBC. The Rangers have been rolling this season with a high powered offense and they lead the Metropolitan Division while the Flyers are struggling to stay in contention in the division. The Rangers have dominated this series of late taking 7 of the last 10 including the last three. Recent meetings have also been low scoring with none of the last five going over the total....
Two of the top teams in the Western Conference meet on Wednesday night as the Chicago Blackhawks visit the San Jose Sharks on NBCSN. The Blackhawks are leading the Central Division while the Sharks are battling for first in the Pacific Division. The Blackhawks are in the midst of their annual circus road trip where they leave Chicago while the Circus takes over the United Center for two weeks. This will be the fifth game of the seven-game road trip....
The Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning will meet for the second time in less than a week as they face off on Wednesday night in a game that can be seen on NBCSN. The Lightning shut out the Flyers on Saturday night in Philadelphia, winning 3-0. The Flyers will be playing the second half of a back-to-back on Wednesday as they were at Florida on Tuesday night. Tampa Bay should have the advantage as they are at home and having not played since Monday....
Two teams playing well meet on Tuesday night as the St. Louis Blues visit the Boston Bruins in a game that can be seen on NBCSN. The Blues have won three straight while the Bruins have won seven of their last ten. St. Louis is in second place in the Central Division while the Bruins are battling for third place in the Atlantic Division. This has been a home team series of late as the Bruins have taken eight of the last ten vs. the Blues at TD Garden....
We get a true rivalry game on Wednesday night as the Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Washington Capitals on NBCSN. Far too often the Wednesday night game is not even a rivalry at all but that is not the case this time around as the Penguins and Capitals despise each other. It doesn’t hurt that both teams are among the best in the NHL and that they have two superstars in Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin that can’t stand one another....
Atlantic Division rivals meet on Tuesday night as the Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Detroit Red Wings. Both teams have hovered around the .500 mark this season but that is good enough to be in contention for 2nd place behind the Montreal Canadiens in the division. The Lightning beat the Red Wings last month by a score of 6-4 in the season opener for both teams. It has been almost all Tampa in this series of late as the Lightning have won seven of the last eight....
Central Division rivals will meet on Wednesday, November 9 as the Chicago Blackhawks visit the St. Louis Blues in a game that can be seen on NBCSN. The Blackhawks have been playing extremely well of late as they have surged into the top spot in the division while the Blues have been up and down. These teams met last month in Chicago and it was the Blues coming away with a 5-2 win as they scored three goals in the third period to break a 2-2 tie....
The Detroit Red Wings visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday in what is promoted as rivalry matchup on NBCSN. The reality is that these two have never really been rivals and play in different divisions but it still should be a competitive matchup. The Red Wings are 6-4 on the season and in second place in the Atlantic Division with 12 points while the Flyers are 4-5-1 and have 9 points in the Metropolitan Division. It has been nothing but misery for the Red Wings in Philadelphia of late as they have dropped the last 11 meetings having not won in Philadelphia since 1997....
A busy Tuesday night in the NHL includes the Tampa Bay Lightning visiting the New York Islanders. The Lightning got off to a hot start to the season but they have cooled off of late while the Islanders are still trying to get going this season. The Lightning are hoping that two of their injured players, Nikita Kucherov and Ryan Callahan return for this contest while the Islanders are healthy but not everyone is happy....
The San Jose Sharks will look to stay hot as they visit the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday night in a game that can be seen on NBCSN. The Sharks have won their past three games overall while the Coyotes come in off a loss. Not much has gone right for Arizona as they are 2-6 on the season and in last place in the Pacific Division. They will be at home on Tuesday night but it may not matter as they have lost six of the last ten at home against San Jose....
The New York Rangers will look to stay hot as they host the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night in a game that can be seen on NBCSN. The Rangers have won their last two games to take over first place in the Metropolitan Division. They will be facing a Boston team that won three of their first five games but comes into this contest in a tough spot as they had to play on Tuesday night against Minnesota. The Rangers won two of the three meetings against the Bruins last season including both games at MSG....
