Good morning and yes Ryan’s RLD Hockey show at 1pm ET is jammed pack. Follow @RLDHockey for the latest details. Now here comes the Morning Skate.
How bizarre…..
The Morning After:
Yesterday’s scores:
Bruins 3, Devils 0
Sabres 4, Canucks 3 (OT)
Flyers 5, Senators 1
Rangers 3, Penguins 2 (OT)
Avalanche 6, Blues 3
Sharks 6, Kings 3
Predictions record: 4-2
My 3 stars of the night:
1. Tim Thomas, BOS (28 Saves, Shutout)… Timmy bounced back with his fourth shutout of the season, tops in the NHL.
2. Mike Richards, PHI (2 Goals, 1 Assist)
3. Brandon Dubinsky, NYR (2 Assists)
Close but no cigar: J. Liles, COL; The Sedins, VAN; C. Giroux, PHI; P. Marleau, SJ; H. Lundqvist, NYR; T. Myers, BUF
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Tonight’s Slate:
Predators @ Maple Leafs, 7:00 ET
Flyers @ Canadiens, 7:00
Ducks @ Stars, 9:00
Game of the Night:
Philadelphia Flyers @ Montreal Canadiens
7:00 ET… TV: VERSUS, Local Networks
Records:
Overall: Flyers (12-4-2) … Canadiens (11-5-1)
Last Ten: Flyers (9-0-1) … Canadiens (7-3-0)
Away/Home: Flyers (4-1-2) … Canadiens (5-3-1)
Season Series (09/10): Tied 2-2
Players to watch:
PHI- Claude Giroux
Giroux leads the Flyers in points (21) and has 7 points in 3 games since signing his extension.
MTL- Tomas Plekanec
Plekanec has been really solid this season and has six points in the last two games.
Projected Goaltenders:
PHI- Sergei Bobrovsky (Last night vs. OTT: 28 Saves, 1 GA)
MTL- Carey Price (2010/11 stats: 10-5-1, 2.18 GAA)
Injury Report:
PHI- Michael Leighton (back, out), Ian Laperriere (head, out), Matt Walker (hip, out), Andreas Nodl (foot, doubtful)
MTL- Andrei Markov (knee, out)
Game Thoughts:
This will be the first meeting between these two since last spring’s Eastern Conference Final, where the Flyers cruised in five games. Both teams are playing well coming in, which makes this game very intriguing. Philly is 9-0-1 in their last 10, but Price is 5-1 in his career against them. It’s a coin flip… go with Montreal.
Prediction: Canadiens 3, Flyers 2
The rest of tonight’s predictions:
Predators over Maple Leafs
Stars over Ducks
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