Ryan always delivers the goods and lowers the boom and he was surely right about Chicago last night. Let’s see what else he has cooking this morning on The Morning Skate.
The Morning After:
Last night’s scores:
Blackhawks 4, Kings 1
Predictions record: 1-0
My 3 stars from last night:
1. Troy Brouwer, CHI (1 Goal, 2 Assists)
Brouwer was a big factor in Chicago’s win over LA, and scored a nice deflection goal in the 3rd.
2. Duncan Keith, CHI (2 Assists)
Keith continues to have a career year (offensively) with a 2-point outing.
3. Jonathan Toews, CHI (1 Goal)
Captain Toews returned and scored a power play goal.
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Tonight’s Slate:
Penguins @ Bruins, 7:00 ET
Wild @ Maple Leafs, 7:00
Flames @ Canadiens, 7:30
Oilers @ Senators, 7:30
Canucks @ Blues, 8:00
Predators @ Sharks, 10:30
Games of the Night:
Pittsburgh Penguins @ Boston Bruins
7:00 ET… TV: VERSUS, TSN
Records:
Overall: Penguins (12-5-0) … Bruins (7-7-2)
Last Ten: Penguins (6-4-0) … Bruins (4-4-2)
Away/Home: Penguins (7-2-0) … Bruins (5-4-1)
Season Series: First meeting
Players to watch:
PIT- Sidney Crosby
Crosby has no points in the last 4 games… he needs to change that tonight.
BOS- Marco Sturm
The goal-starved B’s need Sturm to start scoring more goals.
Projected Goaltenders:
PIT- Marc-Andre Fleury (09/10 stats: 10-4-0, 2.52 GAA)
BOS- Tim Thomas (09/10 stats: 4-6-1, 2.44 GAA)
Injury Report:
PIT- Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Max Talbot, and Ben Lovejoy (shoulder, out), Sergei Gonchar (wrist, out), Tyler Kennedy (groin, doubtful)
BOS- David Krejci and Michael Ryder (illness, questionable), Marc Savard (foot, out), Milan Lucic (finger, out)
Game Thoughts:
These two could have met in last year’s conference finals, but Scott Walker had other ideas. The Pens are really hurting going into Boston, who just got off the schnide with a win over Buffalo. In any other scenario, I’d say Pittsburgh would bounce back and win. Not with the injuries they have. Boston in a tight one…
Prediction: Bruins 3, Penguins 2
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Calgary Flames @ Montreal Canadiens
7:30 ET… TV: Local Networks
Records:
Overall: Flames (10-4-1) … Canadiens (8-9-0)
Last Ten: Flames (6-3-1) … Canadiens (6-4-0)
Away/Home: Flames (4-1-1) … Canadiens (5-4-0)
Season Series: 1-0 Flames
Players to watch:
CGY- Jarome Iginla
November has been kind to ‘Iggy’ thus far… 4 goals in 3 games.
MTL- Scott Gomez
Not that it’s a surprise, but Gomez has not scored in the last 8 games.
Projected Goaltenders:
CGY- Miikka Kiprusoff (09/10 stats: 9-3-1, 2.68 GAA)
MTL- Jaroslav Halak (09/10 stats: 5-2-0, 2.85 GAA)
Injury Report:
CGY- None
MTL- Andrei Markov (ankle, out), Hal Gill (foot, out), Matt D’Agostini (concussion, out), Ryan O’Byrne (knee, out), Georges Laraque (back, out)
Game Thoughts:
This is a very tough game to pick. Calgary has been good recently, but they have lost in their last four visits to the Bell Centre. The Habs have been successful with Halak in net, and he’s expected to start tonight. Go with Montreal in overtime…
Prediction: Canadiens 4, Flames 3 (OT)
The rest of tonight’s predictions:
Maple Leafs over Wild
Senators over Oilers
Canucks over Blues
Sharks over Predators
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