Here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished.
There are NHL Guardian shirts for sale at the All-Star Game in Raleigh. Myself and Leahy will be on-site this weekend. (Thanks to Cristi for the image.)
Preview: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, 10:30 p.m. The Sharks try to win five in a row for the first time in more than a year. The Kings are 16-9-1 at home. That's the good news. The crap news is that this is the last game before their annual massive road trip, and won't be back until Feb. 24. San Jose is two points up on the Kings. Watch the Game Live Via Hockey Night on Y!
Preview: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, 7 p.m. It's not even February and these division rivals are playing their last game of the season against each other. The Thrash are 3-2 against the Capitals, and trail them by eight points. Said Mike Green: "This game is important. They've taken it to us over the course of the season and going into the break here we want to make sure we have confidence and momentum."
Preview: New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. Your VERSUS game of the night. The Devils are on a 6-0-1 roll, while the banged-up Wings are in a 2-3-1 funk. Jacques Lemaire says there is no chance he'll coach in the NHL next season. Nope. Not a chance. At all.
Preview: Nashville Predators at Vancouver Canucks, 10 p.m. Otherwise known as "Shane O'Brien's triumphant return to Vancouver." S.O.B., on Alex Burrows trying to goad him into penalties: "Burr can't get into my kitchen - he can never get in my kitchen. ... I know all his tricks and they have a lot of material on me over there. I've got to have some thick skin tonight because I'm sure there will be a few good ones sent my way."
Check out previews and updated scores for all of today's games on the Y! Sports NHL scores and scheds page. For tonight's starting goalies, check out Left Wing Lock.
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Puck Headline
• A fan favorite is expected to hang'em up on Thursday: Craig Conroy of the Calgary Flames, according to QMI. Said Conroy after clearing waivers: "I gotta talk to my girls. I just don’t think going down (to the minors) is an option." [Globe & Mail]
• Peter Forsberg on Matt Duchene: "I wish I had his legs." No word on the groin. [MHH]
• The Syracuse Crunch announced today that the Anaheim Ducks have assigned left wing Matt Beleskey and right wing Dan Sexton to the Crunch. [Crunch]
• Big changes coming to the Tampa Bay Lightning's arena and jerseys: "New blue and white uniforms with blue rather than black home jerseys (similar to the current blue alternate jerseys). There's an updated lightning bolt, and the name Tampa Bay will only appear on the white road jerseys. The jerseys will have ties at the front of the collars." [Tampa Tribune]
• Jamie Benn is out for the Dallas Stars, and Brandon Worley takes a look at the team's chemistry in the face of adversity. [Defending Big D]
• Interesting read from the Star: The best and worst bargains in the NHL based on dollars-for-stats. [Toronto Star]
• Steve Wyno and Travis Hughes have a mock draft for the All-Star Game. We're taking Team Staal here. [Broad Street Hockey]
• Adam Proteau's Top 10 Wayne Gretzky achievements. [THN]
• Good SI piece on how Ryan Kesler learned to chill out and became a better player for it. [SI]
• Is obstruction back? "Neutral zone sludge is slowly beginning to build up across the league." [SI]
Puck Buddy Comment of the Day: From MCV on the Sean Avery shirt:
Shame on all of you. Sean Avery has done a lot of work for Hockey Fights Cancer and whether you want to call him for doing this to raise his prestige, the reality of the fact is that every celebrity who uses their power to draw attention to the cause does it for the same reason - for the cause, then for the PR. The fact that you're making fun of someone for doing a fundraiser for cancer is despicable. All of you should feel terrible about yourselves. Avery might be a jerk, but when you've done more for a noble cause then he has, you can call him out for not
Bold Prediction: Rick DiPietro outduels Cam Ward.
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