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National Hockey League - Gameday
NHL
Gameday
Wednesday, December 5
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NHL Gameday
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Wednesday NHL Gameday
Martin Brodeur will backstop his surging New Jersey Devils against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night at the shiny new Prudential Center. Here is your NHL Gameday:
Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, 7:00pm ET
Boston has won five of their past seven games to gain ground on the first-place Senators in the Northeast Division. The Bruins are coming off a 3-1 road win over the Islanders on Monday night, with Tim Thomas stopping 33 of 34 shots in the game. Glen Murray, Petteri Nokelainen, and Chuck Kobasew had goals for Boston versus New York.
The Devils have won seven games in a row dating back to November 17, and they're quickly moving up the Atlantic Division standings. New Jersey has knocked off the Thrashers twice during that streak, including a 3-2 decision in a shootout on Sunday. Sergei Brylin and John Madden scored in regulation, and Brodeur picked up 23 saves.
Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild, 8:00pm ET
The Flyers have been alternating wins and losses over the past couple of weeks, most recently losing 4-1 at home to the Stars on Saturday night. Randy Jones had the lone Philly goal in that defeat, while Martin Biron gave up four goals on 30 shots. Forward Scott Hartnell is eligible to return from his two-game league suspension on Wednesday.
The Wild have won four games in a row, getting past each of the Predators, Coyotes, Blues, and Canucks during that stretch and moving into first place in the Northwest Division. Niklas Backstrom stopped 19 of 20 shots in Minnesota's 2-1 win over Vancouver on Sunday, while Eric Belanger and Aaron Voros tallied in that slim victory.
Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30pm ET
Vancouver got 28 saves from Roberto Luongo in their loss to Minnesota on Sunday, while Mike Brown scored his first goal of the season in the defeat. The Canucks had won three games in a row before falling to Minnesota, and they beat Chicago 2-0 back on November 25. Luongo picked up 27 saves for the shutout in the victory on that night.
The Blackhawks won back-to-back games over the Lightning and Coyotes after falling to the Canucks, but they fell 3-1 to the Blues on Saturday night. Patrick Lalime stopped just 23 of 26 St. Louis shots in that defeat, while Robert Lang scored the Chicago goal. Martin Havlat has picked up three points in three games since returning from his injury.
Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks, 10:00pm ET
The Sabres have padded their record with six wins in their past seven games, with their only loss in the past two weeks coming against the Blues on November 28. Buffalo is coming off an 8-1 pounding of the Hurricanes on Saturday, with Ales Kotalik scoring twice and Jaroslav Spacek picking up three points. Ryan Miller had 20 saves in the win.
The Ducks will just be glad to not play Edmonton on Wednesday night; Anaheim lost back-to-back games to the Oilers over the weekend by a combined score of 9-1. That pair of losses dropped Anaheim down into 11th place in the conference standings Overall the Ducks have lost five of their past seven games, defeating Calgary and L.A.
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NHL
Gameday
Wednesday, December 5
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NHL Gameday
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Wednesday NHL Gameday
Martin Brodeur will backstop his surging New Jersey Devils against the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night at the shiny new Prudential Center. Here is your NHL Gameday:
Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, 7:00pm ET
Boston has won five of their past seven games to gain ground on the first-place Senators in the Northeast Division. The Bruins are coming off a 3-1 road win over the Islanders on Monday night, with Tim Thomas stopping 33 of 34 shots in the game. Glen Murray, Petteri Nokelainen, and Chuck Kobasew had goals for Boston versus New York.
The Devils have won seven games in a row dating back to November 17, and they're quickly moving up the Atlantic Division standings. New Jersey has knocked off the Thrashers twice during that streak, including a 3-2 decision in a shootout on Sunday. Sergei Brylin and John Madden scored in regulation, and Brodeur picked up 23 saves.
Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild, 8:00pm ET
The Flyers have been alternating wins and losses over the past couple of weeks, most recently losing 4-1 at home to the Stars on Saturday night. Randy Jones had the lone Philly goal in that defeat, while Martin Biron gave up four goals on 30 shots. Forward Scott Hartnell is eligible to return from his two-game league suspension on Wednesday.
The Wild have won four games in a row, getting past each of the Predators, Coyotes, Blues, and Canucks during that stretch and moving into first place in the Northwest Division. Niklas Backstrom stopped 19 of 20 shots in Minnesota's 2-1 win over Vancouver on Sunday, while Eric Belanger and Aaron Voros tallied in that slim victory.
Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30pm ET
Vancouver got 28 saves from Roberto Luongo in their loss to Minnesota on Sunday, while Mike Brown scored his first goal of the season in the defeat. The Canucks had won three games in a row before falling to Minnesota, and they beat Chicago 2-0 back on November 25. Luongo picked up 27 saves for the shutout in the victory on that night.
The Blackhawks won back-to-back games over the Lightning and Coyotes after falling to the Canucks, but they fell 3-1 to the Blues on Saturday night. Patrick Lalime stopped just 23 of 26 St. Louis shots in that defeat, while Robert Lang scored the Chicago goal. Martin Havlat has picked up three points in three games since returning from his injury.
Buffalo Sabres at Anaheim Ducks, 10:00pm ET
The Sabres have padded their record with six wins in their past seven games, with their only loss in the past two weeks coming against the Blues on November 28. Buffalo is coming off an 8-1 pounding of the Hurricanes on Saturday, with Ales Kotalik scoring twice and Jaroslav Spacek picking up three points. Ryan Miller had 20 saves in the win.
The Ducks will just be glad to not play Edmonton on Wednesday night; Anaheim lost back-to-back games to the Oilers over the weekend by a combined score of 9-1. That pair of losses dropped Anaheim down into 11th place in the conference standings Overall the Ducks have lost five of their past seven games, defeating Calgary and L.A.
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