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Northwest Division Top Two, Vancouver Canucks vs. Minnesota Wild

• Zach Rance

• Last Updated: February 9, 2012

The Vancouver Canucks and the Minnesota Wild will meet up Thursday night for an exciting battle between the two best teams in the Northwest Division. Although the Canucks hold a commanding 13-point lead over the Wild in the division, Minnesota desperately needs to pick up a win here in order to hold off the Phoenix...

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NHL: Habs Home Underdogs Against Pittsburgh

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: February 7, 2012

The injury-plagued Pittsburgh Penguins will cross the border to face the Montreal Canadiens in an Eastern Conference match-up tonight. Given the disparity between these two teams, there will be some interesting betting angles for those people who are looking to do some midweek NHL betting. With 64 points, the Penguins are currently in fifth place...

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NHL: Mad Dash for the Playoffs Gets Underway

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: January 31, 2012

The All Star break is over, now the real goal is in sight. The contenders will be separated from the pretenders in a sprint to the season’s end. Al Dannity breaks down the playoff races in both conferences. Big stakes at top of the Eastern Conference For now it’s the New York Rangers in command...

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NHL Thinking Playoffs at the All-Star Break

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: January 27, 2012

It’s All-Star weekend and Frank Doyle looks ahead to the second half of the hockey season as the teams hurtle towards the playoffs! The great players of the NHL are exhibiting their skills in Ottawa this weekend at the All-Star Game, but don’t be fooled. Whatever those guys do on the ice at the Scotiabank...

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NHL: Blues and Red Wings Headline Monday’s Slate

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: January 23, 2012

The Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues meet at the Joe Louis Arena with first place in the NHL at stake. Al Dannity breaks down this clash of Central Division rivals and the best of the rest from tonight’s slate. We’ll have this dance again Seeing Detroit atop the standings is nothing new. Seeing...

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NHL: Canadiens, Blackhawks, and Caps in Action on Friday

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: January 20, 2012

There are only four games in the NHL tonight but Al Dannity says they all carry a sense of intrigue as the All-Star break nears. Great to be in the Original Six…unless you’re a Canadien This season has seen the best cumulative performance from the Original Six since 1974. As it stands, four of the...

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NHL: Meeting of Meltdowns as Caps Visit Canadiens

• Al Dannity

• Last Updated: January 18, 2012

These are dark times in Montreal and it’s not that much brighter in D.C. Ahead of the Capitals’ clash with the Habs, Al Dannity looks at what went wrong with two of the NHL’s premier franchises. Patch-work could only last so long Montreal’s malaise through the 2011/12 season is not a one-off blip. Things appeared...

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Renewed Hostilities Between Bruins, Habs

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: January 12, 2012

Frank Doyle previews another full night of fantastic hockey action! Even though there’s a considerable difference between them in the standings, games between Montreal and Boston are always close. That’s what hatred can do. Montreal is struggling this year while the Bruins are looking good for the first back-to-back Stanley Cups since the ‘97-‘98 Red...

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Iginla Goes For a Milestone on Hockey Night In Canada

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: January 6, 2012

The first Hockey Night In Canada telecast of 2012 is on tap, and Joe LaTengo has some beverages chilled in anticipation of Detroit visiting Toronto; he hopes he has enough to see him through Minnesota at Calgary. The regular season is halfway through, but the dogfight continues for the bottom playoff places in the NHL’s...

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Four Intriguing Matchups on NHL's Wednesday Schedule

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: January 4, 2012

East is East and West is West, at least in conference terms, and it’s up to Joe LaTengo to determine where these eight teams stand before the “great Judgment Seat.” Three of Wednesday’s pairings (Winnipeg at Montreal, Boston at New Jersey, San Jose at Anaheim, and Minnesota at Vancouver) feature recently ascending teams meeting squads...

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Flyers Host Rangers Outdoors in NHL's 2012 Winter Classic

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: January 1, 2012

Despite an infamous incident during the last edition, there are many reasons to like the NHL Winter Classic. Joe LaTengo laces up his skates to preview the 2012 version. The Hit. It’s all anyone really remembers about the 2011 Winter Classic, where former Washington Capitals forward David Steckel delivered a shivering check to the head...

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Leafs face Jets, Canucks play Kings on Last CBC-TV Hockey Night of 2011

• Joe LaTengo

• Last Updated: December 30, 2011

The gigantic lighted ball on top of One Times Square in New York City will do its classic descent on New Year’s Eve, indicating the end of 2011. Several hours before that, the puck will drop on the last Hockey Night In Canada of the year. Joe LaTengo puts on his party hat. Should auld...

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More Misery for Ryan Miller When Maple Leafs Visit Buffalo?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 22, 2011

Ryan Miller’s got troubles, the Wild and Oilers would like a win and the Jets look for revenge against Montreal. Frank Doyle reports on the highlight matchups of tonight’s hockey action! What a rotten year it’s been for Ryan Miller. Firstly, the rest of the League seem to be queuing up to zap him on...

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Is Ryan Miller a target? Philadelphia visits Buffalo tonight!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: December 7, 2011

Frank Doyle previews the Flyers visit to Buffalo and Carolina’s trip to Edmonton! Game of the day is Philadelphia’s visit to Buffalo. Not just because it’s a great matchup, but because the punishment meted out to Buffalo goalie Ryan Miller is becoming an issue in the League. Miller got zapped on open ice by Boston’s...

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Bruins at Leafs NHL Game of the Day

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 30, 2011

Frank Doyle looks forward to the Wild at the Oilers, the Habs at the spluttering Ducks and the highlight of the night, Boston at Toronto! No prizes for guessing what’s today’s game of the day. Two of the NHL’s hottest teams face off in Toronto when the Boston Bruins cross the border to take on...

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The Kid is Back – Can the Crosby-Ovechkin Rivalry Return Too?

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 23, 2011

Frank Doyle celebrates the Return of the Kid, and previews St Louis at Pittsburgh and Winnipeg at Washington. All sports fans you know that sports are graced by the greatest players, no matter where they play. The guy might break your heart every year but if he’s great you can see it and you have...

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Luongo Out, Schneider In as Blackhawks Visit Canucks!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 16, 2011

What’s going on with Roberto Luongo? Frank Doyle tries to figure it out ahead of Chicago’s visit to Vancouver tonight. Don’t it always seem to go, you don’t know what you got ‘til it’s gone? Roberto Luongo gets a lot of bad press from Canucks fans who aren’t sure if his goaltending is quite in...

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Oilers at Bruins, Leafs at Blues Tonight's Hockey Highlights!

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 10, 2011

Edmonton visits the World Champions, Toronto takes on the Blues and Florida visits Winnipeg. Frank Doyle previews the action. The light still burns bright in Edmonton, where the Oilers have put their recent seasons in the basement of the Northwest Division well behind them in the early days of the 2011-‘12 season. The Oilers followed...

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Oilers, Leafs Enjoying Life at the Top

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: November 3, 2011

Two Canadian teams are red hot right now and they’re not necessarily who you expect. Frank Doyle reports from the ice. The young men of Edmonton are growing up quickly. For two years the Oilers have languished in hockey’s basement. Now they are on top of the Western Division and lords of all they survey....

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NHL: Montreal Travels to Boston to Renew the Habs, Bruins Rivalry

• Frank Doyle

• Last Updated: October 27, 2011

Montreal plays Boston for the 712th and 713th times this week and it never gets old. Frank Doyle on the latest iteration of one of hockey’s most storied rivalries. There has always been that certain frisson between the Habs and the Bruins. A goalie v goalie fight is a rare event in the NHL but...