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“It was a good thing we practiced it in morning skate” It may have been a bit dicier than it should have been, but as Shakespeare put it, all’s well that ends well. via The Lebanon Daily News

The Edmonton Oilers hope to continue their home mastery of the Anaheim Ducks this evening when they play the first leg of a home-and-home against them at Rexall Place. via Sports Network

The sizzling New Jersey Devils will shoot for a sixth consecutive victory tonight, when they welcome the Montreal Canadiens to the Prudential Center. via Channel3000.com

Walker’s return on Wednesday was not enough to help Carolina’s offense. Photo: George Cosmo & Tami Goodstein Offense, defense, and goal tending have all been a problem for the 6 and 6 Hurricanes in the month of … via MVN - Recent Articles

The sizzling New Jersey Devils will shoot for a sixth consecutive victory tonight, when they welcome the Montreal Canadiens to the Prudential Center. via WIVT/WBGH Newschannel34

The San Jose Sharks try to put the brakes on a three-game losing streak this evening when they wrap up a four-game homestand against the Colorado Avalanche at the HP Pavilion. via Sports Network

The Carolina Hurricanes will try to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season tonight when they invite the lowly Washington Capitals to the RBC Center. via FOX30Online

The surging St. Louis Blues will aim for their fourth straight victory when they battle the Minnesota Wild tonight at Xcel Energy Center. via KGET-TV Bakersfield

The Chicago Blackhawks try to run their home winning streak to five games this evening when they welcome the Phoenix Coyotes to the United Center. via Sports Network

The Pittsburgh Penguins will try for their first three-game winning streak in over a month when they welcome the Dallas Stars for tonight’s battle at Mellon Arena. via MyFOX11

Roberto Luongo made 26 saves for his third straight shutout, setting personal and franchise records while leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.Luongo, who began the streak against Chicago and Anaheim, hasn’t allowed a goal in 193 minutes, 56 seconds. He got some help from […]

“Our ownership group will not meddle in hockey operations. We have the best GM in the league and we’re going to let him do his job.” Don’t expect wholesale changes on the ice when the Nashville Predators get new owners in the next few days. via The Tennessean

Chris Drury had a goal and assist during two power plays in the second period, and the New York Rangers finally solved Rick DiPietro and the New York Islanders during a 4-2 victory Thursday night at New York. via The San Diego Union-Tribune

The FAN590 in Toronto will retract, on air, its report alleging that New York Ranger Sean Avery had ridiculed Toronto Maple Leaf Jason Blake’s fight with cancer during a trash-talking session at the Air Canada … via The Globe and Mail

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 38 saves to help the Anaheim Ducks beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Thursday night.Giguere, benched in the third period Tuesday night in the Ducks’ 4-0 loss in Vancouver, allowed only Alex Tanguay’s power-play goal early in the first period.Todd Marchant, Chris Kunitz, Corey Perry and Rob Niedermayer scored for Anaheim, […]

Jiri Hudler had a goal and an assist to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 on Thursday night. Pavel Datsyuk, Tomas Kopecky and Dan Cleary also scored, and Chris Osgood made 21 saves for the NHL-leading Red Wings.Brad Richards and Mathieu Darche scored for Tampa Bay, which lost its […]

“Being physical is something that I really want to do. As far as goals, some breaks have been going good so far and I hope they can continue throughout the season.” Sabres winger Daniel Paille gets tied up with the Blues’ Erik Johnson during Wednesday night’s game. via Buffalo News

Filed Under: NHL , NHL Northeast , Toronto Maple Leafs It’s safe to say that Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Paul Maurice is no stranger to bold predictions. via BleacherReport

“He’s been the best player, according to Jim Nill, and the American League as far as a forward goes” Posted by George James Malik November 29, 2007 13:27PM The Red Wings called up Grand Rapids Griffins forward Mark Hartigan today: November 29, Detroit News : The longest iron-man streak among current Red Wings … […]

“Our players feel pretty good right now. Sure, weve won four in a row. The last time I checked, however, that doesnt win you too many rings.” The Flyers record when they lead after one period. 15 Danny Brieres point total in November. via Philly.com

Defenseman Zdeno Chara scored two goals to lead the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. Boston won for the sixth time in eight game, and also broke a six-game losing streak to the Panthers dating to Nov. 3, 2005.Glen Metropolit and Phil Kessel also scored goals for […]

“We don’t give up six goals and we don’t give up easy goals like that when we fight to come back. It’s just out of our character” The Ottawa Senators’ 15-2 start is a distant memory after five straight losses and six in their past seven games. In Vancouver, Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo has […]

“It’s nice to get home and get a sense of normalcy because, when you get on the road, I don’t think you really notice it because you get caught up in it have your itinerary and you’re just going from one place to another” It seems like a month since the Penguins won their […]

The Ottawa Senators’ top line is recognized as one of the top trios in the NHL. But in the Predators’ 6-5 win over the Senators on Thursday, it was the Nashville threesome of Martin Erat, Jason Arnott and J.P. …

The Predators are undefeated under local ownership. On a night when the team began play under Craig Leipold and finished under a mainly local group of Nashville business leaders, the Predators celebrated the …

Don’t expect wholesale changes on the ice when the Nashville Predators get new owners in the next few days.

“We all love it in Nashville and I think for us players our main focus is just to play” Nashville Predators’ Dan Hamhuis, left, checks Ottawa Senators’ Chris Kelly during first period NHL hockey action at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa on Thursday, Nov. via North County Times

Snapped a 17-game goal-less drought with his marker on Wednesday. CHRIS PRONGER, DUCKS Former Oiler is in town for the first time this season. via Edmonton Sun

“I think the way we’ve been playing lately we have a really good chance. I think we’re not really concentrating on this streak, we’re just concentrating on the next game. “That’s how you get to those long streaks is just thinking about the next one.” They’re trying to keep their heads above water. The […]

Ryan Getzlaf continued his hot play of late, setting up two goals, including the game-winner, in leading the Anaheim Ducks to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday. via NHL.com