Hockey junkies will continue to get their fix for high test tonight...as will scoreboard and playoff race watchers. Not recommended for those with high blood pressure.
The West is the best bet for slam-bang skatefests as playoff bubbles are set to burst...or not.
The Canucks are coming, say Van fans, and who can argue with success? But the boys from St. Louis ain't cryin the blues just yet...they'll try to harpoon Bobby Lu and the Namu Crew and pick up points in their playoff push.
Barry and The Preds are singing that same song in the Music City, and the Sharks are smarting after getting shot down in Chicago. But Nashville is in a no-lose situation, and Pekka will have to be perfect against Jumbo Joe and Devilish Devin.
Have the young Kings lost their bling, and the Stars lost their shine? They both may be running out of time...but if Dallas doesn't get it done, they may be put out to pasture...or the golf course, and soon.
The Oil can't afford any slipups at this stage. Though the Yotes are yelping, they can still tear a strip off unsuspecting opponents. MacT will roll with Rolly The Goalie as every point is essential.
In Ohio, they are firing the cannon as Hitch and the Jackets soldier on towards their first ever post season appearance. Two captains were rarely so well matched...and two goaltenders so much fun to watch. This one should be the Game of the Night.
In the East, the feast may not be so fancy, but there's just as much on the line for the bubble boys from Montreal and Fort Lauderdale.
JayBo may be thinking about his future, but the future is now for the panting Panthers, who've gone south in the last few. Philly won't do them any favours.
They'll be rockin' the rafters at Le Centre Bell as La Bande A Bob bids to batten down the Bolts and help their own playoff hopes. The playoff plug's been pulled in Tampa, and the talk of Vinnie packin' up the truck and movin to La Belle Province has resurfaced along with the endless torrent of hockey gossip in Montreal. The bottom line is the Habs can't afford to get zapped by Tocchet's team.
Meanwhile, Johnny Torts and the Broadway Bros may be breathing a little easier these days, but they can't afford to coast or they could be toast. OK, IK and the Thrash are over and out, but when you got nothin', you got nothin' to lose...
Enjoy the games...
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