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**TheGame** · 02-05-2016, 07:42 AM

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Preview: Penguins (25-17) at Lightning (28-18)

Date: February 05, 2016 7:30 PM EDT

Sidney Crosby's resurgence and a four-game winning streak have the Pittsburgh Penguins back in the playoff mix, though the assignments are about to become considerably tougher.

Minus Evgeni Malkin, the Penguins embark on a tough two-game trip beginning with Friday night's showdown with a Tampa Bay Lightning team that's yet to lose at home in the new year.

Pittsburgh's highly skilled offense has come alive with 17 goals during the club's longest unbeaten stretch since a six-game run Oct. 24-Nov. 6. Crosby's return to dominance has ignited the surge, though Malkin - the Penguins' leader in goals (23) and points (49) - has played a key role by recording a hat trick against Vancouver on Jan. 23 and contributing two assists in a 6-5 win over Ottawa in Tuesday's return from the All-Star break.

Malkin won't be available for this game or Saturday's matchup at Atlantic Division-leading Florida, however, with the All-Star center missing the trip to rest a lower-body injury.

"He's going to rehab it over the weekend. We're going to evaluate him when we get back and go from there," coach Mike Sullivan told the Penguins' official website.

Malkin's absence further reduces the options at an already thin center position. Nick Bonino hasn't played since Jan. 12 due to a hand injury and Eric Fehr will miss approximately a month with a lower-body injury sustained Tuesday.

With Malkin out, Pittsburgh (25-17-7) will rely even more heavily on its top line of Crosby, Chris Kunitz and Patric Hornqvist as it attempts to halt a three-game road skid that includes a 5-4 overtime defeat to Tampa Bay on Jan. 15. Hornqvist had a goal and two assists in that game while Kunitz did the same against Ottawa after missing the previous two with a lower-body injury.

Crosby was the biggest difference-maker Tuesday, however, scoring three straight goals to rally the Penguins from a 4-3 deficit and record his first natural hat trick since December 2010. The two-time Hart Trophy winner has eight goals and six assists over an eight-game point streak and a league-high 14 goals since Dec. 26.

'I think he's doing the same things; he's going to the right areas and the puck is going in,' Kunitz said. 'The confidence thing obviously for everybody on the ice when he gets going, gets everybody going.'

Tampa Bay (28-18-14) can counter Pittsburgh's high-powered attack with a defense that's yielded 20 goals over a 9-1-0 stretch and 13 over seven consecutive wins at Amalie Arena. Ben Bishop has allowed three in his last three home outings after a 24-save effort in Wednesday's 3-1 win over Detroit, which moved the second-place Lightning two points ahead of the Red Wings in the Atlantic.

"This was a big game, one of the bigger ones of the year, if not the biggest," said Bishop, 5-1-0 with a 1.59 goals-against average over his last six starts. "We're going to enjoy this for a couple of seconds and get ready for Friday."

Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist to continue his offensive surge. The 22-year-old Russian has matched Crosby with 30 points (15 goals, 15 assists) in 24 games since Dec. 5.

The Lightning went 2 for 3 on the power play and are 5 of 18 over the last four games after a 2-of-21 showing through the previous eight.

Pittsburgh is 6 of 16 during the win streak and has converted 27.1 percent of its chances since Sullivan replaced Mike Johnston as coach Dec. 12. Tampa Bay has killed 20 of 21 short-handed situations over its past six, however.

**TheGame** · 02-05-2016, 07:43 AM

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Preview: Hurricanes (23-21) at Jets (22-25)

Date: February 05, 2016 8:00 PM EDT

The Carolina Hurricanes' three-game Canadian trip got off to an inauspicious start, but a visit to Winnipeg could help them get back in the win column and revive an inconsistent offense.

Before playing their first road game in nearly three weeks, the Jets look to avoid their worst record on a homestand of at least six games Friday night against the Hurricanes.

After surging into the All-Star break riding a 7-2-1 stretch to pull within a point of the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot, Carolina returned to action Wednesday with a 4-1 loss to Calgary. The Hurricanes (23-21-8) allowed the Flames to go 2 for 4 with the man advantage after killing 23 of 24 penalties in their previous nine games.

'We're not going to make any excuses,' captain Eric Staal said. 'We came here a couple of days early to make sure we were ready to go, but obviously we didn't have the game we wanted and we have to be better next game - everybody.'

Improving their play in Winnipeg shouldn't be a problem as visitors have regularly bested the Jets (22-25-3).

Winnipeg is 1-4-0 on this homestand, which began Jan. 18, and the franchise has never finished one of this length with fewer than two victories. The 2013-14 Jets and 2006-07 Atlanta Thrashers hold the franchise's worst record for a homestand this long at 2-3-1.

The Jets, 2-6-0 at home in 2016 after previously going 11-5-1, squandered a number of quality scoring opportunities in a 5-3 loss to Dallas on Tuesday in their only game since the break.

"We're getting scoring chances, it would be one thing if we're not getting shots or not doing anything out there," center Bryan Little said. "We're right in it. We hit two or three crossbars and four breakaways, it's just a matter of bearing down and putting the puck in the net."

The Jets also have to do a better job at keeping their opponents' shots out of the net, as their 3.11 goals-against average in nine games since Jan. 10 is one of the worst marks in the league. Rookie Connor Hellebuyck has started 11 consecutive games for Winnipeg, which has allowed opponents to go 4 for 16 on the power play during the homestand and is among the league's worst on the penalty kill (77.2 percent).

Facing a team having problems defensively will be welcomed by the Hurricanes, who lost 3-1 in both meetings with the Jets last season but haven't faced them this season.

Carolina's offense has been hit-or-miss in the last six games, scoring five goals apiece in two home wins but totaling three in the other four.

Jeff Skinner has notched one of his team-leading 18 goals in the last seven games and Justin Faulk has been stuck on 14 since Dec. 27, as his goalless stretch has now reached 16 contests.

Little is also in the midst of a slump, tallying one goal in the last 15 games and no points in five straight.

"I've been through it before. I'm a little better handling it now than I was when I was younger," he said. "It doesn't make it easier. It's still frustrating. You want to help your team and you want to score goals and contribute. I definitely have a more positive mind-set when I was younger, though."

Dustin Byfuglien, tied with Little for the team lead with 15 goals, has helped pick up the slack with four goals in the last three games.

**TheGame** · 02-05-2016, 07:43 AM

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Preview: Blue Jackets (20-28) at Flames (22-24)

Date: February 05, 2016 9:00 PM EDT

While one win doesn't necessarily signal the start of a turnaround, the Calgary Flames are desperate for positives right now.

Playing without another key defenseman certainly wouldn't qualify.

Calgary tries to put together consecutive victories for the first time in over a month Friday night when it hosts the league-worst Columbus Blue Jackets.

One the same day they learned they could be without defenseman Dennis Wideman for the next 20 games due to a league suspension, the Flames (22-24-3) ended a three-game skid Wednesday with a 4-1 win over Carolina. Sean Monahan had his first career four-point performance on a goal and three assists, and Mark Giordano and Johnny Gaudreau scored 38 seconds apart in the second period.

'It can get frustrating when you're getting chances and they're not going in,' said Monahan, who had three points in his previous 14 games. 'But I try to focus on the little things and when I'm playing my best, I'm winning faceoffs, playing well in my own zone and that's when you generate the most offense.'

Gaudreau finished with a goal and an assist, extending his home point streak to five games. He's tallied 18 of his 21 goals and 36 of his team-leading 49 points at Scotiabank Saddledome.

Calgary won for only the third time in 10 games (3-6-1) and improved to 3-5-0 in its last eight at home since a franchise-record 11-game win streak there.

'After that tough road trip we had where we don't succeed and produce like we want to,' Monahan said, 'you get that (All-Star) break and you refresh your mind and you refresh your legs and you just put it behind you and get going again.'

Already without Wideman, the Flames now face the potential absence of defenseman TJ Brodie, who left early in the second period Wednesday after taking a slap shot off his knee. Brodie, who averages a team-high 25:08 of ice time and ranks fifth with 25 points, didn't practice Thursday.

"It would be a real challenge for us," center Matt Stajan told the team's official website. "No one is going to replace TJ Brodie. We'd have guys that would have to step up and guys are up for the challenge. It would be as a team."

The Flames have already seen the negative effect Brodie's absence can have. They went 2-7-0 without him in the first nine games of the season while he was sidelined with a broken right hand.

If Brodie is unable to play, Jakub Nakladal would likely make his NHL debut.

Columbus (20-28-5) rallied for a 2-1 shootout victory at Vancouver on Thursday for its third win in four games. Alexander Wennberg scored the lone goal in the tiebreaker to make a winner out of Joonas Korpisalo, who was outstanding with 37 saves.

It was a bounce-back performance after the Blue Jackets returned from the All-Star break and allowed four second-period goals in a 5-1 loss at Edmonton on Tuesday.

That was the only game in his last seven starts that Korpisalo surrendered more than two goals. The rookie is 5-1-1 with a 1.95 goals-against average during that span.

'He's unflappable as far as his mental toughness,' coach John Tortorella said. 'Just a great experience for him as far as what he is doing for the club and for him as far as his confidence.'

If Korpisalo rests, Anton Forsberg would make his first appearance since a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Jan. 12.

Calgary ended a three-game series losing streak with a 4-2 victory at Columbus on Jan. 21 behind a pair of goals from Sam Bennett. The Flames are 0-1-4 in their last five home games against the Jackets.

**TheGame** · 02-05-2016, 07:43 AM

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Preview: Coyotes (24-21) at Ducks (24-18)

Date: February 05, 2016 10:00 PM EDT

Any unruliness in the Pacific Division has been tamed and order is being restored as the season wears on, much of it having to do with Arizona cooling off and Anaheim heating up.

For the Ducks, that's probably an understatement having won a season-best five straight heading into Friday night's contest with the visiting Coyotes.

Anaheim (24-18-7) won once in its first 10 games but hasn't lost consecutive games since just before the Christmas break, going 12-3-1 since with 2.81 goals per game. In Thursday's 4-2 win over division-leading Los Angeles, the Ducks jumped out to a 3-0 lead early in the second period with one old name and two new highlighting the action.

Ryan Getzlaf finished with a goal and an assist, giving the long-time Anaheim center 11 points in his last 10 games and tying him with Corey Perry for the team points lead with 34. It was Getzlaf's first even-strength goal since a 4-1 win in Carolina on Nov. 16.

"In the history of this team, if he's playing the way he can, like he was tonight, then usually the rest of the team follows suit," coach Bruce Boudreau said.

David Perron had a goal and two assists in his sixth game with the club, and there's been no adjustment period with the forward notching three goals and five assists in that time. Perron had been limited to 16 points in 43 games with Pittsburgh prior to his Jan. 16 trade.

And then there's Ryan Garbutt, who scored for a second straight game and has three points in four contests since his trade from Chicago on Jan. 21. The forward was traded from one team's hot streak to another, amounting to him being a part of 16 straight wins, though that's just the second-longest active streak behind Aaron Ekblad's 17-gamer for Florida.

The Ducks may be chasing their first six-game winning streak since last January, but the season series held true to the storyline of the first few months. All three games were played before Anaheim got it together, resulting in three wins for the Coyotes after the Ducks had gone 8-0-2 over the previous two seasons. Arizona's Anthony Duclair has scored five goals in the season series, including a hat trick in a 4-0 win in Anaheim on Oct. 14.

That's a level of scoring Arizona (24-21-6) hasn't seen much of lately, though Thursday's 5-4 home overtime loss to Chicago was a step in the right offensive direction. Even so, the Coyotes have been limited to 16 goals over a 2-5-2 span that's seen them fall from second in the division to fourth, now a point behind the Ducks with Vancouver just two back.

Jordan Martinook score for a second straight game and added an assist on Shane Doan's game-tying goal in the third period, but Arizona was unable to hold either of its leads.

"We were able to battle back and tie it in the third period, but I want that extra point," Doan said.

The Coyotes had Louis Domingue in goal against the Blackhawks, so Anders Lindback could face Anaheim. Lindback has only made three starts and two relief efforts since allowing nine goals in two games in mid-December, but he's gone 1-1-0 with a 2.36 goals-against average in those games.

Against the Kings, Ducks All-Star John Gibson won his third straight game. No. 2 Frederik Andersen has won his last four while going 4-0-1 with a 1.67 GAA in his last six.

**TheGame** · 02-05-2016, 07:43 AM

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Grand Salami - February

The Grand Salami in pro hockey is decided by adding up all the goals scored in every game scheduled for that particular day. You can wager on 'over' or 'under' the Grand Salami total. The total is set by adding up all listed 'over/under' odds for each game on that particular day.

Note: The Grand Salami will have no action if any game is suspended or cancelled before the regulation time of three twenty minute periods. Also, regardless of the number of goals scored during the shoot out portion of the overtime, the final scored recorded for the game will give the winning team on more goal than its opponent based on the score at the end of regulation time.

*The majority of sportsbooks do not put out a total on the Grand Salami when there is only one game on the card. For tracking purposes, we will continue to show the 'over/under' for goals and combined goals scored on days with just one game.

NHL GRAND SALAMI
Date No. of Games Total Goals Combined Goals Scored Result
2/1 No games scheduled - - -
2/2 12 64.5 75 OVER
2/3 3 16 15 UNDER
2/4 12 64.5 77 OVER
2/5 4 - - -
2/6 12 - - -
2/7 3 - - -
2/8 4 - - -
2/9 12 - - -
2/10 3 - - -
2/11 9 - - -
2/12 7 - - -
2/13 10 - - -
2/14 5 - - -
2/15 7 - - -
2/16 8 - - -
2/17 3 - - -
2/18 11 - - -
2/19 5 - - -
2/20 9 - - -
2/21 6 - - -
2/22 4 - - -
2/23 9 - - -
2/24 4 - - -
2/25 10 - - -
2/26 5 - - -
2/27 9 - - -
2/28 7 - - -
2/29 6 - - -

**TheGame** · 02-05-2016, 07:44 AM

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NHL Hockey Odds and Picks: Scouting the Week Ahead
by Alan Matthews

After a very entertaining new format in the All-Star Game, the NHL is back in action on Tuesday night. The Washington Capitals enter the second half of the season with an NHL-best 74 points. They have a 15-point lead over the second-place New York Rangers in the Metropolitan Division and an 11-point lead over Atlantic-leading Florida for the East's top seed in the playoffs. The Caps are +400 favorites to win the Stanley Cup and +175 for the East title. Tampa Bay is next in the East at +550.

Defending Cup champion Chicago leads the Western Conference with 70 points. The Blackhawks, led by Hart Trophy favorite Patrick Kane, are three ahead of the No. 2 team in the West and Central Division, Dallas. Chicago is +500 to win a fourth Cup this decade and +275 for the West, with Pacific-leading Los Angeles second at +350.

Of course, this is also Super Bowl week, Dportsbooks have a couple of NHL props to go with the game. You can bet total shots on goal by Washington's Alex Ovechkin on Super Bowl Sunday at home against Philadelphia in an NBC national TV game against the total touchdowns scored in the Super Bowl. Both options are -120. Ovechkin usually leads the NHL in shots and does this season with 234, 29 more than No. 2 Brent Burns, a Sharks defenseman. Ovechkin averages about 5.1 shots per game. He has eight shots in two games this season against the Flyers. I rather doubt there will be more than five touchdowns in the Super Bowl with two very good defenses. I'd take Ovechkin there.

You can also wager the total number of goals in the Carolina vs. Montreal game on Sunday vs. total catches by Panthers tight end Greg Olsen. Both are -120. The Habs beat the Hurricanes 3-2 in the only meeting this season on Dec. 5 in Raleigh. Montreal is 10th in the NHL in scoring at 2.7 goals per game and Carolina 23rd at 2.4 per game. Olsen is easily Cam Newton's favorite target and has had six catches in each playoff win thus far. I'd say he's good for at least that many again. I'd definitely take him on that prop.

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, Friday: The Lightning were playing their best hockey when the break hit, winning eight of their past nine. They also ended Chicago's NHL-best 12-game winning streak. I still say the Bolts will take the Atlantic Division title unless they actually do trade superstar Steve Stamkos (more on that later this month). Tampa Bay finished with the best January points percentage (.818) in the NHL. The Lightning scored three or more goals in seven of 11 January games. Pittsburgh closed the first half on a three-game winning streak. The Lightning won the lone meeting thus far, 5-4 in overtime in Tampa on Jan. 15. Vladislav Namestnikov completed a hat trick in overtime.

**Satch** · 02-05-2016, 10:07 AM

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Preview: Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, February 5, 2016
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Captain Sidney Crosby is producing big numbers again for the Pittsburgh Penguins after a slow start, scoring eight goals in his last six contests, and must raise his game even higher with injured All-Star Evgeni Malkin out of the lineup. Crosby looks to extend his point streak to nine games as the visiting Penguins vie for their fifth consecutive win Friday against the red-hot Tampa Bay Lightning.
Malkin (lower body), who leads the team with 49 points, also is expected to miss Saturday’s contest at Florida after recording four goals in his last four games. The Penguins have gone 6-1-2 in their last nine to move within striking distance of second place in the Metropolitan Division, while Tampa Bay has won 10 of its last 12 contests overall and seven in a row at home to take over second in the Atlantic. Nikita Kucherov leads the Lightning with 43 points, notching at least one in 17 of his last 19 games after recording a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over Detroit on Wednesday. Vladislav Namestnikov registered a hat trick as Tampa Bay beat Pittsburgh 5-4 in overtime on Jan. 15 – the fifth straight time in the series that the home team has emerged victorious.
TV: 7:30 p.m. ET, NHL Network, TVA, ROOT (Pittsburgh), Sun Sports (Tampa Bay)
ABOUT THE PENGUINS (25-17-7): Crosby scored two goals in his first 18 games of the season before netting 18 in the last 30 contests, but he has not been the only player to elevate his play during a surge that has seen the team record 17 tallies over its last four games. Defenseman Kris Letang (two goals, four assists) and Phil Kessel (three, two) both are riding four-game point streaks. Marc-Andre Fleury has not lost in regulation in eight consecutive starts, going 6-0-2 with two shutouts, and is 16-10-4 lifetime against Tampa Bay.
ABOUT THE LIGHTNING (28-18-4): One of the reasons Kucherov has been so productive is the return to health of center Tyler Johnson, who struggled with various injuries during the first half of the season. Johnson has registered 22 shots in his last six contests and netted a power-play tally Wednesday while showing the bursts of speed and skill that led to a 29-goal campaign in 2014-15. “If he keeps playing like that, we’re going to be okay,” Tampa Bay goaltender Ben Bishop told reporters.
OVERTIME
1. Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos was kept off the scoresheet Wednesday and remains three goals shy of 300 for his career.
2. Pittsburgh LW Carl Hagelin has recorded five assists and a plus-4 rating in six games since being acquired from Anaheim.
3. The Lightning are 5-for-18 on the power play over their last four contests and 20-for-21 on the penalty kill over the last six.
PREDICTION: Lightning 4, Penguins 2

**Satch** · 02-05-2016, 10:07 AM

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Preview: Carolina at Winnipeg
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, February 5, 2016
Where: MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
It was not the start to the second half of the season the Carolina Hurricanes or Winnipeg Jets hoped for as the teams look to secure playoff spots, and as they meet at MTS Centre on Friday, the urgency is there to start playing better hockey. The Hurricanes fell flat in Wednesday’s 4-1 loss at Calgary, dropping three points out of the final berth in the Eastern Conference, while the Jets’ 5-3 loss to Dallas on Tuesday put them nine points back in the West.
Carolina finished the first half with a 6-2-1 spurt but fell behind early in the second period Wednesday, allowing three unanswered goals in the opener of its three-game Canadian road trip. “Obviously, we didn’t have the game we wanted,” Hurricanes captain Eric Staal told reporters. “We have to be better next game.” The same could be said for the Jets, who squandered multiple chances to build upon an early lead before the Stars roared past them. “It’s a matter of bearing down and putting the puck in the net,” Winnipeg’s Bryan Little told reporters after practice on Wednesday. “If we score on only one or two of those, it’s a different game.”
TV: 8 p.m. ET, FSN Carolinas, TSN3 (Winnipeg)
ABOUT THE HURRICANES (23-21-8): Carolina faces two slumping teams (Winnipeg and Montreal) to end its trek before playing eight of its final 10 games of the month at home. Cam Ward, who has not played since Jan. 15 due to a concussion, was cleared to return to practice while backup Eddie Lack has allowed four goals or more twice in his last four games. Joakim Nordstrom had his three-game goal-scoring streak snapped Wednesday, but Elias Lindholm brings a three-game point streak into Friday’s contest.
ABOUT THE JETS (22-25-3): Friday’s matchup concludes a stretch during which Winnipeg played on the road only twice in 10 games, but it has gone just 3-6-0 while scoring fewer than two goals on five occasions. Little is tied with All-Star defenseman Dustin Byfuglien for the team lead in goals (15) but has recorded just one in his last 15 games, while Blake Wheeler ranks fourth in the league in assists (35) but has notched only five in his last 11 contests. Rookie Connor Hellebuyck has gone 3-6-1 with a .909 save percentage over his last 10 games after winning nine of his first 13 starts.
OVERTIME
1. Both teams are struggling on the power play, as the Jets rank 27th in the NHL at 16.2 percent and the Hurricanes 28th at 16.1.
2. Byfuglien has registered four goals in his last three games, scoring a pair in Winnipeg’s victory over Arizona on Jan. 26.
3. Carolina is 15-8-4 since Dec. 4, when it was tied for last in the league with 20 points.
PREDICTION: Hurricanes 3, Jets 2

**Satch** · 02-05-2016, 10:07 AM

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Preview: Columbus at Calgary
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, February 5, 2016
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
The Calgary Flames look to put together consecutive victories for the first time in a month when they wrap up a three-game homestand against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday. Calgary halted a three-game slide with a triumph over Carolina on Wednesday and aims for its first winning streak since capturing back-to-back contests Jan. 2 and 5.
All-Star Johnny Gaudreau ended his three-game goal-scoring drought against the Hurricanes and hopes to tally in consecutive contests for the first time since following a hat trick versus Winnipeg on Dec. 22 with a two-goal effort against Edmonton five days later. Columbus aims to conclude its four-game road trip with a winning record after escaping Vancouver with a 2-1 shootout victory Thursday. Scott Hartnell enters Friday’s contest with a four-game point streak after netting a third-period goal to overtake All-Star Brandon Saad (35) for the team lead in scoring with 36 points. Calgary will be attempting to complete a sweep of the two-game season series after posting a 4-2 triumph at Columbus on Jan. 21.
TV: 9 p.m. ET, FSN Ohio (Columbus), Sportsnet West (Calgary)
ABOUT THE BLUE JACKETS (20-28-5): Hartnell is one goal behind Saad (19) for the team lead but tops the club with eight power-play tallies — his total from last season. The 33-year-old is looking to reach double digits in man-advantage goals for the first time since scoring 16 in 2011-12 with Philadelphia. Other than a home-and-home series against Montreal during which he scored three times, Saad has gone 11 games without a tally.
ABOUT THE FLAMES (22-24-3): Calgary hopes to have TJ Brodie in the lineup against the Blue Jackets after the defenseman left Wednesday’s game with a lower-body injury. The likelihood of the 25-year-old playing is small as he did not participate in Thursday’s practice. Sean Monahan is coming off a four-point performance against Carolina after needing the previous 16 games to record the same amount of points.
OVERTIME
1. Flames D Jakub Nakladal could make his NHL debut Friday after being recalled from Stockton of the American Hockey League two days earlier.
2. Columbus D Seth Jones has recorded six assists in 12 games since being acquired from Nashville.
3. Calgary G Karri Ramo is expected to get the start Friday.
PREDICTION: Flames 4, Blue Jackets 1

**Satch** · 02-05-2016, 10:08 AM

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Preview: Arizona at Anaheim
When: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, February 5, 2016
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
The Anaheim Ducks attempt to extend their winning streak to six games when they host the Pacific Division-rival Arizona Coyotes on Friday. Anaheim has been on fire since late December, earning points in 14 of its last 17 games (12-3-2) to climb into third place in the division.
Captain Ryan Getzlaf also has been scoring on a torrid pace, as he has notched at least one point in 10 of his last 11 contests (one goal, 10 assists) and each of his last four. While Anaheim has been surging, Arizona has been sinking as it enters Friday’s matchup having lost seven of its last nine games (2-5-2) and each of its last three. The Coyotes are hoping Mikkel Boedker is beginning to break out of his goal-scoring slump as he tallied in Thursday’s 5-4 overtime loss to Chicago to end his 15-game drought. Arizona has won the first three contests of the five-game season series, outscoring the Ducks 12-5 in the process.
TV: 10 p.m. ET, Sportsnet, FSN Arizona, FSN West (Anaheim)
ABOUT THE COYOTES (24-21-6): Rookie Anthony Duclair is third on the team with 14 goals — five of which have come against Anaheim. Louis Domingue is due for a rest as he has started seven consecutive games and 15 of the last 16. The lack of rest could be taking its toll on the 23-year-old, who has allowed five goals in each of his last three appearances.
ABOUT THE DUCKS (24-18-7): Getzlaf ended his 12-game goal-scoring drought in Thursday’s 4-2 victory at Los Angeles, netting his first tally since Dec. 31. “Everyone was really happy for him,” coach Bruce Boudreau told reporters. “In the history of this team, if he’s playing the way he can, usually the rest of the team follows suit.” Anaheim’s success has moved it one point ahead of the Coyotes in the Pacific standings.
OVERTIME
1. Coyotes captain Shane Doan is three points shy of tying Dale Hawerchuk (929) for first place in franchise history.
2. Getzlaf notched his 500th career assist Thursday, putting him 31 behind Teemu Selanne for the franchise lead.
3. Arizona RW Brad Richardson needs one assist to eclipse his career high of 16 set in 2009-10 with Los Angeles.
PREDICTION: Ducks 4, Coyotes 3

**Satch** · 02-05-2016, 10:08 AM

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NHL
Hot teams
— Tampa Bay won nine of last ten games. Penguins won five of their last six games.
— Columbus won three of its last four games.
— Anaheim won its last five games, scoring 20 goals.
Cold teams
— Carolina is 3-4 in its last seven games. Winnipeg lost four of its last five.
— Flames lost five of their last seven games.
— Arizona lost seven of its last nine games.
Series records
— Penguins won eight of last ten games with Tampa Bay.
— Jets won seven of last nine games with Carolina.
— Blue Jackets won five of last seven games with Calgary.
— Coyotes won their last three games with Anaheim.
Totals
— Over is 9-1 in last ten Pittsburgh-Tampa Bay games.
— Six of last seven Carolina-Winnipeg games stayed under.
— Five of last seven Columbus games went over the total.
— Over is 6-1-1 in last eight Arizona games if it played night before.
Back-to-backs
— Columbus is 5-4 in last nine games if they played night before.
— Arizona is 1-3 in last four games if it played night before. Anaheim is 1-6.

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