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Around the Rink - Tuesday, December 1st

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James O’Brien

Let’s take a look at the seven games on tonight’s NHL schedule. All start times are Eastern (ET) as always.

7:00 pm

Edmonton @ Montreal

The Quebec City Oilers visit the Northeast Division leading Montreal Canadiens in a game featuring Canadian clubs going in opposite directions. The Habs hope that Carey Price can keep the momentum going from his great November.

Boston @ Philadelphia

Both of these strong Eastern Conference teams come in a little weak with two game losing streaks. The Flyers must get things together to hold off the red-hot Pittsburgh Penguins while the Bruins can make up ground against the Habs by turning games in hand into victories.

Nashville @ Columbus

The Central Division makes a convincing case for being the best division in the NHL, as each team brings something to the table. Right now, the Predators are trending slightly up after shutting out the Phoenix Coyotes while the Blue Jackets lost two games to the Central-leading Red Wings. This should be an interesting to watch, as Nashville played last night.

8:00 pm

Washington @ St. Louis

It would seem like the Capitals (three game winning streak) are huge favorites against the struggling Blues (three game losing streak) and that’s somewhat true. Still, Washington is mediocre on the road (5-5-1) while St. Louis is stout at home (8-1-1). So this one could go either way.

Phoenix @ Minnesota

The Coyotes cannot seem to decide if they’re a good team or not, as they’ve lost two games in a row after stringing together a seven game winning streak. I feel more comfortable calling the Wild a mediocre team, although they can be tough to score on even without Jacques Lemaire’s guidance.

9:30 pm

Vancouver @ Calgary

The Canucks can take the lead in the Northwest Division with a win while the Flames are a mess as the second worst team in the West. Vancouver struggles on the road, though, so this could be closer to a coin flip than their overall records might suggest.

10:00 pm

Florida @ Anaheim

The Panthers are having a lot of trouble scoring goals, but the Ducks have allowed the third most in the West (77 so far this season). Still, chances are solid that Anaheim will take this one to make the Pacific Division picture even more muddled.