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Around the Rink - Saturday, February 26th

Krys Barch, Francis Bouillon, Pekka Rinne

Dallas Stars right wing Krys Barch, left, is knocked to the ice by Nashville Predators defenseman Francis Bouillon (51) as Barch scores against Predators goalie Pekka Rinne (35), of Finland, in the third period of an NHL hockey game on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn. The Stars won 4-2. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Let’s take a look at Saturday’s eight game schedule. As always, the start times are according to Eastern Standard Time (ET).

2:00 pm

Nashville @ Dallas

The Stars have been falling apart (five losses in a row before their win against the Red Wings and only two wins in their last 11 games) while the Predators are struggling as well with three straight losses. Who will win this important games between two hard-luck clubs?

4:00 pm

Colorado @ Los Angeles

After that epic 10-game road trip, the Kings start a five-game homestand today. They better do well during it too, because Los Angeles will then play four straight away games and then five more home games in a row. They need to remain resilient and keep piling up points, so beating the Avalanche is at a premium.

7:00 pm

Pittsburgh @ Toronto

To the surprise of few, goals have been hard to come by for the banged up and rapidly renovating Penguins. Alexei Kovalev and James Neal try to get acquainted in a hostile environment tonight, as the Maple Leafs hope to improve their chances during an improbable run to playoff contention.

Carolina @ Montreal

The Canadiens need to start gaining points if they want any hope of catching up to the Bruins in the Northeast, while the Hurricanes must cope without Eric Staal for at least tonight’s game.

Washington @ NY Islanders

The Capitals will probably come out angry tonight after getting humiliated by the Rangers last night, but the Islanders haven’t been pushovers lately. Washington needs to win games like these if they want to build up some more respect, although it’s likely they will do so without Mike Green after the controversial Derek Stepan hit from Friday.

Philadelphia @ Ottawa

The Senators are starting to look like a party story after Halloween. Sure, there’s some merchandise left, but the big sale already happened. The Flyers might want to peruse the remaining stock for all we know, though.

Detroit @ Buffalo

The Sabres are doing their best to keep pace (and hopefully pass) the Hurricanes. With Staal out they have a great chance ... unfortunately, they have to try to earn points against the Red Wings.

10:00 pm

Boston @ Vancouver

Could this be a Stanley Cup finals preview? It’s not out of the question, as the Northeast-leading Bruins visit the league-leading Canucks in Vancouver tonight. These teams don’t see each other often, so it should be interesting to see how this one works out.