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Around the rink - Tuesday, October 26th

Tuesday night in the NHL and all is well. Sure, the NBA is starting tonight but we don’t care about that, do we? All times are Eastern because we’re biased that way.

7:00 pm

Florida @ Toronto

The Leafs are looking to right the ship after three losses in a row. Another loss and things might start getting nervous in Toronto, especially against the Panthers. That’s not to say the Panthers are bad, they’re perfectly average at 3-3-0, when in reality they’re a major pain in the butt to play against. If Toronto can’t get their offensive woes turned around, the panic button won’t be far behind.

7:30 pm

Buffalo @ Philadelphia

The Flyers come into the game after a stinker against Columbus last night that saw them lose 2-1. Sergei Bobrovsky will get the nod in goal against Buffalo who is riding high off their 6-1 demoralizing beatdown of the Devils. The Sabres are still trying to get their act together and perhaps that offensive breakout against New Jersey is the spark they needed. We’ll see if that’s the case tonight.

Phoenix @ Ottawa

The Coyotes come rolling into Canada’s capital city after a tough overtime loss in Montreal. Playing against the Senators might be the sort of thing that helps them shake that off. The Sens will be going without Jason Spezza yet again while Brian Elliott gets the start in goal. The Sens have just two wins so far this year and if Phoenix comes into town feeling down, they could turn the tables on them. Helping the Coyotes out will be the return of captain Shane Doan after his three-game suspension.

9:00 pm

Edmonton @ Calgary

It’s only been a few days since these two played each other, so it only makes sense that they get together yet again. Sneakily so, the Flames find themselves on top of the Northwest Division and they’re coming into this Battle of Alberta matchup high off a 4-0 shutout of San Jose. Meanwhile, the Oilers are struggling and scoring is their bugaboo as they’re currently 29th in the NHL in scoring, having just 15 goals in six games.

Anaheim @ Dallas

So the Stars aren’t undefeated anymore and they’re coming off a 1-0 loss to Nashville. They’re still playing pretty good hockey. The Ducks, on the other hand, are continuing to be inconsistent and are last in the league in goals against. The Ducks might be coming into this game with a chip on their shoulder, however. Their last game against Detroit ended with a late goal against and the Ducks snarling about Niklas Kronwall. Things might get feisty in Dallas.

10:00 pm

Colorado @ Vancouver

The Canucks were figuring on coming out and running rampant on the NHL this year. Things have started off a bit slowly and dealing with the frenetic Avalanche won’t make it easier to try and get consistent. To help things out for Vancouver, Peter Budaj gets the start in goal for Colorado. Some Canucks fans are hoping to see more of Cory Schneider in goal since he’s got two of Vancouver’s wins. Don’t expect there to be a goalie controversy there though, Roberto Luongo is kind of a big deal.