Looking at tonight’s NHL matchups, the projected starting goalies, picks from The Hockey News’ experts and where to watch the action.
With 10 games on tonight’s slate, including a late-night (at least if you’re in the east) battle of big Bens, it’s a busy one across the NHL.
Here the rundown of games and night No. 2 of THN’s “best bet” picks, with all four of our experts looking to remain undefeated.
St. Louis @ Buffalo, 7:00 PM ET
TV: FS-MW, MSG-B, BELL
Projected Starting Goalies: Jaroslav Halak vs. Ryan Miller
NY Islanders @ Toronto, 7:00 PM ET
MSG PLUS, SNET-O
Projected Starting Goalies: Kevin Poulin vs. Jonathan Bernier
Ottawa @ Philadelphia, 7:00 PM ET
TV: SNET-E, TVA, CSN-PH
Projected Starting Goalies: Robin Lehner vs. Steve Mason
Minnesota @ Montreal, 7:30 PM ET
TV: RDS, FS-N
Projected Starting Goalies: Josh Harding vs. Carey Price
Nashville @ Detroit, 7:30 PM ET
TV: FS-TN, FS-D+
Projected Starting Goalies: Marek Mazanec vs. Jimmy Howard
Boston @ NY Rangers, 7:30 PM ET
TV: TSN, NBCSN, NESN, MSG 2
Projected Starting Goalies: Chad Johnson vs. Henrik Lundqvist
Chicago @ Colorado, 9:00 PM ET
TV: CSN-CH, ALT
Projected Starting Goalies: Corey Crawford vs. Semyon Varlamov
Columbus @ Edmonton, 9:30 PM ET
TV: FS-O, SNET-W
Projected Starting Goalies: Sergei Bobrovsky vs. Devan Dubnyk
Florida @ Vancouver, 10:00 PM ET
TV: FS-F, SNET-P
Projected Starting Goalies: Tim Thomas vs. Roberto Luongo
Tampa Bay @ Los Angeles, 10:30 PM ET
TV: SUN, FS-W
Projected Starting Goalies: Ben Bishop vs. Ben Scrivens
The Hockey News Best Bets (with season record):
Ken Campbell, Senior Writer (1-0): Nashville over Detroit
Ryan Kennedy, Associate Senior Writer (1-0): Minnesota over Montreal
Adam Proteau, Writer/Columnist (1-0): Detroit over Nashville
Rory Boylen, THN.com Post-To-Post Blog Editor (1-0): Vancouver over Florida
Edward Fraser, The Hockey News’ Managing Editor, joined THN in 2005 after covering the Jr. B Stratford Cullitons. The London, Ont., native graduated from the University of Western Ontario – where he did campus radio color commentary for both men’s and women’s hockey – with a Master’s in Journalism. He really, really hates the loser point.