There are six games scheduled for Thursday in the NHL, which will include the Rangers against the Islanders, the Predators and Coyotes, and Capitals against the Lightning.
Islanders win thriller in New York
Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY SportsThe six National Hockey League games you missed while out on a Valentine’s date with your significant other featured fights, injuries, and a general lack of scoring - so in other words they had a lot in common with how you spent your evening. Read on to get caught up on all the action from the most romantic night of the year.
Get caught up on last night’s NHL scores with recaps from our network of SB Nation team blogs. Here’s a quick glance at the full night of action:
Read Article >Derek Morris leaves game with injury
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsMike Smith makes save, goal horn goes off anyway
I’d like to send a message to the crew at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville: please settle down. I know you have very exciting jobs, and you really want the Predators to score, but stop jumping the gun or you might get fired.
Read Article >Players still can’t remember this new faceoff rule
Aw man. He looks so upset in the penalty box. You can even see him saying “I forgot about that.” He feels shame.
Unlike what occurred after the previous lockout, when the NHL returned with a whole host of new rule changes that were designed to revamp and revitalize the league, this season there were only two, relatively minor rule modifications. One of them, which has to do with the penalty for grabbing another player’s facemask, hasn’t been an issue so far. The other, which changes what you are permitted to do when trying to win a faceoff, has been a bigger factor.
Read Article >Orr gives Westgarth a violent Valentine’s gift
Claus AndersenWhere’s your Valentine’s Day spirit, fellas?
Both of these two are established fighters, Westgarth having more than 30 fights in his NHL career and Colton Orr having too many to count.
Read Article >Five questions for the NHL on Valentine’s Day
Al Bello1. How will J.T. Miller perform in what might be his last game this season for the Rangers?
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Read Article >Leafs look to extend streak against Canes
Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIREIt will mark the second of three meetings between the teams this season.
Carolina managed to earn a 4-1 win when the teams last met at the start of February. The Hurricanes managed to produce two power-play goals on the four-man advantages they were afforded, while holding the Maple Leafs scoreless on five power-play chances.
Read Article >Rangers, Isles meet at MSG for battle of New York
Al BelloIt will mark the second of four meetings between the two teams this season.
Heading into Thursday night, the Rangers are riding a three-game winning streak. Following a rocky start to the 2013 season, the club has turned things around in the second month of the year by registering four victories in their last five games.
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