Maintaining a solid moustache is much more than just running a razor over your face and ignoring the upper lip. No sir! The upper lip requires the most attention, bro. You've got to be meticulous in your shaping and your trimming. You need to make a habit of continuously removing food particles and drink stains, because any Mo Bro knows that an unkempt 'stache is nothing but an eyesore. It's kind of like hockey, and the NHL. In order to make noise, you have to be consistent and meticulous, and that's the difference between winning a few big games, and putting together a monster win streak. There are going to be challenges, like tonight's game against the red hot San Jose Sharks. But nothing is impossible. Not even overcoming potato chips in a busy 'stache.
The Wild has been unable to find that pattern of winning after one month of the season. Minnesota has yet to win or lose more than two games in a row. Following a big win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday, the home team fell to the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-1 on Saturday. Marek Zidlicky cut the Hawks lead to 2-1 late in the third, but an empty netter sealed the deal for Chicago, despite a brilliant 29-save performance by Niklas Backstrom.
The Sharks on the other hand, appear to have found that rhythym. Since losing their third in a row on October 19, the Fish have won four of their last five, and have picked up 10 goals in their last two wins. All 10 were produced by the line of Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley and Patrick Marleau. Heatley scored twice in San Jose's 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. ______
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In three straight games, the Wild has successfully held some of the best scoring lines in the League in check. It started with the Ovechkin line, and then came the Toews line. Tonight, it gets the Thornton line. You'd hope things would get easier on Friday, but that's when the Iginla line comes to town.
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Both teams will be trying to keep their sticks down in this one, because it won't be a good idea for anybody to take a penalty. The Sharks boast the best power play in the NHL, firing along at a 31.8 % clip. The Wild is just shy of that, converting on 30.2% of its man advantage opportunities.
Chuck Kobasew will start the game on the top line, but Todd Richards has hinted that he may give Martin Havlat more time with Koivu and Andrew Brunette:
Brunette-Koivu-Kobasew
Clutterbuck-Cullen-Havlat
Nystrom-Madden-Wellman
Staubitz-Brodziak-Gillies
Cam Barker will return to the lineup tonight after missing three games with injury and sitting out on Saturday as a healthy scratch:
Zanon-Zidlicky
Schultz-Burns
Falk-Barker
Backstrom, who appears to be in the proverbial zone after one month, will get the start again.
Clayton Stoner will be the only healthy scratch tonight.
Pierre-Marc Bouchard (concussion) remains out of the lineup. Guillaume Latendresse (groin) and Antti Miettinen (head) are also out.
The Wild has been unable to find that pattern of winning after one month of the season. Minnesota has yet to win or lose more than two games in a row. Following a big win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday, the home team fell to the Chicago Blackhawks, 3-1 on Saturday. Marek Zidlicky cut the Hawks lead to 2-1 late in the third, but an empty netter sealed the deal for Chicago, despite a brilliant 29-save performance by Niklas Backstrom.
The Sharks on the other hand, appear to have found that rhythym. Since losing their third in a row on October 19, the Fish have won four of their last five, and have picked up 10 goals in their last two wins. All 10 were produced by the line of Joe Thornton, Dany Heatley and Patrick Marleau. Heatley scored twice in San Jose's 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. ______
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In three straight games, the Wild has successfully held some of the best scoring lines in the League in check. It started with the Ovechkin line, and then came the Toews line. Tonight, it gets the Thornton line. You'd hope things would get easier on Friday, but that's when the Iginla line comes to town.
__________
Both teams will be trying to keep their sticks down in this one, because it won't be a good idea for anybody to take a penalty. The Sharks boast the best power play in the NHL, firing along at a 31.8 % clip. The Wild is just shy of that, converting on 30.2% of its man advantage opportunities.
Chuck Kobasew will start the game on the top line, but Todd Richards has hinted that he may give Martin Havlat more time with Koivu and Andrew Brunette:
Brunette-Koivu-Kobasew
Clutterbuck-Cullen-Havlat
Nystrom-Madden-Wellman
Staubitz-Brodziak-Gillies
Cam Barker will return to the lineup tonight after missing three games with injury and sitting out on Saturday as a healthy scratch:
Zanon-Zidlicky
Schultz-Burns
Falk-Barker
Backstrom, who appears to be in the proverbial zone after one month, will get the start again.
Clayton Stoner will be the only healthy scratch tonight.
Pierre-Marc Bouchard (concussion) remains out of the lineup. Guillaume Latendresse (groin) and Antti Miettinen (head) are also out.
