Saturday Game Notes

[Terryray]

Will be busy tonight and tomorrow. So can't post as much stuff as I have lately.



Philadelphia at NY Rangers.....................................................................

Phila is 19-9-3 away (35-18-6 on season)
NYR are 16-13-2 at home (27-30-4 on season)

Teams met twice this season. Each winning on home ice, NYR 4-2 (11/14), then Phila 4-2 (1/12). two meetings before those went under.

Last 6 meetings (going back to 10/2000) each team won on home ice. the four before that (feb-oct 2000) each won on enemy ice!

Phila is 3-3-3 on 2 day's rest after a win
NYR are 6-12-2 on 1 days rest after a loss

NYR are 1-4 after a shutout (but 3 of those losses on road)

NYR lost four of last five
Phila win tonight would be four in last five

Looks like Messier out for season..........http://www.newsday.com/sports/hockey/rangers/ny-rside012607009mar01.story?coll=ny-rangers-headlines

first two meetings this season centered around Lindros playing against former team. Now with attention off him, he may score some?

 

[Terryray]

Dallas at Colorado

Dallas at Colorado

Dallas 16-12-2 away
Colorado 19-9-3 at home

Belfour wrecked dressing room and owes Vancouver money.......http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news/ap/20020301/ap-stars-belfourdamage.html


Team met once this season. Colorado blanked Stars in Dallas 2-0 Dec 26.

Dallas 3-8-1 on 1 day rest after a win
Colorado 14-7-2 on 1 day rest after a win

Dallas returns home for next game, against SJ, sunday
Colorado rests a day and takes on NJ at home

 

[Terryray]

More Dallas

More Dallas

Official site sez Turco to start tonight in goal. He's poor on road against top teams.

Dallas coach sez he's gonna run top line of Modano, Nieuwendyk and Morrow this afternoon.

Colorado 4-1-1 ATS vs Stars last 6

Stars are 15-0-0 on road when scoring 3 or more goals
Stars are 0-11-2-1 on road when scoring less than 3 goals.

Roy is 3-0-1 last 4 starts
Roy is 14-8-5 vs Dallas, 2.04 gga, .929 pct

 

[Terryray]

Detroit at Pitt

Detroit at Pitt

Pitt coach told paper he's starting Aubin in net today.

Detroit's Federov and Shanahan missed practice, but expected to play. Larionov out with bad knee. Plus Yzerman and Krupp, of course.

Pitt has Lemieux, Straka, Prieau and Johsson out.

Pitt 3-0 last 3 at home against Wings
Pitt 5-1-1 last 6 overall against Wings

Pitt is 5 points from playoff spot

 

[Terryray]

Van, WA, Ott goalies

Van, WA, Ott goalies

Bit of surprise, Van coach quoted in paper that Cloutier will start tonight in net for Vancouver. His third straight start. Needs more work to shake rust sez coach. Skudra will be used soon.

WA papers list Kolzig and Lalime as the probables. Sounds right.

 

[Terryray]

Leafs and Buffalo, Doug Weight out

Leafs and Buffalo, Doug Weight out

Buffalo's defenseman Smehlik out, Varada hurt but willplay............http://www.sabres.com/gameday/booth/index.html

Leafs coach doesn't blame Schwab for all of last night, but sez might start Centomo tonight. And 11 scouts were at last nights game looking over trade possibilites.
http://www.canoe.ca/TorontoSports/02s1.html


Leafs will have ceremony before game honoring franchise's 75th anniversary and all-time greatest players. Team will wear green, white and brown for first time since 1927.


Blue's Doug Weight is out. Leading scorer too. They must be looking forward to the four days rest they have coming after tonight's road game.

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/sp...B700021ED22?OpenDocument&Headline=Doctors can't%20predict%20Weight's%20return

 

[Ice Picks]

Nice info , Terryray

IP

 

[the mugs]

Terryray...As always - Excellent work & I think I can speak for most if not all of us. I/we appreciate your contributions & the work you put into our sin bin daily.

Jim

 

[Terryray]

MN goalie and injuries

MN goalie and injuries

Thanks for the appreciation fellows. glad i can help. Hope I can keep it up!

paper here says Fernandez likely in goal tonight. Makes sense, he backstopped the three meetings these teams had this season. MN lost 0-5 the first, won home 2-1 and on road 2-1 after that.

MN center Les Walz doubtful
http://www.startribune.com/stories/1330/1902744.html

 

[Rakman]

Look for Jani Rita(21G-17A this season with Hamilton) to dress with the Oilers tonight.