all teams starting No. 1 goalies in their openers tonight.
Newsday sez Rangers will start Blackburn fri or sat. Richter went 2-1-1 in preseason with a 3.35 gga.
Rangers scored 27 goals in 9 preseason games. Holik was very good, and is over the injury and will play tonight. Bure skated well and is probable, but decision will be made after morning skate today.
Rangers have lost 5 of last six meetings to Carolina.
Carolina had a terrible preseason, getting outscored 24-5 in last five games. players insist it means nothing when regular season starts tonight.
'Canes goalie Irbe finally got new pads and such, tired of repairing the decade old stuff he's used. But he doesn't seem quite comfortable in it yet.
Dallas' Turco debuts as No. 1 goalie tonight. He's 1-0-1 vs Colorado, with 1.42 gga, .949 save pct. He wasn't sharp in preseason, going 2-2 with 2.84 gga and .874 save pct.
Colo is 14-4-5 in season openers. But Dallas is 4-0-2 is season openers last six. Dallas 2-1-1 vs Colo last season, but Colo beat them in Dallas last week in pre-season action.
LA is 5-0-3 in season openers since 1993. One of those was a tie vs Phx.
Five of last 8 meetings ended in ties. Six of last 8 have gone into OT.
Phx went 2-0-3 vs LA last season.
Phx's May is out for a few months--a good player and important leader. Kolanos is out too, and Savage probably won't play tonight. that means rookies on third and fourth lines.
LA Times sez "--The Kings will wear vintage silver and black uniforms to honor Wayne Gretzky, whose jersey No. 99 will be retired in a pregame ceremony."
Gretzky plays the puck from behind his net as goaltender Kelly Hrudey looks on during an Oct. 10, 1995 game vs. Washington (USA TODAY).
Newsday sez Rangers will start Blackburn fri or sat. Richter went 2-1-1 in preseason with a 3.35 gga.
Rangers scored 27 goals in 9 preseason games. Holik was very good, and is over the injury and will play tonight. Bure skated well and is probable, but decision will be made after morning skate today.
Rangers have lost 5 of last six meetings to Carolina.
Carolina had a terrible preseason, getting outscored 24-5 in last five games. players insist it means nothing when regular season starts tonight.
'Canes goalie Irbe finally got new pads and such, tired of repairing the decade old stuff he's used. But he doesn't seem quite comfortable in it yet.
Dallas' Turco debuts as No. 1 goalie tonight. He's 1-0-1 vs Colorado, with 1.42 gga, .949 save pct. He wasn't sharp in preseason, going 2-2 with 2.84 gga and .874 save pct.
Colo is 14-4-5 in season openers. But Dallas is 4-0-2 is season openers last six. Dallas 2-1-1 vs Colo last season, but Colo beat them in Dallas last week in pre-season action.
LA is 5-0-3 in season openers since 1993. One of those was a tie vs Phx.
Five of last 8 meetings ended in ties. Six of last 8 have gone into OT.
Phx went 2-0-3 vs LA last season.
Phx's May is out for a few months--a good player and important leader. Kolanos is out too, and Savage probably won't play tonight. that means rookies on third and fourth lines.
LA Times sez "--The Kings will wear vintage silver and black uniforms to honor Wayne Gretzky, whose jersey No. 99 will be retired in a pregame ceremony."
Gretzky plays the puck from behind his net as goaltender Kelly Hrudey looks on during an Oct. 10, 1995 game vs. Washington (USA TODAY).
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