NHL Weekly Preview - Jan 30-Feb 5

Games of the Week:

1. Pittsburgh Penguins @ Boston Bruins, 1pm, Saturday, February 4

Pittsburgh enters the week on a league-best seven game win streak, while the Bruins have lost three of their last five. Evgeni Malkin has been the best player so far this year, and his Penguins will hope the All-Star break won't affect the Russian superstar's hot pace. Meanwhile Boston will look to add to their four point Northeast Division lead and attempt to catch the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers. This game could represent a preview of a playoff matchup, and a meeting between these two top-tier Eastern Conference teams should not be missed.

2. Philadelphia Flyers @ New York Rangers, 1pm, Sunday, February 5

NHL Weekly Preview - Jan 23-29

Games of the Week:

1. Philadelphia Flyers @ Florida Panthers, 7:30pm, Tuesday, January 24

While the Flyers have six more points than the Panthers, it is Florida that sits one place ahead of Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are the leaders of the Southeast Division. The Panthers haven't played great hockey recently, as they are 3-4-3 in their last ten games and have a -13 goal differential on the season. Florida just snapped their four-game losing streak with a shootout win at Winnipeg on Saturday night. Philadelphia meanwhile have a solid +20 differential and have a league-best seventeen road wins on the year. 

2. St. Louis Blues @ Detroit Red Wings, 7:30pm, Monday, January 23

NHL Weekly Preview - Jan 16-22

Games of the Week:

1. Boston Bruins @ New York Rangers, 1pm, Saturday, January 21

       The two best teams in the East face off in this Saturday afternoon affair. This matchup will revolve around the goaltenders, as both Tim Thomas and Henrik Lundqvist are in the top five in Goals Against Average and Save Percentage. These teams have a combined goal differential of +104 this season, and their matchup should not be missed as it could prove to be a preview of a potential playoff series come April.

2. San Jose Sharks @ Vancouver Canucks, 4:30pm, Saturday