WHATS UP GUYS
BUSY NIGHT LASTNIGHT
WENT 1-1 YTD
Price made 32 saves, and Maxim Lapierre, Tomas Plekanec and Christopher Higgins scored second-period goals in Montreal's 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.
Franzen foiled Price's shutout bid with 6:29 left. Franzen took the puck away from Canadiens' defenseman Ryan O'Byrne in the neutral zone, came in off the left wing, turned O'Byrne around with a couple of moves, cut into the slot and beat Price with a backhander for his 10th goal.
Jason LaBarbera made 22 saves, and Anze Kopitar and Patrick O'Sullivan each had a goal and an assist in the Kings' 2-1 victory over the Oilers on Wednesday night.
WHAT A NIGHT FOR OVECHKIN
3 GOALS & AN ASSIST
ANYWAYS SMALL CARD FOR TONIGHT AND HERE'S WHAT I LIKE
Toronto (7-9-2-3) at Ottawa (7-9-1-3)
The Ottawa Senators offense finally helped Alex Auld earn a win his last time out, but the goalie hasn't gotten much help recently against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Ottawa tries to earn back-to-back victories following a six-game losing streak when it hosts Toronto on Thursday night.
Auld has a 2.34 goals-against average in eight games - seven starts - against Toronto, but is just 2-3-2.
Toskala has won five of his last six starts against the Senators, while Joseph has lost 10 of his past 12 - six straight in Ottawa.
The Maple Leafs have won five of their past six meetings with the Senators.
PICK: TOR
Calgary (12-9-1-0) at Vancouver (14-6-0-2)
The Canucks try to avoid their first regulation loss in more than three weeks on Thursday night as they open another home-and-home series with a Flames club looking for their fourth win in five games.
Curtis Sanford is a big reason why Vancouver (14-6-2) has stayed hot and remained atop the division, with the Flames (12-9-1) five points behind.
"We're rallying around each other," said Sanford, who is 1-3-0 with a 3.32 GAA in his career versus Calgary. "There's adversity right now and we're finding a way to deal with it. We have each other's back out there and we're going to find a way to get through all this."
Vancouver has won six of its last eight home games against Calgary. These teams will also meet Saturday at the Pengrowth Saddledome.
PICK : VAN
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