Morning Skate: Friday, 12/12

Tonight’s Slate:
Rangers @ Devils, 7:00 ET
Senators @ Capitals, 7:00
Maple Leafs @ Sabres, 7:30
Bruins @ Thrashers, 7:30
Red Wings @ Stars, 8:30
Blackhawks @ Avalanche, 9:00
Panthers @ Flames, 9:00

Game of the Night:
New York Rangers (19-10-2) @ New Jersey Devils (15-8-2)
7:00 ET… TV: Local Networks

Players to watch:
NYR- Chris Drury
The Blueshirts have been struggling lately, so they need their captain to step up.
NJ- Zach Parise
Parise has been huge for the Devils in their 3-game winning streak.

Projected Goaltenders:
NYR- Henrik Lundqvist (Career vs. NJ: 14-2-4, 1.47 GAA)
NJ- Scott Clemmensen (08-09 stats: 7-3-0, 2.19 GAA)

Injury Report:
NYR- None
NJ- Martin Brodeur (elbow, out), Andy Greene (hand, out)

Last Ten Games:
Rangers (5-5-0) … Devils (8-2-0)

Season Series:
2-0 Rangers

Prediction: Devils 3, Rangers 2 (OT)
The rest of tonight’s predictions:
Capitals over Senators
Sabres over Maple Leafs
Bruins over Thrashers
Red Wings over Stars
Avalanche over Blackhawks
Flames over Panthers