Morning Skate: March 27

The Morning After:
Yesterday’s scores:
Rangers 1, Bruins 0
Kings 4, Avalanche 1
Sabres 2, Devils 0
Capitals 2, Canadiens 0
Flyers 4, Islanders 1
Lightning 4, Hurricanes 2
Red Wings 4, Maple Leafs 2
Predators 4, Stars 2
Blues 6, Wild 3
Ducks 2, Blackhawks 1
Sharks 4, Coyotes 1
Flames 5, Oilers 4 (SO)
Predictions record: 8-4

My 3 stars of the night (Skaters):
1. Corey Perry, ANA (2 Goals)… Perry continued his torrid hot stretch with two more goals (in the third period), lifting the Ducks over Chicago in a must-win.
2. James van Riemsdyk, PHI (3 Goals)
3. Logan Couture, SJ (2 Goals, 1 Assist)
Close but no cigar: J. Iginla, CGY; M. Fisher, NSH; R. Smyth, LA; R. Clowe, SJ; M. St. Louis, TB; J. Hudler, DET; D. Backes, STL
My 3 stars of the night (Goalies):
1. Henrik Lundqvist, NYR (26 Saves, Shutout)… ‘King Henrik’ picked up his league-leading 11th shutout, once again holding on to a 1-0 lead.
2. Ryan Miller, BUF (30 Saves, Shutout)
3. Sergei Bobrovsky, PHI (36 Saves, 1 GA)
Close but no cigar: B. Holtby, WSH; R. Emery, ANA; A. Niemi, SJ
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Today’s Slate:
Panthers @ Penguins, 1:00 ET
Senators @ Thrashers, 2:00
Canucks @ Blue Jackets, 5:00
Bruins @ Flyers, 7:00

Game of the Night:
Boston Bruins @ Philadelphia Flyers
7:00 ET… TV: Local Networks

Records:
Overall: Bruins (41-23-10) … Flyers (45-19-10)
Last Ten: Bruins (3-4-3) … Flyers (5-1-4)
Away/Home: Bruins (23-10-5) … Flyers (21-10-6)
Season Series: 2-1 Bruins

Players to watch:
BOS- Milan Lucic
‘Looch’ has been good this month, but needs to be a force in front of the net tonight.
PHI- Mike Richards
The Flyers’ captain is due for a big game; is this the night he breaks out?

Projected Goaltenders:
BOS- Tim Thomas (2010/11 stats: 31-10-8, 2.02 GAA)
PHI- Brian Boucher (2010/11 stats: 17-8-4, 2.41 GAA)

Injury Report:
BOS- Marc Savard (concussion, out), Shane Hnidy (shoulder, out)
PHI- Chris Pronger (hand, out), Oskars Bartulis (shoulder, out), Jody Shelley (eye, out), Ian Laperriere (head, out)

Game Thoughts:
Old-time rivals, Boston and Philadelphia, will meet for the fourth and final time tonight. Both teams are on the back half of back-to-backs, so it will be interesting to see how they respond (from different results). The Flyers got off the schnide on Long Island, while the B’s were shutout at home by the Rangers. I think this should be a close game and could be a playoff preview. I’m going with the team on home-ice for this one…
Prediction: Flyers 3, Bruins 2

The rest of tonight’s predictions:
Penguins over Panthers
Senators over Thrashers
Canucks over Blue Jackets
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