Big night in the reverse standings as most of the bottom feeders are playing. Besides the obvious CGY-ARI game we also have:
TOR @ TBL 5:30
Don't look now but TOR and ARI are the two hottest non-playoff teams at 6-3-1 in their last 10. You go Babcock, coach those Marlies out of the basement!
ANA @ EDM 7:00
I'm not too optimistic about this one for obvious reasons. At this point EDM can't realistically pass us anyways so w/e. Suckiest bunch of sucks that have ever sucked or something along those lines.
WSH @ CBJ 5
CBJ and VAN are the two coldest non-playoff teams now. WSH should have an easy time here but this is upset season
WPG @ PHI 5
PHI is a huge battle for their playoff lives and are quite hot. They will get Giroux back from concussion suffered against ARI on saturday but are going to be without Neuvirth still. I don't hold out much hope for WPG here but maybe they can play spoiler.
BUF @ DET 5:30
DET is .500 over their last 10 and in a battle against PHI for their playoff lives. BUF is actually quite hot at 5-3-2 and has seem improvements from earlier this season as their lineup got healthy and their young players have matured. BUF is a team on the rise and could potentially take a game like this. Here's hoping.
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