Last weekend, the NHL took a break from the intensity of the regular season for some All-Star Game fun. Now, they are back to business for another busy weekend of hockey. There are 12 games on Saturday and four on Sunday. Don't worry, the NHL isn't daring to go up against the Super Bowl, as even the game featuring two Canadian teams will be over long before that game kicks off. Here's a look at the hockey you can watch before the greatest sporting event ever.
There's a lot of matinee hockey this weekend, so carve some time out of your afternoons. At 1:00 PM Eastern, Boston hosts Pittsburgh and Philadelphia takes on New Jersey. Both of those games are definitely worth checking out, as those are four teams jostling for playoff position, and the Devils are just trying to stay in a postseason spot. At 2:00, Montreal faces Washington, and the Capitals need to finally get things figured out or risk actually missing the postseason, which would be a true surprise. Also, that game is on CBC. Finally, at 3:00, Colorado hosts Vancouver. Lot of good games in the afternoon.
On CBC, Toronto and Ottawa square off in a battle of Ontario that actually means quite a bit this season. St. Louis and Nashville face one another in a top notch matchup, perhaps the best game of the day. San Jose against Phoenix is a solid game. Lastly, the day ends with Detroit (sans Jimmy Howard) takes on eight point man Sam Gagner and the Oilers. That should be worth watching.
Sunday, Boston and Washington go at it at 12:30 PM, but the game has been relegated to NBC Sports due to the Super Bowl being on NBC. Still, that's a game worth checking out. Then, Pittsburgh takes on New Jersey and the Rangers face the Flyers. Finally, things wrap up at 2:00 on CBC with Montreal against Winnipeg. That last game isn't terribly exciting, but the other three should be quite good.
I know this is Super Bowl weekend, but there are quite a few really good hockey games this weekend as well. If you've got the time, enjoy some hockey. At the very least you've got Saturday.
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