Complete Oppisites The Philadelphia Flyers are the NHL’s lone winless team, and their goalies can take much of the blame. The New Jersey Devils, meanwhile, haven’t had a problem with their goaltender for the past 15 seasons.
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Advantage Philadelphia With one win, the Phillies gained home-field advantage in the World Series. With one more victory, they’ll head back to Philadelphia halfway toward the city’s first championship in 25 years.
Worth The Wait Cole Hamels, Chase Utley and the rest of the Philadelphia Phillies shook off a week’s worth of waiting and turned it into a World Series win.
Power Play Troubles More power-play opportunities may be what the Phoenix Coyotes need to break out on offense. The man advantage, though, hasn’t helped the Washington Capitals find the back of the net.
Home Cooking The Nashville Predators didn’t come away with the results they wanted on their recent road trip, but they didn’t waste any time moving back into the win column in their return to Sommet Center.
One Of the Best The Buffalo Sabres Ryan Miller is among the NHL’s best goalies so far this season, but his last meeting with the Minnesota Wild is one he would probably like to forget and definitely wouldn’t want to repeat.
Defensive Struggles Marty Turco doesn’t seem to be getting much support from the Dallas Stars defense. Rick DiPietro, meanwhile, could certainly use some support now that he’s finally back in net for the New York Islanders.
Offensive Showdown After a sluggish start to the season, the Los Angeles Kings offense is starting to get in gear.
Big Apple Showdown Even though the 2008-09 season is only a few weeks old, the New York Rangers have already shown some resiliency.
Big Changes A line adjustment helped spark Sidney Crosby. A matchup with the Boston Bruins may give him a chance to build some momentum.