Hockey Today
SCOREBOARD
Tuesday, March 3
New Jersey at Toronto (7:30 p.m. EST). New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur has two shutouts in three games since returning from an elbow injury. He has 100 career regular-season shutouts, three short of Terry Sawchuk’s NHL record.
STARS
Monday
— Jesse Joensuu and Bruno Gervais, Islanders. Emergency call-up Joensuu scored in his first NHL game and defenseman Gervais had his first goal in 161 games to lead New York to a 4-2 victory over Colorado.
SADDENED
The Carolina Hurricanes will be without Jussi Jokinen after the forward returned to Finland following the death of his father. General manager Jim Rutherford made the announcement Monday in a statement. There was no timetable given for his return. Jokinen has seven goals and 14 assists in 57 games this season with Tampa Bay and Carolina, which acquired him last month in a trade with the Lightning.
WILD RETURN
Marian Gaborik’s long recovery from hip surgery got a little bit shorter on Monday when he returned to the Twin Cities to get ready to rejoin the Minnesota Wild. The star right wing has missed all but six games this season and had surgery in January to repair a torn labrum and damaged cartilage in his left hip that was causing chronic groin problems. Gaborik spent the next eight weeks in Colorado to begin rehabilitating, and now is back in St. Paul to ramp up his workouts and return to a team that desperately needs his scoring punch.
SIGNING
Andrew Conboy, suspended by Michigan State this season for an attack on a Michigan player, signed a three-year contract with the Montreal Canadiens on Monday. Conboy opted to turn pro with Hamilton of the AHL, Montreal’s top farm team, after he was suspended. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound left wing has one assist and four penalty minutes in seven games with the Bulldogs.
SWAP
The New Jersey Devils added an experienced defenseman two days before the NHL trade deadline, acquiring Niclas Havelid from the Atlanta Thrashers for rookie defenseman Anssi Salmela. Havelid has two goals and 13 assists in 63 games this season. In his ninth NHL season, the 35-year old has career totals of 34 goals and 133 assists in 336 games with Anaheim and Atlanta.
SPEAKING
“I can’t really describe it. Hearing today that I’m going to play and then scoring a goal, it’s a little bit too much.”—Jesse Joensuu after the emergency call-up scored in his first NHL game to help the New York Islanders to a 4-2 win over Colorado on Monday night.
CAROLINA vs. WASHINGTON
Carolina is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 7 games on the road
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Carolina
FLORIDA vs. ATLANTA
Florida is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Florida's last 13 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Atlanta's last 13 games when playing Florida
LOS ANGELES vs. COLUMBUS
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games when playing Los Angeles
Columbus is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Los Angeles
PHILADELPHIA vs. BOSTON
Philadelphia is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Philadelphia is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Boston
Boston is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games at home
CALGARY vs. OTTAWA
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games on the road
Ottawa is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Ottawa's last 6 games when playing Calgary
NEW JERSEY vs. TORONTO
New Jersey is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of New Jersey's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing New Jersey
PITTSBURGH vs. TAMPA BAY
Pittsburgh is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
EDMONTON vs. NASHVILLE
Edmonton is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Nashville is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing Edmonton
ANAHEIM vs. CHICAGO
Anaheim is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 5-17-2 SU in its last 24 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing Anaheim
DETROIT vs. ST. LOUIS
Detroit is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Detroit's last 16 games
St. Louis is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of St. Louis's last 25 games when playing Detroit
MINNESOTA vs. VANCOUVER
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Vancouver
Minnesota is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Vancouver
Vancouver is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Vancouver's last 21 games
DALLAS vs. SAN JOSE
Dallas is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 5 games
San Jose is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Dallas
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing Dallas
Hot teams
-- Devils won eight of their last ten games. Maple Leafs won last four games; their last six games all went into OT.
-- Flames won four of their last five games.
-- Penguins won four of their last five games.
-- Predators won last four games by combined score of 18-4.
-- Ducks won three of their last four games.
-- Red Wings won ten of their last fourteen games, but lost last game 8-0 in Nashville. Blues won six of their last eight games.
-- Canucks won ten of their last twelve games.
-- Sharks won five of their last seven games.
Cold teams
-- Thrashers are 1-5 in game after their last six wins. Panthers are 0-4 in game after their last four wins.
-- Blue Jackets lost three of their last four games. Kings lost eight of last ten games.
-- Senators lost five of their last six games.
-- Lightning lost five of their last seven games.
-- Oilers are 2-5 in game following their last seven wins.
-- Blackhawks lost three of their last four games.
-- Minnesota lost six of its last eight games.
-- Dallas lost its last five games, scoring a total of six goals.
Totals
-- Six of last seven Atlanta games went over the total.
-- Last three Columbus games all stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six New Jersey games stayed under the total; 14 of last 20 Toronto games went over the total.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in last five Calgary games; four of last five Ottawa tilts went over the total.
-- Over is 8-2-2 in Pittsburgh's last twelve road games.
-- Over is 9-6-1 in last sixteen Edmonton road games.
-- Six of last seven Anaheim games went over the total.
-- Over is 11-4 in Detroit's last fifteen games; seven of last eight St Louis games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 3-1-1 in Minnesota's last five games.
-- Four of last five Dallas games stayed under the total.
Back-to-Back
-- Detroit is 4-3 if it plays again the next night.
Series Records
-- Florida won seven of last nine against Atlanta.
-- Kings won three of last four games against Columbus.
-- Devils are 3-2 in last visits to Toronto.
-- Lightning won eleven of last fourteen against Pittsburgh.
-- Predators won ten of last eleven against Edmonton.
-- Ducks lost three of last four games against Chicago.
-- Detroit won five of last six games against the Sharks.
-- Canucks won three of last four games vs Minnesota.
-- Sharks won six of last seven games against Dallas.