Previewing Tonight's Action

To be honest, I really like the fact that there's only 3 games to watch tonight, especially with these matchups. On Thursdays and Saturdays, when there's at least 10 games on Center Ice, it's hard to catch all the action with all of those games going on at once. But not tonight!! It's the perfect night to sit back & relax on the couch and enjoy 3 great games in the NHL.

At 7:00 ET, (according to my power rankings) you got the #2 Bruins hosting the #10 Sabres. First of all, you cannot go wrong with either one of these broadcast feeds on Center Ice. Jack Edwards for NESN is one of the best hockey voices to listen to (especially when the Bruins are hot), and their broadcast team does a great job covering the game... and Buffalo's Rick Jeannernet (sp?) is very entertaining to listen to on MSG. Now to the game: These 2 teams have faced off twice already this season, and they've been great games. It's a division rivalry with two of the better teams in the NHL.

30 minutes after the puck drops in Beantwon, the #12 Canucks and #4 Rangers will throw it down on Broadway. And it's one of the best goalie matchups you could ask for. Roberto Luongo vs. Henrik Lundqvist!! How can you not want to catch a period or two of this game!?!? Both teams are playing well, and many people forget now that this was the matchup of the 1994 Stanley Cup Finals (a classic series with the Rangers prevailing).

And you gotta love the nightcap of this super night of hockey!! #8 Washington at #9 Anaheim. Ovechkin is starting to get hot, and the Ducks have played great team hockey since their awful start. Could this be a preview of the hockey we'll see in June?? Probably not, but these two teams are capable of making a deep run in the spring. Nonetheless, this should be a very good game to watch.

So... if you are a proud owner of NHL Center Ice, watch some hockey tonight! There may be only 3 games, but they will be great games with playoff intensity in November. And, IMO, it features 6 of the top 12 teams in the NHL right now. If that can't get you pumped up, I don't know what will...