Warm weather not good for the Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins went into the week with a 7-0 record on the road and the LA Kings took care of that Thursday night by scoring 4 unanswered goals in the third period as they went on to a 5-2 Victory. The Stanley Cup champs then went into San Jose Saturday night to a place they haven’t won at since October 22,1997.  Evgeni Nabokov made sure that San Jose kept that choke hold on the Pens by stopping all 27 shots and shutting them out 5-0. Sidney Crosby has been held point-less in the last 4 games.

To add insult to injury well in this case vise versa, the Pens lost Defensman Kris Letang in the first period as he was favoring his right arm area. that add to the list of key players the Pens are already missing…Evgini Malkin, Sergi Gonchar, Tyler Kennedy and Max Talbot.

Washington is feeling the Pens pain as Ovechkin is listed week to week instead of the day to day that was originally expected.

Devils are heating up

Saturday night the New Jersey Devils beat Ottawa 3-2 to boost their road record to 8-0. Martin Brodeur celebrated his 1000th victory as the Devils are now chasing the NHL record 10-0  on the road that Buffalo set in the 2006-2007 season.

New Cellar Dwellars

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been mopping up the cellar most of the season and with the help of Phil Kessel, they have climbed out of the cellar by winning the last 2 games including knocking off the Carolina Hurricanes. The Canes continue to have the worst start since their move some years ago with a 2-11-3 record including a current 6 game losing streak. Goaltender Cam Ward who has been mentioned in trade rumors, suffered a leg laceration Saturday night when Columbus Blue Jacket forward Rick Nash caught him with a skate. Ward spent Saturday night in the hospital as he needed stitches. He is expected to be released Monday and will miss 3-4 weeks.

Looking for a new home

Capitals, Michael Nylander was placed on waivers late last week and will clear waivers Monday at noon meaning if he is not picked up by another team, the Caps can send him, lend him or move him. Nylander has agreed to waive his no movement clause and is currently making 4.875 million.

Key match-ups in the up coming week

The New Jersey Devils are hosting the Ducks Wednesday night to try to extend the 5 game winning streak they are on and then visit Pittsburgh on Thursday night and try to extend their road record to 9-0. The Devils will  also host the Caps on Saturday night.

Toronto will go for their 3rd straight win on Tuesday night against the last place Minnesota Wild