Keeping up with the Metropolitans 11/27/16-12/3/16

The New York Rangers remain atop the Metropolitan Division, as they have been since November 1st. The Penguins have been playing well lately, particularly on PPG ice, and are trailing the division leading Rangers by two points with one game in hand. The Philadelphia Flyers and Columbus Blue Jackets have both been on fire recently, and have shuffled the division standings up this week after the Metro positions have been the same for some time now. That shows how much of a difference a three or four game win streak can change things this early in the year.

Check out how the rest of the Metropolitan Division fared this week!

METROPOLITAN	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	ROW	SOW	SOL	HOME	ROAD	GF	GA	DIFF	L10
NY Rangers	26	17	8	1	35	17	0	1	10-4-1	7-4-0	95	65	+30	5-4-1
Pittsburgh	25	15	7	3	33	13	2	1	10-2-1	5-5-2	80	75	+5	5-4-1
Columbus	23	14	5	4	32	13	1	1	8-3-1	6-2-3	73	52	+21	7-1-2
Washington	23	13	7	3	29	13	0	2	8-4-0	5-3-3	58	53	+5	4-4-2
Philadelphia	26	13	10	3	29	10	3	2	8-5-2	5-5-1	83	83	0	6-3-1
New Jersey	24	11	7	6	28	9	2	1	7-0-2	4-7-4	63	66	-3	3-4-3
Carolina	24	9	10	5	23	8	1	2	6-3-0	3-7-5	57	65	-8	5-4-1
NY Islanders	23	9	10	4	22	8	1	2	7-4-3	2-6-1	59	67	-8	4-4-2

New York Rangers

17-8-1, 35 pts  /  95GF/65GA  /  2-2 record last week

11/27/16

OTT: 2
NYR: 0

Rangers Come Up Empty Against Ottawa Senators

11/29/16
CAR: 2
NYR: 3

Rangers Fall Behind Early, Find Their Legs and Complete The Comeback

12/1/16
NYR: 3
BUF: 4

Rangers Give Up Third Period Lead, Fall To Sabres 4-3

12/3/16
CAR: 2
NYR: 4

Rangers Score Three In The Third To Overcome Hurricanes

Week Ahead:

Tuesday Dec 6 - @ NYI

Thursday Dec 8 - @ WPG

Friday Dec 9 - @ CHI***

Injuries:

PLAYER	DATE	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
P. Buchnevich, RW	Nov 12, 2016	IR	Back spasms
M. Zibanejad, C	Nov 20, 2016	IR	Broken left fibula

Columbus Blue Jackets

14-5-4, 32 pts  /  73GF/52GA  /  3-0 record last week

11/29/16
TBL: 1
CBJ: 5

Recap: Sturm Und Drang

12/1/16
CBJ: 3
COL: 2

Recap #22: Finding Oxygen

12/3/16
CBJ: 3 SO
ARI: 2

-No Jackets Cannon Recap
-Blue Jackets at Coyotes: Quick Takes

Week Ahead:

Monday Dec 5 - vs ARI

Friday Dec 9 - @ DET

Saurday Dec 10 - vs NYI

Injuries:

PLAYER	DATE	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
D. Clarkson, RW	Sep 20, 2016	IR	Lower-body injury
D. Prout, D	Nov 17, 2016	day-to-day	Back spasms

Washington Capitals

13-7-3, 29 pts  /  58GF/53GA  /  0-1-1 record last week

12/1/16

NYI: 3
WAS: 0

Caps vs. Isles Recap: Hate It Orlov It, Caps Choke 3-0

12/3/16
WAS: 1
TBL: 2 SO

Capitals vs. Lightning Recap: Bolts Best Caps in Shootout

Week Ahead:

Monday Dec 5 - vs BUF

Wednesday Dec 7 - vs BOS

Friday Dec 9 - @ BUF

Injuries:

PLAYER	DATE	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
T. Oshie, RW	Nov 18, 2016	day-to-day	Upper-body injury

Philadelphia Flyers

13-10-3, 29 pts  /  83GF/83GA  /  4-0 record last week

11/27/16
CGY: 3
PHI: 5

Flyers vs. Flames recap: At least for a night, things are good again

11/29/16
BOS: 2
PHI: 3 SO

Flyers vs. Bruins recap: Oh hey, look, the Flyers won a shootout

12/1/16
PHI: 3 OT
OTT: 2

Flyers at Senators recap: Noted good hockey player Claude Giroux pushes Flyers to OT win

12/3/16
CHI: 1
PHI: 3

Flyers vs. Blackhawks recap: Ivan Provorov does good hockey things, Flyers win fourth straight

Week Ahead:

Sunday Dec 4 - @ NSH

Tuesday Dec 6 - vs FLA

Thursday Dec 8 - vs EDM

Saturday Dec 10 - vs DAL

Injuries:

PLAYER	DATE	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
B. Gordon, C	Oct 31, 2016	IR	Upper-body injury
M. Neuvirth, G	Nov 12, 2016	IR	Sprained knee
S. Couturier, C	Nov 22, 2016	IR	Sprained MCL
R. Gudas, D	Dec 2, 2016	day-to-day	Illness

New Jersey Devils

11-7-6, 28 pts  /  63GF/66GA  /  1-1-1 record last week

11/29/16
NJD: 2
WPG: 3

New Jersey Devils Burned by Winnipeg Jets, 2-3
-In case you were wondering, it's been 0 days without a Beau Bennett workplace injury.

2/1/16
NJD: 3
CHI: 4 OT

Travis Zajac’s Hat Trick Not Enough in Devils 3-4 Overtime Loss in Chicago

12/3/16
NJD: 5 OT
NSH: 4

New Jersey Devils Complete Improbable Comeback Win Over Nashville Predators

Week Ahead:

Tuesday Dec 6 - vs VAN

Thursday Dec 8 - @ MTL

Friday Dec 9 - vs STL

Injuries:

PLAYER	DATE	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
M. Savard, C	Oct 9, 2016	IR	Post-concussion syndrome
B. Bennett, RW	Nov 28, 2016	IR	Lacerated right leg
S. Kalinin, C	Nov 30, 2016	day-to-day	Illness

Carolina Hurricanes

9-10-5, 23 pts  /  57GF/65GA  /  1-2-1 record last week

11/27/16
FLA: 2
CAR: 3

Recap: Carolina Hurricanes 3, Florida Panthers 2 - A Tale of Two Games
-Carolina Hurricanes - Coach killers.
-Jordan Staal placed on IR with concussion

11/29/16
CAR: 2
NYR: 3

Recap: Carolina Hurricanes drop a 3-2 decision to Nash, Rangers

12/1/16
CAR: 1
BOS: 2 SO

Recap: Carolina Hurricanes lose late lead, fall 2-1 in the shootout to Boston Bruins

12/3/16
CAR: 2
NYR: 4

Recap: Canes Fall 4-2 to Rangers (Rank ‘Em)

Week Ahead:

Sunday Dec 5 - vs TBL

Wednesday Dec 8 - @ ANA

Thursday Dec 9 - @ LAK

Saturday Dec 11 - @ SJS

Injuries:

PLAYER	DATE	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
B. Bickell, LW	Nov 9, 2016	IR	Multiple sclerosis
E. Lack, G	Nov 20, 2016	IR	Concussion
J. Staal, C	Nov 27, 2016	IR	Concussion
E. Lindholm, C	Dec 1, 2016	day-to-day	Lower-body injury

New York Islanders

9-10-4, 22 pts  /  59GF/67GA  /  3-0 record last week

11/28/16
CGY: 1
NYI: 2 OT

Islanders 2, Flames 1 (OT): Isles can't hold lead in third, Hickey does his thing

11/30/16
NYI: 5
PIT: 3

Islanders 5, Penguins 3: Anders Lee saves the day

BONUS! Pensburgh Coverage!
-Pens/Isles Recap: Comeback Falls Just Short as Penguins Lose 5-3
-Sidney Crosby (usually) loves playing the New York Islanders

12/1/16
NYI: 3
WAS: 0

Islanders 3, Capitals 0: The power of three (3)

Week Ahead:

Sunday Dec 4 - vs DET

Tuesday Dec 6 - vs NYR

Thursday Dec 8 - vs STL

Saturday Dec 10 - @ CBJ

Injuries:

PLAYER	DATE	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
M. Grabovski, C	Sep 25, 2016	IR	Concussion
A. Pelech, D	Nov 28, 2016	IR	Upper-body injury

*Standings via ESPN as of 12/3/16
**Injuries via TSN as of 12/3/16
***Game of the week! The Rangers will be traveling to Chicago to take on the Blackhawks for a Friday evening showdown of the top two teams in the NHL at the time of this article. That should be one of the bigger billed early season regular season games as both teams are in huge markets and both teams will be fighting for bragging rights. This should definitely be a good one.