Keeping up with the Metropolitans 1/1/17-1/7/17

Happy New Year, ladies and gentlemen! We now have the answer to when the Blue Jackets will finally lose, it lasted a surprising 16 games, falling one short of our beloved Penguins NHL record. The streak ended via thrashing from a Metropolitan foe - the Washington Capitals. The Jackets are actually now on a losing streak, thanks to the New York Rangers epic comeback on Saturday night. Let's see if the Jackets can go on an extended losing streak to even out that winning streak.

METROPOLITAN	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	ROW	SOW	SOL	HOME	ROAD	GF	GA	DIFF	L10
Columbus	38	27	7	4	58	25	2	1	15-4-1	12-3-3	130	84	+46	8-2-0
NY Rangers	42	28	13	1	57	26	2	1	13-7-1	15-6-0	146	107	+39	7-3-0
Pittsburgh	38	25	8	5	55	23	2	1	17-2-2	8-6-3	133	107	+26	7-1-2
Washington	39	25	9	5	55	24	1	4	15-5-1	10-4-4	111	83	+28	6-2-2
Philadelphia	41	21	15	5	47	17	4	4	13-6-3	8-9-2	122	127	-5	3-5-2
Carolina	39	17	15	7	41	15	2	4	11-4-1	6-11-6	100	105	-5	5-4-1
New Jersey	41	16	17	8	40	13	3	2	10-5-3	6-12-5	95	121	-26	4-5-1
NY Islanders	38	15	15	8	38	14	1	3	11-7-4	4-8-4	106	117	-11	4-3-3

Columbus Blue Jackets

27-7-4, 58 pts  /  130GF/84GA  /  1-2 record last week

1/3/17
EDM: 3
CBJ: 1

Recap: Right Where We Left Off

1/5/17
CBJ: 0
WSH: 5

Quick Takes: Blue Jackets at Capitals

1/7/17
NYR: 5
CBJ: 4

Quick Takes: Jackets and Rangers

Week Ahead:

Sunday Jan 8 - vs PHI

Tuesday Jan 10 - @ CAR

Friday Jan 13 - @ TBL***

Saturday Jan 14 - @ FLA

Injuries:

PLAYER	DATE	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
D. Clarkson, RW	Sep 20, 2016	IR	Lower-body injury

New York Rangers

28-13-1, 57 pts  / 146GF/107GA  /  2-1 record last week

1/3/17
BUF: 4
NYR: 3

Rangers Vs. Sabres: Where’s The Beef?

1/4/17
NYR: 5
PHI: 2

Rangers vs. Flyers: The Hank & Hayes Show

1/7/17
NYR: 5
CBJ: 4

Rangers Overcome Three Goal Deficit And Stun Blue Jackets

Week Ahead:

Friday Jan 13 - vs TOR

Saturday Jan 14 - @ MTL

Injuries:

PLAYER	DATE	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
M. Zibanejad, C	Nov 20, 2016	IR	Broken left fibula
R. Nash, RW	Dec 18, 2016	day-to-day	Groin
M. Puempel, LW	Jan 2, 2017	IR	Concussion
M. Staal, D	Jan 3, 2017	day-to-day	Upper-body injury

Washington Capitals

25-9-5, 55 pts  /  111GF/83GA  /  4-0 record last week

1/1/17
OTT: 1
WSH: 2

Capitals vs. Senators Recap: Caps Capture Capital Cities Clash

1/3/17
TOR: 5
WSH: 6 OT

Caps vs. Leafs Recap: Russians Rake in 6-5 Overtime Win

1/5/17
CBJ: 0
WSH: 5

Caps vs. Blue Jackets Recap: BLEW STREAK - Caps Stop Columbus’ Run at History 5-0

1/7/17
WSH: 1
OTT: 0

Capitals vs. Senators Recap: Backstrom’s 500th Assist Delivers Washington Win

Week Ahead:

Monday Jan 9 - @ MTL

Wednesday Jan 11 - vs PIT

Friday Jan 13 - vs CHI

Injuries:

PLAYER	DATE	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
T. Oshie, RW	Jan 7, 2017	day-to-day	Shoulder

Philadelphia Flyers

21-15-5, 47 pts  /  122GF/127GA  /  1-1-1 record last week

1/1/17
PHI: 3
ANA: 4 SO

Flyers at Ducks recap: New year, same result as Flyers lose wild game in a shootout

1/4/17
NYR: 5
PHI: 2

Flyers vs Rangers recap: Flyers lose 5-2, death becomes us all

1/7/17
TBL: 2
PHI: 4

Lightning at Flyers recap: So that’s what winning is like

Week Ahead:

Sunday Jan 8 - @ CBJ

Tuesday Jan 10 - @ BUF

Thursday Jan 12 - vs VAN

Saturday Jan 14 - @ BOS

Injuries:

PLAYER	DATE	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
M. Streit, D	Dec 11, 2016	IR	Shoulder

Carolina Hurricanes

17-15-7, 41 pts  /  100GF/105GA  /  1-2 record last week

1/3/17
NJD: 3
CAR: 1

Recap and Rank ‘Em: Hurricanes Fall 3-1 to Devils

1/5/17
CAR: 4
STL: 2

Recap: Carolina Hurricanes snap losing streak in 4-2 win over St. Louis Blues

1/6/17
CAR: 1
CHI: 2

Recap: Darling, Blackhawks top Hurricanes, 2-1

Week Ahead:

Sunday Jan 8 - vs BOS

Tuesday Jan 10 - vs CBJ

Friday Jan 13 - vs BUF

Saturday Jan 14 - vs NYI

Injuries:

PLAYER	DATE	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
B. Bickell, LW	Nov 9, 2016	IR	Multiple sclerosis
E. Lack, G	Dec 30, 2016	IR	Concussion
E. Lindholm, C	Dec 30, 2016	IR	Upper-body injury

New Jersey Devils

16-17-8, 40 pts  /  95GF/121GA  /  2-1-1 record last week

1/2/16
BOS: 0
NJD: 3

Cory Schneider & New Jersey Devils Blanked the Boston Bruins, 3-0

1/3/17
NJD: 3
CAR: 1

New Jersey Devils Gutted Out 3-1 Victory Over Carolina Hurricanes

1/6/17
TOR: 4
NJD: 2

New Jersey Devils’ Early Embarrassment in Loss to Toronto Maple Leafs

1/7/17
EDM: 2 OT
NJD: 1

Schneider Sensational but New Jersey Devils Overwhelmed by Edmonton Oilers in OT Loss

Week Ahead:

Monday Jan 9 - vs FLA

Thursday Jan 12 - @ EDM

Friday Jan 13 - @ CGY

Injuries:

PLAYER	DATE	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
M. Savard, C	Oct 9, 2016	IR	Post-concussion syndrome
V. Fiddler, LW	Dec 27, 2016	IR	Lower-body injury
J. Moore, D	Dec 31, 2016	IR	Concussion
J. Josefson, C	Jan 1, 2017	IR	Illness
A. Greene, D	Jan 3, 2017	day-to-day	Wrist

New York Islanders

15-15-8, 38 pts  /  106GF/117GA  /  2-1 record last week

1/6/17
NYI: 1
COL: 2 OT

Avalanche 2, Islanders 1 (OT): MacKinnon’s rebound ends goalie duel

1/7/16
NYI: 1
ARI: 2 SO

Coyotes 2*, Islanders 1 (*SO): Desert dud

Week Ahead:

Wednesday Jan 11 - vs FLA

Friday Jan 13 - @ FLA

Saturday Jan 14 - @ CAR

Injuries:

PLAYER	DATE	STATUS	DESCRIPTION
M. Grabovski, C	Sep 25, 2016	IR	Concussion

*Standings via ESPN as of 1/7/17
**Injuries via TSN as of 1/7/17
***Game of the week! Definitely not the best match-up of the week, but I will be in attendance at Amalie Arena this Friday, so that makes my cut for game of the week! That is the night that the Tampa Bay Lightning will be retiring Martin St. Louis' #26 - the first number to get retired for that franchise. I will certainly looking forward to that, along with the return of the Penguins from their bye week.