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Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Minnesota Wild vs New York Islanders NHL Live Stream

Minnesota Wild vs New York Islanders NHL Live Stream on 7:00 pm EST Wed Mar 2, 2011. Wild have won eight of 11 all-time matchups with New York, winning each of the last five since a 3-1 defeat at Nassau Coliseum on March 19, 2004. Koivu had a goal in Minnesota’s 3-2 home win over the Islanders in the most recent meeting Nov. 20, 2009. Where to Watch Minnesota Wild vs New York Islanders NHL Live . The last-place Islanders have lost four straight, but each of the defeats have come by one goal and two in overtime. They were in position to break that trend at Washington on Tuesday, but squandered the lead with 47.2 seconds to play before losing 2-1 in overtime.

Wild opted against making any significant moves prior to Monday’s trade deadline, only acquiring two prospects from Boston in exchange for seldom-used goaltender Anton Khudobin. Koivu, second on the team with 49 points, has missed five games with a broken left index finger. The center is expected to return before the end of the regular season. Minnesota Wild vs New York Islanders NHL Preview, Live, Recap, Highlights. Left wing Guillaume Latendresse, the Wild’s co-goal scoring leader from last season with 25, has been out since October and might return in a week. Minnesota is among eight teams battling for the last five playoff positions in the West, and the teams are separated by just four points.

Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils NHL Live Stream

Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils NHL Live Stream on 7:00 pm EST Wed Mar 2, 2011. Tampa Bay’s Dwayne Roloson, who has a 1.67 GAA in helping the Lightning win their last three overall, made 34 saves in his last start in New Jersey - a 5-1 win for the New York Islanders on Dec. 23. Brodeur made 33 saves in a 6-3 home win over Tampa Bay on Jan. 9 and turned away 30 shots five days later in a 5-2 road victory versus the Lightning. He is 9-1-0 with a 2.24 GAA in his last 10 starts in this matchup. If Brodeur is in net, he’ll have to find a way to slow down Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis. Where to Watch Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils NHL Live. Lecavalier has seven goals - six on the power play - and 12 points in the last nine games, while St. Louis has four goals and nine assists during a nine-game point streak.

New Jersey, 13th in the Eastern Conference, got off to an awful start but has won 17 of 21. Coach Guy Boucher said it was the ugliest win of the year, but captain Vincent Lecavalier’s 5-on-3 power-play goal broke a third-period tie to help the Lightning improve to a league-best 21-3-7 in one-goal games. Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils NHL Preview, Live, Recap, Highlights. Tampa Bay’s previous two road games Jan. 20-21 were decided in a shootout. Its last four-game road winning streak was a 6-0-0 stretch Jan. 8-Feb. 7, 2008. Southeast Division-leading Lightning look to win four in a row on the road for the first time in just over three years Wednesday night when the New Jersey Devils try to win a season-best five straight at home.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Live Stream

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Live Stream on 7:00 pm EST Wed Mar 2, 2011. Maple Leafs blew the lead after goaltender James Reimer left early in the second period following a hit to the helmet by the knee of Atlanta’s Evander Kane. Reimer stopped all 18 shots he faced, while Giguere, a bit rusty after being out since Feb. 16 due to a lower-body injury, gave up three goals on 25 shots. Reimer’s injury is not considered serious and the rookie will start Wednesday. Where to Watch Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Live. Toronto, in the mix for one of the final playoff spots in the East, built a 2-0 first-period lead on goals from Nikolai Kulemin and Phil Kessel, but the Leafs were outshot 32-12 the rest of the way.

Pittsburgh’s five regulation goals were its most since a 5-2 win in Montreal on Jan. 12. The Penguins have scored 15 goals in their last three games in Toronto. While the Penguins are in the midst of a five-game road stretch, they went home for their three days off before heading back to Toronto. Considering how productive offensively they were Saturday, they should be more than happy with the return trip. Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Preview, Recap, Highlights . Alex Kovalev scored in regulation and had the only goal in the shootout, while Mark Letestu, Dustin Jeffrey, Max Talbot and Mike Rupp also had regulation goals for Pittsburgh, 3-6-2 in its last 11.