Toronto Helps Stars In Loss

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Valtteri Filppula and Danny Cleary also tallied for Detroit, while backup goaltender Ty Conklin made 29 saves -- including a Jimmy Hayes penalty shot in the third period -- for the win.

 

Jimmy Howard, a native of upstate New York, is expected to be back between the pipes tonight for the Red Wings.

 

The Red Wings, who will play their next three games in the Motor City, are just 11-12-0 as the guest this year compared to a stellar 15-2-1 record at home.

 

Shane Doan recorded his first career hat trick to help the Coyotes rout the Isles by a 5-1 score on Saturday. Frans Nielsen scored the lone goal for the Islanders, while Evgeni Nabokov allowed all five goals on 25 shots.

 

New York has won three straight and four of its last five meetings against the Red Wings, who are 7-2 with a pair of ties in their last 11 trips to Long Island.

 

The Leafs, who have scored 15 goals over the current winning streak, notched a 4-3 victory Saturday against visiting Detroit. Joffrey Lupul scored the go- ahead goal seven minutes into the third period and Jonas Gustavsson finished with 37 saves to help Toronto hold on for the win.

 

Phil Kessel scored on a penalty shot to extend his point streak to eight games. Dion Phaneuf tallied during a power play and David Steckel also lit the lamp for Toronto, which is 11-5-4 as the host this year and is wrapping up a four-game homestand tonight.

 

Gustavsson has started all three games of the winning streak and Wilson will likely go with the hot hand again tonight.

 

Buffalo last played on Saturday, when it was dealt an overtime loss by the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Johnny Oduya scored 57 seconds into the extra session to lift Winnipeg to the 2-1 decision.

 

Myers had missed 19 games with a broken wrist before returning for Friday's loss at Carolina. Sabres forward Ville Leino also returned to action Saturday after missing the previous 10 games with a broken bone in his foot.

 

The Sabres enter tonight with an 8-9-0 road record this season and they have lost six straight as the guest.

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Big Ten Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa

Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.

Should be in:

Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?

Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.

Work left to do:

Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.

Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.

Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.

Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.

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