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The Columbus Blue Jackets’ remarkable 16-game winning streak came to an end recently and the club will have its hands full once again on Saturday against the New York Rangers — a team that’s chasing them in the Metropolitan Division standings.

The Toronto Maple Leafs head down to Minnesota to face the Wild on the second game of a back-to-back at 8:00pm EST on Thursday night. The Leafs have not had any success this season playing in back-to-back games, but with James Reimer likely to return to the net, the Leafs have a chance to best a well-rounded Minnesota squad.

The New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning faceoff for the first time since their seven game Eastern Conference final showdown last spring. The Rangers have been on roll this season, while the Lightning seem to be nursing a Stanley Cup loser’s hangover. Can they right the ship against the hottest team in the NHL, this Thursday night at 7:30pm EST in Tampa?

The Edmonton Oilers are in Arizona for the second game of their four game road trip to play against the overachieving Coyotes. The puck drops at 9:00pm EST with Arizona Coyotes looking to extend their winning streak to three games against the injury plagued Oilers.

The Columbus Blue Jackets continue their West Coast road trip with a pit stop against the red-hot Los Angeles Kings, this Thursday Night at 10:30pm EST. The Blue Jackets are slowly rebounding from a very disappointing start to their season, but will their new head coach allow them to find sustained success against one of the league’s very best teams?

From the Great Lakes to the Rocky Mountains, the NHL Central Division is not just filled with some of North American’s most beautiful scenery but with some of their best hockey franchises. This year is no exception, with a handful of teams strong enough to make a serious claim to the division crown.

The race for the Metropolitan Division crown should be tighter than it was last season, but has any team improved enough to dethrone the New York Rangers and lay claim to the third Metropolitan title in the division’s brief history.

Team Most Likely to Win: Tampa Bay Lightning, +225 After going to the Stanley Cup last year Tampa Bay brings back most of their roster including premier scorer Steve Stamkos […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs already have had a successful offseason in hiring former Red  Wings coach Mike Babcock, although it took by far the biggest coaching contract in NHL history […]