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7:00 pm EST Fri Jan 8, 2010

Despite their latest effort, the Colorado Avalanche have reason for confidence when playing a team from the Eastern Conference - especially when that opponent is the Carolina Hurricanes. The Avalanche look to bounce back from a rare interconference loss when they visit the league-worst Hurricanes on Friday night. Matt Hendricks and Chris Stewart each scored Wednesday, but Colorado (24-14-6) couldn’t hold an early lead and fell 3-2 at home to the New York Islanders for their second loss in three games.

Even after Wednesday’s setback, the Avalanche are 8-3-1 against the East, with five of those victories coming on the road. Colorado plays at Buffalo on Saturday. Colorado has been particularly successful against the Hurricanes. The Avalanche have won six of seven in the series and are 5-1-0 with a tie all-time at Carolina since the franchise relocated from Hartford prior to the 1997-98 season. Stastny has only one assist in his last four games overall - matching his worst output over any four-game stretch this season - but tallied two goals and an assist in Colorado’s 5-4 home win over Carolina on Oct. 23. The recently-named U.S. Olympian has five points in three career games against the Hurricanes.

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7:00 pm EST Fri Jan 8, 2010

The New Jersey Devils have never won three straight at home via shutout. The way Martin Brodeur is playing, they definitely have a chance at accomplishing this feat. With Brodeur expected to be in net, the Eastern Conference-leading Devils will try to win their seventh straight at home and 11th in a row over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night. After making 32 saves in his previous home start - a 2-0 victory over Pittsburgh on Dec. 30 - Brodeur stopped 28 shots and extended his league record with his 106th career shutout in Tuesday’s 4-0 win over Dallas. Brodeur, who leads the NHL with 27 wins, has three shutouts in his last seven starts and is among the league leaders with five.

Brodeur, 3-0-0 with a 1.91 GAA in three starts versus the Lightning this season, has won six consecutive starts in this matchup. He anchors a defense that is among the best in the NHL, allowing 2.15 goals per game. New Jersey, which has outscored opponents 19-6 during its home winning streak, has won all three matchups with the Lightning this season by one goal. The last five games between these clubs have been decided by one goal, with six of the last eight finished after regulation.

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7:30 pm EST Fri Jan 8, 2010

The Buffalo Sabres snapped their trend of sluggish home starts in record-setting fashion. They also started slowly in four meetings with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, but those games all ended up as Buffalo victories. The Sabres will try to extend their season-high five-game win streak Friday night with a 10th consecutive victory over the visiting Maple Leafs. Before the opener of a three-game homestand Wednesday night, Buffalo (27-11-4) had been outscored 4-1 and outshot 54-20 in the first period of its previous five at HSBC Arena. The Sabres, though, scored three times in the first 2:11 against Tampa Bay en route to a 5-3 victory.

Tyler Myers , Jochen Hecht and Clarke MacArthur gave the Sabres the fastest three-goal start in team history. They also helped Buffalo earn its 15th victory in 21 games and extend an eight-game home point streak (6-0-2). The Northeast Division leaders are looking for their first six-game win streak since Dec. 12-22, 2007, and their longest point streak at home since a nine-game run from Jan. 17-March 2, 2007. Buffalo could have a good chance to achieve that if it continues its offensive surge. The Sabres scored at least four goals in four of the past five games and at least four in three straight home wins.

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8:30 pm EST Fri Jan 8, 2010

The New York Islanders are putting together one of their best stretches of the season. Now that Kyle Okposo has found the net again, it could get even better. Okposo and the Islanders will aim for their sixth win in eight games Friday night when they pay a rare visit to the struggling Dallas Stars. New York (18-18-8) has won five of seven (5-1-1) and is in position to win three in a row for the first time since a season-high four-game run Oct. 28-Nov. 2. The Islanders are also 3-0-1 in their last four road games, with each decided by one goal.

They defeated Colorado 3-2 on Wednesday to open a three-game trip. Okposo netted the game-winner with 3:17 to play, scoring his seventh goal of the season, but just his second in his last 24 games. Despite his slump, Okposo is tied with left wing Matt Moulson and rookie center John Tavares for the team lead with 28 points. Gordon will likely opt to keep Dwayne Roloson in net, while Rick DiPietro acts as his backup. Roloson is 5-0-1 with a 2.06 goals-against average in his last six games, but is 1-4-0 with a tie and a 3.55 GAA in seven career starts at Dallas (18-14-11).

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9:00 pm EST Fri Jan 8, 2010

The Calgary Flames’ top line was a big part of the team’s season-best five-game winning streak, and its lack of production helped that run come to an end. As the Flames look to re-establish themselves offensively, a visit from the last-place Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night might be just what they need. Calgary (25-13-5) saw its five-game winning streak snapped Wednesday with a 4-1 loss at Minnesota. The Flames’ top line of Jarome Iginla , Curtis Glencross and Daymond Langkow mustered five shots and no points against the Wild after combining for five goals and nine assists during the winning streak.

Calgary may have an ideal chance to rebound before Saturday’s visit to Vancouver, with which it shares the Northwest Division lead, as it hosts Central Division cellar-dwelling Columbus (16-20-9). The Flames have taken two of three from the Blue Jackets this season, including a 6-3 victory Oct. 20 to extend their winning streak over Columbus at Pengrowth Saddledome to four. Calgary is 12-3-2 all-time at home in this series.

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