Boston Bruins vs New Jersey Devils Live Streaming

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7:00 pm EDT Mon Mar 15, 2010

Just when it looked like the New Jersey Devils had regained their swagger, they lost to one of the league’s worst teams. Trying to put a disappointing defeat behind them, the Devils hope to get their power play going as they meet the Boston Bruins on Monday night. New Jersey had a four-point lead atop the Eastern Conference on Jan. 12, but has since gone 8-13-2 to drop to fourth while relinquishing the Atlantic Division lead to Pittsburgh. The Devils appeared to be turning things around this week by winning two in a row for the first time in two months, including Friday’s 3-1 victory over the Penguins. The following night, however, they lost 4-2 to a last-place New York Islanders team which had dropped four straight, wasting an opportunity to tie for the division lead.

Coach Jacques Lemaire blamed the loss on an ineffective power play. The Devils went 0 for 4 including a 5-on-3 advantage for 49 seconds in the third. They also failed on all four opportunities with the man advantage against Pittsburgh and have one power-play goal in the last four games. New Jersey’s first opportunity to get its power play back on track comes against a Boston team that ranks among the league’s best in penalty killing at 85.7 percent. Ilya Kovalchuk has only one power-play goal in 12 games with New Jersey even though he’s among the NHL leaders with 11, but the veteran winger has still been finding the back of the net regularly.

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Edmonton Oilers vs Columbus Blue Jackets Live Streaming

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7:00 pm EDT Mon Mar 15, 2010

The Columbus Blue Jackets and Edmonton Oilers have the two worst records in the Western Conference, so it’s hardly surprising that their coaches were unhappy with the players’ efforts in their last games. The clubs conclude their season series Monday night as the Blue Jackets hope to get Rick Nash and Kristian Huselius back in the lineup. Columbus played without Nash, who has a team-high 57 points, and Huselius, third with 49, in a 5-1 home loss to St. Louis on Saturday. The Blue Jackets were outshot 26-11 through two periods as they trailed 3-0.

Edmonton coach Pat Quinn was saying essentially the same thing after his club fell 6-4 to the Maple Leafs in his return to Toronto on Saturday. The Oilers fell behind 5-1 in the second period, allowing three goals in a 1:26 span. Nash missed the last three games with a lower-body injury and Huselius sat out three of the last four with an upper-body injury. Noel believes both may return Monday. Nash has a team-high nine power-play goals and Huselius eight, and they were sorely missed against the Blues. Columbus went 0 for 6 with the man advantage. The Blue Jackets have not had many shots on goal overall in recent games, with 21 in a 2-1 win over Atlanta on Thursday and a season-low 11 in a 6-0 defeat at Los Angeles last Monday.

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Detroit Red Wings vs Calgary Flames Live Streaming

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9:30 pm EDT Mon Mar 15, 2010

The Detroit Red Wings understand every game is critical while trying to make the playoffs. Especially one against a team like the Calgary Flames, who are looking to do the same. Trying for a third consecutive victory, the visiting Red Wings have a chance to avenge their latest loss as they face the Flames for the second time in seven days Monday night. Having not missed the playoffs since the 1989-90 season, Detroit is doing all it can to prevent the end of that streak. The Red Wings have won four of five and currently hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, one point ahead of ninth-place Calgary.

It was the Flames, however, who rallied to score three unanswered goals in the third period to hand Detroit its most recent loss, 4-2 at Joe Louis Arena on Tuesday. The two-time defending conference champions don’t have to wait long for a shot at avenging that defeat as they open a three-game western Canadian trip Monday in Calgary. The Red Wings should be after a 3-2 overtime home win over Buffalo on Saturday. Pavel Datsyuk and Patrick Eaves scored in regulation, then Brian Rafalski added the winner 31 seconds into overtime for the Red Wings, who’ve won five of seven since the Olympic break. Rafalski had two assists while Datsyuk added a goal Tuesday against the Flames, who’ve won two of the three meetings between the teams this season. Datsyuk has four goals in his last five games overall.

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New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers Live Streaming

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7:00 pm EDT Mon Mar 15, 2010

In a season where little has gone right, the New York Knicks have managed to produce a few positive moments here and there. The visiting Knicks look to build off one of those efforts while trying to hand the Philadelphia 76ers a fifth consecutive loss Monday night. On pace to miss the playoffs for the sixth straight season and on the wrong end of numerous blowout losses in 2009-10, New York is coming off one of its most memorable victories in some time. Bill Walker scored a career-high 23 points and Wilson Chandler added 22 as the Knicks snapped Dallas’ 13-game winning streak with a 128-94 road win Saturday night.

The Knicks shot 56.2 percent and avenged a 50-point loss to the Mavericks in January by winning for the fourth time in 18 games. The victory should give New York some confidence as it tries to win consecutive games in Philadelphia for the first time since April 3-Dec. 17, 2004. David Lee scored 24 points and Chandler had 18 as the Knicks snapped a nine-game road skid against the 76ers with a 93-92 win on Jan. 13. Walker was toiling on the bench with Boston in January, but he’s starting to play well after being traded to New York last month in a deal that sent disgruntled guard Nate Robinson to the Celtics. The second-year swingman is averaging 11.4 points in 11 games with his new team, and he’s scored 22.0 per game while shooting 17 of 25 in his last two contests.

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Detroit Pistons vs Boston Celtics Live Streaming

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8:00 pm EDT Mon Mar 15, 2010

It was a rough week for the Boston Celtics. A visit from the lowly Detroit Pistons to open a brief home stretch could help them get back on track. Coming off another disappointing loss to the top team in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics look to bounce against the struggling Pistons on Monday night. Boston shot 40.0 percent and allowed LeBron James to score 24 of his 30 points in the second half of a 104-93 loss at Cleveland on Sunday. It was the Celtics’ second consecutive decisive loss to the East leaders, and it concluded a six-day stretch where the Atlantic Division leaders went 1-3 after winning four in a row.

Though the aging Celtics have a comfortable division lead, they are fourth in the East, 10 games behind the Cavaliers and looking like a team that’s playing tired, rather than inspired. Though Boston’s big three of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen are in their 30s, they are still some of the NBA’s top all-around players. Allen scored 20 points while Pierce and Garnett each had 18 on Sunday. As a group, however, Boston’s struggles have come on both ends of the court. Boston has been held to 93 or fewer points in four of five games, and it’s allowed an average of 106.0 in its last three.

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Denver Nuggets vs Houston Rockets Live Streaming

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8:30 pm EDT Mon Mar 15, 2010

The Denver Nuggets last swept a road trip of at least four games five seasons ago. The Nuggets can accomplish that feat again and extend their win streak to seven Monday night as they go for their first season sweep of the Houston Rockets in 32 years. Denver owns the longest current win streak in the Western Conference and is one-half game ahead of Dallas in the race for the No. 2 seed. The Nuggets are three games behind the Los Angeles Lakers. With Adrian Dantley filling in as coach while George Karl undergoes cancer treatments, Denver has trailed at halftime in every game of this trip. The Nuggets’ latest rally featured one of their best fourth quarters of the season.

Denver was down six at the half and tied after three periods Saturday, but scored 40 points in the fourth and won 125-108 at Memphis. Reserve J.R. Smith had 16 of his 30 in the final period, which the Nuggets opened on a 12-0 run. Four other reserves combined for 27 points, and backup point guard Anthony Carter added seven assists in less than 17 minutes. The Nuggets last swept a four-game trip April 2-8, 2005. Smith averaged 21.5 points as Denver won the first two matchups of the season with the Rockets, whom the Nuggets have not swept since going 3-0 in 1977-78. Carmelo Anthony missed Denver’s last two visits to Houston, where he has had his share of problems. His 19.2 scoring average at Toyota Center is his worst in any arena and his 38.8 field-goal percentage is his second worst.

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Washington Wizards vs Utah Jazz Live Streaming

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9:00 pm EDT Mon Mar 15, 2010

A four-game road trip seemed to wear the Utah Jazz down. Their schedule, though, hasn’t been nearly as grueling as the Washington Wizards’. In danger of losing three straight for the second time this season, the Jazz return home Monday night to face a Wizards team that will continue a grueling stretch. Utah has lost back-to-back games for the first time since a season-worst three-game skid from Dec. 31-Jan. 4. After winning their previous four, the Jazz stumbled down the stretch of their trip. Despite shooting 57.9 percent from 3-point range, Utah lost 119-111 to Oklahoma City on Sunday night in a matchup of teams jockeying for playoff position in the Western Conference. The Jazz are in fourth place, one-half game ahead of the Thunder. Injuries certainly didn’t help Utah’s cause. Center Mehmet Okur and forward Andrei Kirilenko were missing from the starting lineup, and the pair are questionable for this game.

Okur was held out after playing a season-high 41 minutes in a 95-87 loss to Milwaukee on Friday night. Kirilenko left that game in the second half. Okur and Kirilenko are the team’s third- and fourth-leading scorers, respectively, combining for 25.0 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. Paul Millsap started for Okur and C.J. Miles took Kirilenko’s spot. Wesley Matthews, who has started 13 straight games since Ronnie Brewer was traded to Memphis on Feb. 18, is coming off an outstanding game. The undrafted rookie guard made six 3-pointers and scored a season-high 29 points. Matthews is shooting 56.0 percent from beyond the arc over his last 11 games. He poses a tough challenge for a perimeter defense on a team that has gotten little rest.

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Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors Live Streaming

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10:30 pm EDT Mon Mar 15, 2010

After enduring a rare losing streak, the Los Angeles Lakers believe a road win over a Pacific Division rival is just what they needed to regain their confidence. The Western Conference-leading Lakers look to build on that victory and continue their dominance over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night at Oracle Arena. Los Angeles has looked poised to repeat as the NBA champion for much of the season before a three-game skid earlier this month - its first in more than two years - seemed to knock the team off course. The Lakers snapped the losing streak with an uninspiring two-point win over slumping Toronto on Tuesday, but were still in need of a more impressive victory to reclaim their swagger.

Los Angeles got just that with Friday’s 102-96 win at Phoenix, which entered with one of the league’s best home records at 24-8. All five Lakers starters scored at least 15 and the team withstood a late rally to end a four-game road slide. Kobe Bryant was slowed by an injured hand but still finished with team highs of 21 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. The 12-time All-Star was encouraged by the team’s physical presence on defense and ability to hold the league’s highest-scoring team more than 13 points below its average. The Lakers, three games ahead of Denver atop the West, will face another defensive test with a game against the high-flying Warriors, who average 107.4 points.

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New Orleans Hornets vs Los Angeles Clippers Live Streaming

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10:30 pm EDT Mon Mar 15, 2010

The banged-up New Orleans Hornets are struggling through their worst stretch of a once-promising season. Perhaps a matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers can give their confidence a boost. In danger of losing an eighth straight road game, the Hornets look to extend a 12-game winning streak against the lowly Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night. New Orleans is 7-14 since losing Chris Paul to a knee injury. The three-time All Star may be a week away from returning, but it’s too late for the Hornets to make a playoff push. Trailing eighth-place Portland by 7 1/2 games in the Western Conference, New Orleans has virtually taken itself out of the postseason race with its poor play. A loss to Los Angeles would give the Hornets eight straight road defeats for the first time since the 2004-05 season.

New Orleans has lost nine of 11 overall, allowing 108.9 points per game. The Hornets, though, have been much tougher defensively against the Clippers, surrendering an average of 90.2 points during their winning streak against them. The Clippers have lost seven straight overall entering their final contest with the Hornets this season. Still, even this might be a matchup too tough for an injury-riddled New Orleans team to overcome. The Hornets have dressed the league minimum eight players the past two games, including a 120-106 loss to Phoenix on Sunday night. Peja Stojakovic has missed three straight games and will miss at least another 10 days, and James Posey has been out the past two games due to flulike symptoms. Posey’s status is uncertain.

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