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Florida Panthers
vs
Colorado Avalanche
Today's Featured Sports Pick

Game Date:
03/03/2016
9:05pm EST

Lines:
Florida -1.5
Colorado +1.5

Total:
Over 5 (-139)
Under 5 (+126)

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Florida Panthers and Colorado Avalanche Thread

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Colorado Avalanche
It might have been the T-shirt gun , or the possible hope that some exotic animal might show up, or maybe it's good-old reliability. Whatever the reason, TSN continues to be the go-to source for NHL blathering on trade deadline day. Despite a serious dearth of deals that meant anything to anyone other than the players' immediate families and the owners of moving companies, TSN dominated the ratings battle once again. The network without a national NHL deal averaged 180,000 viewers a minute over its eight-hour coverage on Monday (and honestly, it felt more like 48 hours considering the lack of action) – more than double the 76,000 average by NHL-rich Sportsnet. Not surprisingly, ratings were down this year as no doubt viewers drifted away (or off) as deals failed to materialize. TSN's numbers were down 12 per cent, while Sportsnet's dropped 1 per cent. But both experienced pretty significant increases on the digital side, with TSN reporting a 30 per cent boost and Sportsnet a 20 per cent hike. That, as everyone keeps telling us, is the future. As if you needed more evidence regarding the power of this eight-hour blatherfest, consider that an average of 180,000 viewers watched TSN's deadline-day preview show on Sunday – more than the number who bothered to watch the division-leading Toronto Raptors play that night. When Rogers mortgaged its future on the NHL two seasons back, many predicted doom for TSN, hockey being the lifeblood of Canadian sports television and all. Sure enough, TSN has gone from dominating the sports landscape to second place. But it has continued to rule the day on trade coverage. That's not entirely surprising. After all, TSN invented this day of chatter and turned it into a sort of national holiday for hockey buffs. Despite the lack of activity on Monday, the "event" amassed 61 million #tradecentre mentions on Twitter – the kind of number World War II would have done had Twitter been around then. In addition, TSN's stable of commentators has established itself as credible and the source of all trade-related information – something that Sportsnet has yet to do. Sportsnet may one day cut into TSN's dominance on trade day, given its dominance on the national hockey scene. But it's looking more and more like that day is a long way off. While trade day was great news for TSN, this year's Tournament of Hearts was not. Ratings for Sunday's final were down 20 per cent from last year. Here are the most-watched sports events on English-language television for the past weekend, according to Numeris overnight ratings. Since trade-deadline day is considered a holiday for many who either call in sick or steal time at work, Monday's ratings have been included. 1. NHL, Leafs-Habs/Wings-Avalanche, Saturday, CBC-City, 1,660,000 2. Curling, Tournament of Hearts final, Sunday, TSN: 825,000 3. NHL, Senators at Flames, Saturday, CBC: 761,000 4. Curling, Tournament of Hearts semifinal, Saturday, TSN: 692,000 5. Curling, Tournament of Hearts page playoff, Saturday, TSN: 595,000 6. NHL, Lightning at Maple Leafs, Monday, TSN Regional: 538,000 7. Auto racing, NASCAR QuikTrip 500, Sunday, TSN: 321,000 (Fox audience not measured) 8. PGA, Honda Classic final round, Sunday, Global: 305,000 9. Curling, Tournament of Hearts Draw 17, Friday, TSN: 293,000 10. NHL, Sharks at Canucks, Sunday, Sportsnet: 275,000 11. NBA, Cavaliers at Raptors, Friday, Sportsnet One: 270,000 12. NHL, Jets at Penguins, Saturday, Sportsnet: 241,000 13. Curling, Tournament of Hearts tiebreaker, Friday, TSN: 237,000 14. PGA, Honda Classic third round, Saturday, Global: 200,000 15. Figure skating, Four Continents, Saturday, CBC: 193,000 16. NHL, Trade Deadline, Monday, TSN: 180,000 16. NHL, Trade Deadline preview, Sunday, TSN: 180,000 18.  Diving, World Cup, Saturday, CBC: 171,000 19. Diving, World Cup, Sunday, CBC: 168,000 20. NBA, Raptors at Pistons, Sunday, Sportsnet One: 165,000 21. NHL, Detroit at Colorado alumni game, Friday, Sportsnet: 159,000 22.  NHL, Trade Deadline recap, Monday, TSN: 153,000 23. Bobsleigh, World Cup, Saturday, CBC: 143,000 24.  Speed Skating, World Sprint Championships, Sunday, CBC: 131,000 25. NHL, Capitals at Blackhawks, Sunday, Sportsnet: 126,000 THREE TO WATCH The boys of spring – There's nothing that warms a chill late-winter breeze more than the mere thought of baseball spring training. Imagine what a game will do to your winter-weary spirits. The Toronto Blue Jays, who were last seen simultaneously raising and crushing the spirits of Canadians last fall, are back on the field against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, 1 p.m. ET (Sportsnet). Rocks around the clock – The 2016 Brier is being promoted as possibly the most exciting in curling history, which actually may be an understatement. The field is filled with big names and powerful teams, including Ontario's Glenn Howard. He's not only aiming for his fifth championship, but is trying to win his first with son Scott in tow. It all starts Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET (TSN) and continues until March 13. Footy in the door – Could this be the year that Toronto FC finally breaks through and establishes itself as a contender in the MLS? Fans of the beleaguered soccer franchise might get an indication of that when the MLS season opens (Sunday, 1:30 p.m. ET, TSN4) as TFC travels east to take on the New York Red Bulls, with Montreal at Vancouver later on (Sunday, 5:30 p.m. ET, TSN1/3).   Continue to Article
March 03, 2016 9:35:am EST
Colorado Avalanche
Anaheim sat 16 points out of the Pacific Division lead six weeks ago and was just beginning to recover from a dismal start to the season after being a popular pick to make a deep postseason run. Suddenly, the Ducks are tied atop the division and making their case as strong contenders in the Western Conference. Anaheim (35-19-8) opened the season by scoring 10 goals in its first 10 games, losing nine of them while becoming the league's early disappointment after finishing a victory short of reaching the Stanley Cup Final in 2014-15. Continue to Article
March 03, 2016 2:22:am EST
Florida Panthers
With a broken foot, Alex Ovechkin once got on a plane the day after the Washington Capitals were eliminated from the playoffs to represent Russia at the world hockey championship. It's something he'll gladly do again at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. The three-time NHL MVP headlined Russia's initial, 16-man roster for the World Cup of Hockey announced Wednesday. Continue to Article
March 02, 2016 3:46:am EST
Colorado Avalanche
No. 1 Star: Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers Tuesday night was the first of many showdowns between McDavid and Jack Eichel. The Oilers forward came out on top in this particular meeting. He scored one goal within 22 seconds of puck drop . His second goal of the game came off of a failed Eichel attempt in overtime . No. 2 Star: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Ottawa Senators In the final three minutes of the third period, the forward scored two goals to tie the game against St. Louis. His second goal came with 0.1-seconds left on the clock. The Sens would drop the game in the 11 round of the shootout. No. 3 Star: Kari Lehtonen, Dallas Stars This has nothing to do with how he played. He took a Shea Weber shot to the groin and lived to tell about it. He needed a little time to collect himself but he stayed in the game. Kari hit where nobody wants to be hit. He's still in. pic.twitter.com/9RbHU5sZ1R — Dylan Nadwodny (@dnadders) March 2, 2016 Honorable Mention:  Congrats to Derek Ryan of the Carolina Hurricanes. Playing in his first NHL game at 29-years-old, he scored the first goal of his career on the power play to tie the game for the 'Canes. They went on to beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2.  ... Jyrki Jokipakka picked up an assist in his first game with the Calgary Flames. Lee Stempniak and John-Michael Liles made their debuts for the Boston Bruins since being acquired at the deadline. They were held without a shot and even on the night. Landon Ferraro and Patrice Bergeron scored in Boston's 2-1 victory ... Robin Lehner made 39 of 41 saves in the loss to Edmonton. Watch Sam Reinhart's incredible spin-o-rama backhand pass to Cal O'Reilly for the goal: ... Vladimir Tarasenko picked up his 30 goal of the season against the Senators. Jaden Schwartz had a goal and two assists. Patrik Berglund ended the shootout in the 11 round to give the Blues the win ... Braden Holtby earned win No. 40 of the season against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Niskanen netted the eventual game winner on the power play against his old team. Evgeni Malkin scored on helluva goal to open the game: ... Reilly Smith scored two goals for the Florida Panthers in their 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets. Vincent Trochek assisted on both of Smith's goals. Jaromir Jagr's 21 goal of the season was the game winner. Roberto Luongo improved to 27-15-6 on the season with 30 saves ... Minnesota went up 3-1 after one period against Colorado. The Avs came back to tie the game in the second. It was all Wild in the third period with two goals from Charlie Coyle and Nino Niederreiter's second tally for the 6-3 Wild win ... Pekka Rinne made 35 saves in the Nashville Predators 5-3 triumph over the Stars. Shea Weber had 3 points in 26:46 TOI. Calle Jarnkrok tallied Nashville's second goal of the game on a sweet deflection: ... Thomas Hickey had 2 points in the New York Islanders 3-2 win. Johnny Boychuk was credited with 7 shots on goal. He came back on the ice after taking a puck to the mouth to finish out the game. Thomas Greiss made 30 saves and picked up his 17 win of the season. Did You Know? Crosby held without a shot tonight for the first time in his regular season career vs. Capitals (36 GP). — Bob Grove (@bobgrove91) March 2, 2016 Dishonorable Mention: Dougie Hamilton returned to Boston for the first time as a member of the Calgary Flames. He was booed every time he touched the puck ... Craig Anderson left the game against St. Louis after appearing to tweak something in his lower body in the second period ... Semyon Varlamov played only one period for the Colorado Avalanche after giving up 3 Minnesota Wild goals on 12 shots ... Antti Niemi was chased after allowing 4 goals on 18 shots. Patrick Sharp played only 11:11 before leaving the game with an injury he suffered in the previous game ... Poor Dan Hamhuis. As if this week couldn't get worse. First he doesn't get traded. Then he redirected a puck into his own net. - - - - - - - Jen Neale is an editor for Puck Daddy on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email her at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com or follow her on Twitter! Follow @MsJenNeale_PD . MORE FROM YAHOO HOCKEY:   Continue to Article
March 02, 2016 2:54:am EST
Florida Panthers
Reilly Smith had two goals and Jaromir Jagr scored the winner to send the Florida Panthers past the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Tuesday night. Smith's goals were his 20th and 21st of the season for Florida, which snapped a first-place tie with Tampa Bay in the Atlantic Division. Jagr scored his 21st, and Vincent Trocheck assisted on both of Smith's goals. Continue to Article
March 01, 2016 11:31:pm EST
 
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