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The Edmonton Oilers made a couple of deals, bringing in a new goaltender and taking on a long-term contract for a fourth line forward in the process. Nike Air Max 2016 Womens . Numbers Game looks at the Oilers adding Ben Scrivens and Matt Hendricks, while sending Devan Dubnyk to Nashville. The Oilers Get: G Ben Scrivens and LW Matt Hendricks. Scrivens is a 27-year-old who has played 51 NHL games in his career, so he has a limited track record but, in that time, he has a .917 save percentage, which isnt bad at all. Its certainly good enough to get a chance at some regular playing time in Edmonton and, considering how the Oilers season has gone, there should be plenty of opportunity for Scrivens and Ilya Bryzgalov to compete the rest of the way as they audition for next season. Both Scrivens and Bryzgalov will be unrestricted free agents in the summer, so its entirely possible that Edmonton could be starting from scratch on the goaltending market in the summer, but there is also a real opportunity for Scrivens to seize the opportunity and, if he plays well, earn a contract offer that will make him the likely starter. It cant hurt Scrivens that he has experience playing for Oilers head coach Dallas Eakins (with the AHL Toronto Marlies, where Scrivens had a .923 save percentage in 94 games) and if Scrivens plays well the rest of the way, Eakins could be comfortable moving forward with him as the No. 1 or even as part of a timeshare with another goaltender. Scrivens makes a miniscule $550,000 this season but, provided he plays well, will be due for a decent raise -- maybe something in the neighbourhood of $2.5-million per -- as an unrestricted free agent. Hendricks, 32, is a warrior, who has battled his way into the NHL, finally sticking as a 28-year-old. Theres no denying his toughness -- he has 48 fights in the past five seasons -- his face-off skill or, even, some career shootout success (9-for-17, 52.9%), but to take on a four-year contract, at $1.85-million per, for a player with those skills is highly questionable. Its not that the addition of Hendricks is going to be a backbreaker for the Oilers, but money matters, whether its in relation to the salary cap or an internal budget and paying nearly $2-million for a fourth-line winger is not how the best teams are building their rosters and its the term that is troubling. When we know how hard Hendricks has played throughout his career, who would feel good about his chances of staying healthy and (relatively) productive through age 35? The Oilers needed more toughness on the lower half of their forward depth chart, and thats fine, but making that financial commitment for toughness has not been the typical approach for successful teams, so if Hendricks provides value for the Oilers, more power to them, but it looks like a lot to pay for the role he plays. The Predators Get: G Devan Dubnyk. Part of the reason that the Oilers were expected to compete for a playoff spot this season is that Dubnyk, 27, was a solid, if under-appreciated puckstopper in recent seasons. From 2010-2011 through 2012-2013, Dubnyk had a .917 save percentage. Among goaltenders with at least 100 games in that span, that placed Dubnyk 12th, in the same territory as Sergei Bobrovsky, Kari Lehtonen and Carey Price; pretty good company. Then the season started and Dubnyk couldnt do anything right. In his first eight appearances, he allowed at least three goals seven times, posting an .878 save percentage, and it hasnt been much better since. Dubnyks .894 save percentage ranks 39th out of 39 goalies to play at least 20 games this season. Had he been an average starting goaltender, with a .913 save percentage, that would have saved the Oilers close to 17 goals, which isnt nearly enough to make them competitive, but they might not have been staring at a lottery pick right from the first month of the season. In any case, Dubnyk gets a fresh start, with a track record that suggests he deserves one. With Pekka Rinne injured, and with no timetable for his return, the Predators have been making do with Marek Mazanec and Carter Hutton, and while they have had some decent games, they rank 33rd and 34th, respectively, on that list of 39 goaltenders, both posting .902 save percentages this season. Nashville, currently eight points out of a playoff spot, realizes that theyre not likely to make up that ground with their goaltenders stopping 90.2% of the shots they face, so why not take a chance on Dubnyk rebounding? If he performs closer to his career norms, maybe the Predators can scramble into the playoff picture. If not, no big deal, because the Oilers retained some of the salary on Dubnyks contract (which pays $3.5-million per) and he will be an unrestricted free agent at seasons end, making it a low-risk move for the Predators. The move is even better, from Nashville standards, because they managed to get out from under the four-year term on Hendricks contract. Hes a gritty fourth-line forward, who is paid too much for that role, but the Predators can give Rich Clune more consistent playing time and/or recall Filip Forsberg or Taylor Beck, moving a winger like Gabriel Bourque down the depth chart, if need be. The Kings Get: A third-round pick. When Jonathan Quick was injured earlier in the year and the Kings were forced to recall Martin Jones, the Kings found out that they had another NHL-ready goaltender in the system and with Scrivens heading towards unrestricted free agency at seasons end, there was an opportunity to deal Scrivens, and open up a spot on the NHL roster for Jones, while adding an asset in the form of a draft pick. Jones was spectacular in his first NHL action, going 8-3 with a 1.41 goals against average and .950 save percentage in 11 games. That wont continue, because hes not superhuman, but the 6-foot-4, 24-year-old is a quality prospect, one that has posted a .922 save percentage in 151 AHL games, and is worthy of promotion. Working out the Kings depth chart, Jones promotion also means that Jean-Francois Berube, a fourth-round pick in 2009, should get the bulk of the starts for Manchester in the AHL, but with Quick and Jones in Los Angeles, there is no urgency for more goaltending. 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The Canadiens have the potential to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since 2010 with a 3-0 series lead over the Tampa Bay Lightning.(Sports Network) - Phoenix pulled out a desperate victory last time out to move into a tie for the Pacific Division lead with the Dallas, which is looking to prevent a tailspin of its own. The Coyotes and re-energized Stars battle tonight with first place on the line. Catch the action on TSN2, beginning at 8pm et/5pm pt. Phoenix trailed by two goals heading into the third period of Sundays clash with Edmonton and got goals from Ray Whitney and Raffi Torres to force overtime. Torres game-tying tally came with 2:23 to play in regulation and Whitney then added the shootout winner to key a 3-2 victory. The triumph gave the Coyotes 83 points on the season, the same number as the Stars. Dallas, though, holds the top spot in the division because it has a game in hand, having 10 contests left to Phoenix nine. Despite both clubs being in contention for a division title, the loser of tonights meeting could fall out of the playoff picture. The Colorado Avalanche also have 83 points and sit eighth overall in the West, while both the Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks are just a point back with 82. All three teams are also in action tonight, with the Kings hosting the Sharks and the Avs welcoming the Flames, who are 11th with 81 points. Phoenixs victory on Sunday was just its third this month (3-5-2) and was keyed by 36 saves from Mike Smith. "That wasnt the way the game plan was drawn up," said Phoenix coach Dave Tippett, who earned his 400th career win. "After the second period we just went in to ultimate desperation mode. We were pushing hard and we found a way to get points." Forward Radim Vrbata was back in action after missing two games due to illness, but he suffered an undisclosed injury during the game. So did fellow forward Taylor Pyatt, while defenseman Adrian Aucoin is doubtful for this game because of a lower-body issue. Phoenix wraps a four-game road trip tonight against a Dallas team that has been off since Fridays 4-1 setback to Chicago. The brief break should give the Stars some energy over the regular seasons final stretch and captain Brenden Morrow is hoping his team will take advantage. "Maybe in years past, weve wanted teams to do us favors and help us win and thats hurt us. Weve just got to worry about our games and what we can control and thats Phoenix tomorrow," Morrow said on Monday. The Stars will try to avoid losing three straight for the first time since Feb. 10-14 and had won six straight before a setback in Winnipeg last Wednesday. They made it back-to-back losses versus Chicago, giving up a goal 10 seconds into the game and trailing 2-0 before the contest was two minutes old. "You cant start a game like that," said Dallas Jamie Benn, who scored his teams only goal late in the third. "We put ourselves in a hole 3-4 minutes in and you never want to do that against a good team like Chicago." Kari Lehtonen was tagged for all four goals on 31 shots as the Stars fell to 10-2-1 over their past 13 games and 20-13-3 at home this season. Dallas lost the opener of a four-game homestand and played without defenseman Sheldon Souray (charley horse) and forward Radek Dvorak (ankle) due to injury. Both are probable to return for tonight. The Stars won their first two meetings with the Coyotes this season in a shootout, but Phoenix has responded with three straight wiins. Nike Air Max 90 Essential Australia. The Coyotes took a 2-1 overtime victory in the most recent encounter on Feb. 18 in Phoenix, with Vrbata netting the game-winner 1:15 into the bonus frame. That was part of an 11-0-1 February for the Coyotes, who have won six of their past nine in Dallas. Seven of the past nine games between these clubs have been decided by just a single goal. Surging Kings host Sharks in key Western battle (Sports Network) - The Kings are putting together a surge that they hope will get them into the playoffs. The Sharks, meanwhile, are looking to bounce back from a missed opportunity. The two Pacific Division rivals will see plenty of each other down the stretch, beginning with tonights battle in Los Angeles. The Kings have matched their longest winning streak of the season, winning four straight to push their point total to 82. That matches the Sharks, for ninth overall in the Western Conference, just a point back of the Stars, Coyotes and Avalanche for a playoff spot. Due to number of games played, Dallas currently leads the Pacific Division and battles seventh-seeded Phoenix tonight. Eighth-place Colorado is also in action as it hosts a Calgary team that is a point behind Los Angeles and San Jose. Both the Kings and Sharks have 10 games left on the season and that includes a season-ending home-and-home series against each other that begins in Los Angeles on April 5 and ends in San Jose two days later. The Sharks have sandwiched a pair of home wins around a 2-0 loss in Los Angeles this season and have won seven of the past 11 encounters overall. They have lost three straight in LA. San Jose had a chance to jump into first place in the division last night with a third straight win, but instead lost a 5-3 game to Anaheim. Ryane Clowe had a goal and assisted on scores by Martin Havlat and Joe Pavelski, while Antti Niemi gave up four goals on 26 shots before getting pulled in favor of Thomas Greiss. The backup made 13 saves in relief. "Its disappointing. We could have hopped over a bunch of teams tonight," said Sharks captain Joe Thornton. "But thats sports and its unfortunate we just didnt win. We cant feel sorry for ourselves. We have to go to LA and play hard tomorrow." San Jose should be encouraged by the play of Havlat, who returned last week from a 39-game absence due to a hamstring injury. He has three goals and an assist in three games back. Hell look to continue that surge tonight against the Kings, who will try to win five in a row for the first time since a six-game winning streak from Oct. 28-Nov. 13 of last season. Their current run was extended on Saturday with a 4-2 triumph over the Predators. Anze Kopitar scored in his third straight game, lighting the lamp in the first period, while Dustin Penner, Dwight King and Kyle Clifford broke open a tie game with third-period tallies. Penner also had an assist and backup goaltender Jonathan Bernier made 19 saves in Los Angeles seventh victory in nine games. "Weve been playing really well, this is playoff hockey for us," said Los Angeles Trevor Lewis, who had two assists. "We just have to keep it going now. We kept pouring it on in the third, and it worked for us." 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