Falling asleep to the Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets game last night restored just a tiny bit of normalcy to the “I’ve seen the same four walls for more than four months” life I’m living these days.
Today’s match of the day pick in the Western Conference is a no-brainer: the Dallas Stars finally return to our screens after more than 140 days. It’s the longest break between a regular season and playoff game in league history, and outside of a lockout year, even longer than a normal offseason lasts. (Thankfully, the league and the players association agreed on an extension of the CBA so we don’t have to worry about labor disruption in a few years, a nice change for this league.)
Today’s slate of games includes three matchups, including:
- 3 PM CDT: Dallas Stars vs Nashville Predators (FSSW locally / NHL Network nationally)
- 6 PM CDT: Boston Bruins @ Columbus Blue Jackets (NHL Network)
- 9 PM CDT: Vegas Golden Knights @ Arizona Coyotes (NHL Network)/