The Leafs have lost the first two games of their three game Central Division road trip. They have the night off tonight, and then face the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. From then through Monday December 14 The Leafs will play only one game. There is a giant hole in the schedule from December 9th through the 14th. This may also explain why Bernier took the conditioning stint with The Marlies; he's not actually missing many games. Bernier will make his Marlies debut tonight in lovely Rochester, a city that's "Made for Living"

Speaking of goalies, James Reimer bumped his sv% one notch over Carey Price last night to 0.935%. GBSR!

Game Recap: Wild 1 - Maple Leafs 0 - Pension Plan Puppets
A recap to wake up to!

Wild beat tenacious Leafs in nervy affair - Hockey Wilderness
The Wild had a Jekyll-and-Hyde performance tonight as they downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 1-0. After a great start, the Wild were put under fire by Babcock's Leafs, but held strong through a tight match.

Last Night's Other Games

I am amazed something didn't go comically bad here.

This is goal 8, his 26th point for the season in 24 games.

TJ Oshie's celly involves sneezing.

This one is hard to see. The puck hits the post turns about 90 degrees and skims the goal line, shooting away from the net behind Luongo's back.

Someone is not happy.

Someone is about to have a suspension hearing.

Should Klas Dahlbeck receive supplemental discipline for this hit on Drew Miller? - Winging It In Motown
Just about 12 minutes into the first period of Thursday night's game between Detroit and Arizona, Drew Miller dumped a puck into the Coyotes' zone during a routine play and got hammered on a big...

Game Recaps

Avalanche Handle Rangers - Mile High Hockey
Wagner and Duchene score goals, Colorado claims another victory on the road.

Devils Entertained Their Dads, Blew Out Hurricanes, 5-1 - All About The Jersey
With their dads in attendance, the Devils players played quite well and blew away the Hurricanes, 5-1 with a three-goal second period.

Holtby Shines and Oshie Scores as Caps Down Habs 3-2 - Japers' Rink
The Capitals showed who owns the East on Thursday night in Montreal as the team from DC downed the Canadiens 3-2.

Hoffman, Sens down Panarin, Hawks with a 4-3 OT Win - Silver Seven
Your Thursday night game recap between the Blackhawks and the Senators

Red Wings 5 - Coyotes 1 - Winging It In Motown
The Red Wings dialed the clock back to 2007 and put together their best performance of the season against the feisty Coyotes.

Four Unlike Before - Litter Box Cats
Florida earned their first win in Nashville in 16 years.

Tom Gaglardi Feeds His Team Well, Team Reciprocates - Defending Big D
Because when is scoring goals not a really good thing?

Got A Piece of Texas Hockey History? The Dallas Stars Want to Hear From You - Defending Big D
The Stars are beginning to put together an archive of hockey history in the state and are looking for memorabilia and stories from the pre-NHL era.

From The Branches