A couple of days after the Boston/Montreal fightfest the Islanders and Penguins take it up a notch and get nearly 350 penalty mins between them aswell as the Isles winning 9-3.It's 1980's NHL all over again

The NHL trade deadline isn't for another 10 days but the teams have gone early with the trades with a lot of trading today.Boston are the big movers so far picking up Kaberle from the Leafs and Peverly from the trashers.

Bruins beat the Flames 3-1

Chicago sign up Seabrook on a 5 year deal for $29million.They now have 11 players on $48 million for next season,somebody on big money will need to be traded or waived to fit everybody in under the cap.

Hoping the Leafs can keep winning. Rangers are now well and truly in the dogfight

The race for the last places in the playoffs in the East and the West look likely to go down to the last games of the season,could benefit the teams going for the last few places as when the playoffs start they'll have been playing playoff style hockey for weeks.

The Flyers and Rangers was like that last year. a back to back home and away game.

Looks like the Blackhawks have finally got over their Stanley cup 'Hangover' as they won their 8 game in a row last night beating the Leafs 5-3,it might be too late the catch the Wings in the division but a return to the playoffs are now on when a few weeks ago it was looking a bit dodgy.

There are a couple of weeks left on the regular season now and it looks like the top 8 are set in the East unless Buffalo has a meltdown but the final places are still up for grabs in the West with the Blackhawks holding the last place for now.

Great 3-2 OT win for the Blackhawks last night in Detroit with ex Wings player Hossa silencing all the boos he got in the game with the winner.On to another original six match-up tonight with a game in Boston.