Hockey Night in Canada Cheat Sheet: Oct. 11

Hockey Night in Canada Cheat Sheet: Oct. 11
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Hockey Night in Canada Cheat Sheet: Oct. 11 - Sportsnet.ca
Jeff Simmons
  October 10, 2014, 1:44 PM
Jeff Simmons   October 10, 2014, 1:44 PM
Get ready for smorgasbord of hockey on Saturday. Rogers has you covered for the first Hockey Night in Canada of the 2014-15 season with seven different games featuring all seven Canadian teams.

In the Cheat Sheet each week, we’ll provide everything you need to know for Hockey Night in Canada:

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Note: All games below are listed in Eastern time.

The 7:00 p.m. games:

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
Channel: CBC
Broadcast crew: Jim Hughson, Craig Simpson, Glenn Healy
Game notes: In 28 career games against Toronto, Sidney Crosby has 20 goals and 23 assists…Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier has never registered a win against the Penguins.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers
Channel: City
Broadcast crew: Dave Randorf, Garry Galley
Game notes: Montreal went 1-2 against the Flyers last season…Flyers star forward Claude Giroux didn’t register a goal in October last year.

Ottawa Senators vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
Channel: Sportsnet ONE
Broadcast crew: Bob Cole, Greg Millen. Oh, baby.

Game notes: Lightning forward Ondrej Palat tore up the Senators last season (nine points in five games)..Ex-Sens goalie Ben Bishop finished with a 3-0-1 record against Ottawa in 2013-14 with a save percentage of .910.

Calgary Flames vs. St. Louis Blues
Channel: Sportsnet 360
Broadcast crew: Rick Ball, Kelly Hrudey
Game notes:Jay Bouwmeester had two assists and averaged over 25:00 minutes per game against the Flames in 2013-14…Calgary won only 16 of 41 road games last year.

Also on Rogers: Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins (FX)

The 10:00 p.m. games:

Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks
Channel: CBC
Broadcast crew: Paul Romanuk, Mike Johnson
Game notes: Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller has only allowed 12 goals in seven career games against the Oilers…Taylor Hall didn’t score a goal but had five assists in five games against Vancouver last year.

Winnipeg Jets vs. San Jose Sharks
Channel: Sportsnet 360
Broadcast crew: Kevin Quinn, John Garrett
Game notes: Evander Kane suffered a lower-body injury Thursday. His status for Saturday is unclear…Winnipeg won two of three games against the Sharks in 2013-14.