Mark Barberio has looked solid recently, playing in eight of the past nine games for the Lightning. He’s making the most out of his opportunity after struggling to get playing time on the Bolts deep blue line. [Tampa Bay Times]
The Syracuse Crunch has been generally successful as of late, but that’s certainly not due to special teamsl its power play is ranked 28th in the AHL, while the penalty kill is ranked 25th. [Syracuse.com]
. . . and the Crunch finally saw how poor special teams play can lose games. The club went 0-for-8 (!!) with the man-advantage on Wednesday afternoon and lost to the Rochester Americans, 4-1. [Syracuse.com]
There were many awesome things that came from the 2015 Winter Classic yesterday between the Capitals and the Blackhawks. Here are 24 of them. [Sportsnet]
But wait, there’s more! Pierre McGuire got just a little bit too close to Jonathan Toews in a pre-game interview. [Puck Daddy]
And, it wouldn’t be the Winter Classic without Doc Emrick calling the game. This is a pretty cool feature on the legendary broadcaster. [NPR]
The annual outdoor game ended in some controversy, however, as the Capitals won on a power play goal in the dying seconds after a hooking goal on Toews. [Scouting The Refs]
