Tremendous Twenty - NHL Power Rankings

1. Nashville Predators (41-13-7, 89 pts)

2. Montreal Canadiens (39-16-5, 83 pts)

3. Anaheim Ducks (38-16-7, 83 pts)

4. New York Islanders (40-20-2, 82 pts)

5. St. Louis Blues (38-18-4, 80 pts)

6. New York Rangers (37-16-6, 80 pts)

7. Tampa Bay Lightning (37-19-6, 80 pts)

8. Chicago Blackhawks (36-20-5, 77 pts)

9. Pittsburgh Penguins (34-17-9, 77 pts)

10. Detroit Red Wings (33-15-11, 77 pts)

11. Washington Capitals (33-18-10, 76 pts)

12. Vancouver Canucks (35-22-3, 73 pts)

13. Winnipeg Jets (31-20-11, 73 pts)

14. Minnesota Wild (31-22-7, 69 pts)

15. Los Angeles Kings (29-18-12, 70 pts)

16. Calgary Flames (32-24-4, 68 pts)

17. San Jose Sharks (30-23-8, 68 pts)

18. Boston Bruins (29-22-9, 67 pts)

19. Florida Panthers (26-21-13, 65 pts)

20. Philadelphia Flyers (26-24-11, 63 pts)

Superior Sixteen - NBA Power Rankings

1. Golden State Warriors (44-10)

2. Atlanta Hawks (44-12)

3. Memphis Grizzlies (41-14)

4. Houston Rockets (38-18)

5. Cleveland Cavaliers (36-22)

6. Dallas Mavericks (39-20)

7. Portland Trail Blazers (36-19)

8. Los Angeles Clippers (37-20)

9. Toronto Raptors (37-20)

10. Chicago Bulls (36-21)

11. San Antonio Spurs (34-22)

12. Washington Wizards (33-24)

13. Oklahoma City Thunder (32-25)

14. Milwaukee Bucks (31-25)

15. New Orleans Pelicans (29-27)

16. Phoenix Suns (29-28)

Tremendous Twenty - NHL Power Rankings

1. Nashville Predators (30-10-4, 64 pts)

2. Anaheim Ducks (30-10-6, 66 pts)

3. New York Islanders (31-14-1, 63 pts)

4. St. Louis Blues (29-13-4, 62 pts)

5. Tampa Bay Lightning (29-14-4, 62 pts)

6. Montreal Canadiens (28-13-3, 59 pts)

7. New York Rangers (27-13-4, 58 pts)

8. Detroit Red Wings ( 26-11-9, 61 pts)

9. Pittsburgh Penguins (26-12-6, 58 pts)

10. Chicago Blackhawks (28-15-2, 58 pts)

11. Washington Capitals (24-13-8, 56 pts)

12. Winnipeg Jets (25-14-8, 58 pts)

13. Vancouver Canucks (26-15-3, 55 pts)

14. Boston Bruins (24-16-6, 54 pts)

15. Calgary Flames (25-18-3, 53 pts)

16. San Jose Sharks (24-17-6, 54 pts)

17. Florida Panthers (20-14-10, 50 pts)

18. Dallas Stars (21-17-7, 49 pts)

19. Los Angeles Kings (20-14-12, 52 pts)

20. Colorado Avalanche (19-18-10, 48 pts) 

Superior Sixteen - NBA Power Rankings

1. Golden State Warriors (33-6)

2. Atlanta Hawks (34-8)

3. Portland Trail Blazers (31-11)

4. Memphis Grizzlies (29-12)

5. Dallas Mavericks (29-13)

6. Houston Rockets (29-13)

7. Washington Wizards (29-13)

8. Los Angeles Clippers (28-14)

9. Toronto Raptors (27-14)

10. Chicago Bulls (27-16)

11. San Antonio Spurs (26-16)

12. Phoenix Suns (25-18)

13. Cleveland Cavaliers (22-20)

14. Milwaukee Bucks (21-20)

15. Oklahoma City (20-20)

16. New Orleans Pelicans (20-21)

NFL Divisional Playoff Round Picks

Saturday January 10th:

Baltimore vs New England at 4:35pm EST.
Favourite: Patriots
My Pick: Patriots

Carolina vs Seattle at 8:15pm EST.
Favourite: Seahawks
My Pick: Seahawks


Sunday January 11th:

Dallas vs Green Bay at 1:05pm EST.
Favourite: Packers
My Pick: Packers

Indianapolis vs Denver at 4:40pm EST.
Favourite: Broncos
My Pick: Broncos

World Juniors Recap - Gold Medal Game: Russia vs Canada

Final Score: 5-4 Canada 

Shots On Goal: Canada: 21   Russia: 30

Scoring Summary:

First Period:

Canada - Goal: Anthony Duclair (4)

                Unassisted 

Canada - Goal: Nick Paul (3)

                Assists: Brayden Point (1), Jake Virtanen (3)

Russia - Goal: Dimitri Yudin

               Assists: Anatoli Golyshev, Alexander Dergachyov)

Second Period:

Canada - Goal: Connor McDavid (3)

                Assists: Josh Morrissey (3)

Canada - Goal: Max Domi (5)

                Unassisted

Canada - Goal: Sam Reinhart (5)

                Assists: Max Domi (3)

Russia - PP Goal: Ivan Barbashev

              Assists: Pavel Buchnevich, Dimitri Yudin

Russia - Goal: Sergei Tolchinski

               Assists: Nikolai Goldobin, Rinat Valiev

Russia - PP Goal: Nikolai Goldobin

              Assists: Sergei Tolchinski, Vladislav Kamenev

Third Period:

Goaltenders:

Russia: I. Sorokin (15 Saves), I. Shestyorkin (1 Save)

Canada: Z. Fucale (26 Saves)

Players of the Game:

1) Max Domi: 1 Goal, 2 Assists, 2 Shots, +3

2) Zach Fucale: 26 Saves, Win

3) Nikolai Goldobin: 1 Goal, 1 Assist, 5 Shots

*Canada Wins the Gold Medal for the first time since 2009

World Juniors Recap - Game 6: Slovakia vs Canada

Final Score: 5-1 Canada

Shots On Goal: Canada: 44   Slovakia: 15

Scoring Summary:

First Period:

Canada - PP Goal: Nic Petan (2)
                Assists: Connor McDavid (4), Curtis Lazar (2)


Second Period:

Canada - Goal: Nic Petan (3) 
                Assists: Curtis Lazar (3), Connor McDavid (5)

Canada - Goal: Shea Theodore (1)
                Unassisted

Slovakia - Goal: David Soltes 


Third Period:

Canada - Goal: Anthony Duclair (3)
                Assists: Darnell Nurse (1), Sam Reinhart (2)

Canada - PP Goal: Nic Petan (4)
                Assists: Curtis Lazar (4), Connor McDavid (6)


Goaltenders:

Slovakia: D. Godla (39 Saves)

Canada: Z. Fucale (14 Saves)



Three Stars of the Game:

1) Nic Petan: 3 Goals, 7 Shots, +2

2) Connor McDavid: 3 Assists, 5 Shots, +2

3) Curtis Lazar: 3 Assists, 3 Shots, +1


Canada's Next Game: Monday January 5th at 8:00pm EST. vs Russia (Gold Medal Game)