Florida is back on the right track with a win against Toronto Thursday night, getting past their 4 game losing streak and putting them within 1 point of 8th place in the Eastern Conference. Florida will put it all on the line Saturday night and it should be a great thriller.
This is the first matchup of the season between the two teams. The last meeting was on November 21, 2007 with Florida winning 5-2 in Columbus.
Columbus is on a hot streak winning 5 of the past 6 games, including a OT thriller against Chicago Wednesday night, and i don't see them losing against Florida. With Mason between the pipes and a newly acquired Vermette on a hot streak, Columbus is definatly a team to be reconded with. The top line of Nash, Malhotra, and Huselius is playing as good of hockey as they've been all year. And Second line of Umberger, Vermette and Williams, quickly gotten to know eachother and suddenly gave Columbus another exciting line.
Prediction Columbus 3 Florida 2 (OT)
I predict another OT win for Columbus, I think that it will be a low scoring game with two hot netminders between the pipes. Keep an eye open at the combination of Umberger and Vermette. The two could hook up again Saturday night. Also look to see how Columbus deals with a team fighting for the playoffs, as we will have to face a number of teams on the bubble in the next couple of weeks.
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