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Todd Bertuzzi could probably grow a beard in about 2 hours.  His ability to score this season (and the last couple) has paled in comparison to the potency of his facial hair follicles.  He scored a pretty big goal in overtime last night to lead the Calgary Flames over Minnesota 3-2.

The Flames’ win keeps them tied atop the Northwest Division with the Vancouver Canucks with 39 points.  Bertuzzi’s goal was his first since November 2nd, and it came against the league’s stingiest defence.  Not that we should expect any kind of offensive outburst from Big Bert, but it was a timely goal nonetheless.  A flurry of offense can be expected from Marian Gaborik as he scored one and assisted on another last night in his first game since the advent of televised sports.  Gaborik will undoubtedly look to showcase himself in hopes of trade before the deadline; there’s no way in hell or high-water he is back in Minny next year.

The San Jose Sharks lost in overtime to the Columbus Blue Jackets, but have still only lost three games in regulation; they’re still fucking awesome.  I watched most of this game, and the Sharks outplayed the Jackets for most of it.  Steve Mason is another story all together, he made 47 saves to give Columbus a puncher’s chance for the 2-1 victory.  Now if Rick Nash could really get going both the Blue Jackets and my fantasy hockey team would be friggin’ deadly.

On Tonight:  Pittsburgh goes to Atlanta, and I’ll be checking in on this one so I can man-crush all over Malkin and Crosby.  The real beauty of the night though is San Jose and Detroit.  They’re ranked 1-2 in the Western Conference respectively and both teams feature a plethora of depth; should be a prelude to a playoff matchup.