Battle of California - Kings, Sharks, and Ducks

Instead of wearing alternate uniforms or standard home blue on Sunday, the Lightning will sport their road uniforms at the Tampa Bay Times Forum.

The final regular season match-up between the Sharks and the Red Wings as Western Conference opponents is upon us.

A day after naming a new head coach, the Lightning are tied to rumors of going after a goalie of some notoriety.

We asked 3 questions of Peter Raaymakers of Senators blog Silver Seven to get his take on what makes Paul MacLean so good, when Spezza and Anderson might return to action, and how Sens fans are so very different from those in Toronto and Montreal.

The Phoenix Coyotes will begin play in a new 7 team division next season due to the NHL realigning the entire conference and division structure and playoff format. Nine reasons why their fans will like the new format.

With Detroit & Columbus jettisoned over to the Eastern Conference under the NHL's new format, which new division rival will draw the most ire from Nashville Predators fans?

We asked Donny Rivette, of SBNation's Litter Box Cats, about the fabulous Jonathan Huberdeau, the impact of the disappointing season on the momentum from last year's success, plus his take on the Panthers playing in the new Central Division.

With the uneven conferences in the new NHL realignment scenario, the league is obviously looking at expansion. If they were a successful company, this is probably how they would likely go about doing that.

The Canes continue their winning ways, and the Jets continue to push through. Meanwhile, both the Caps and Lightning struggle to find consistency and confidence to give them traction in the standings. Florida's injury woes continued.

As the NHL board of governors prepares to vote on realignment, we take a tongue in cheek look at Columbus' new division-mates, and the fans who will be following them.