Hammond finally loses a game; Devils hang on in playoff race; Florida goalie trouble; and much more: The New Jersey Devils are hanging on to a sliver of playoff hope as they continue to push for a berth.  They may be too far behind but there is no giving up in Jersey.  Goalie Cory Schneider has been on top of his game of late and is the main reason why they are still alive, although barely.  The Devils took advantage of a Nashville Predator team that played the night before against the NY Rangers by scoring twice in the first 4 minutes and making them stand up as they won 3-1…Mike Cammalleri, with points in 6 straight games, and perhaps d-man Adam Larsson, 6 points in past 6 games, could be useful on your fantasy squad…. Calgary and Philadelphia are battling for their playoff lives and each did not disappoint last night with the Flames edging the Flyers 3-2 in overtime.   Calgary is holding on to the third playoff spot in the Pacific Division while the Flyers are trying to catch the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins for the last wild card spot in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia is better with Steve Mason back in net, but they need every point they can get and not getting the extra point may come back to haunt them in the end…. Sergei Bobrovsky was back in net for the Columbus Blue Jackets but Braden Holtby (27/30 SV) and the Washington Capitals were too much for him in his return.  Alex Ovechkin continues to pour them in with 2 goals giving him 43 on the year as he has not be hindered by Head Coach Barry Trotz’ defensive style...   Steven Stamkos' eighth goal in the last games was all the Lightning needed to defeat the rebuilding Buffalo sabres 3-0. Ben Bishop fantasy owners were bummed out when learning of the last-minute news that Andre Vasilevskiy was starting and probably getting the easy win that were you were counting on. Well, he did one better by posting the shut-out so it was a bad break for Bishop's boys... It was double trouble in Florida as the Panthers lost both their goalies during the game against the hapless Leafs, who ended a 16-game road losing streak in the 3-2 win. Thankfully for Roberto Luongo owners, he was able to return in the third period but the Panthers lost a crucial two points in their playoff run.. Here's hoping that Phil Kessel's lengthy rant in defense of the much-maligned Dion Phaneuf(which I thought was sooo appropriate!) gets him going a bit after a long scoring slide. A power=play assist last night is a good start... Another huge loss for Dallas even in a winning effort, as defenseman Trevor Daley will be out for weeks after being involved in a kneeing incident with the Islander's Matt Martin. The defenseman is having a career season with 16 goals and 33 points. Even though John Klingberg has surpassed him on the fantasy depth chart, he was a vauable asset for most teams. One bright spot- maybe Alex Goligoski wakes up a bit with a few more power-play minutes? Don't hold your breath, but he might be worth picking up if available... In the battle of the NHL's two unlikeliest "hot" goalies, Minnesota's Devan Dubnyk prevailed over Ottawa in the 3-2 SO win. Nonetheless, Ottawa rookie Andrew Hammond was spectacular in stopping 36 of 38 shots but expect Craig Anderson to get the start over Winnipeg in the 2nd of the BtB. Give me the Jets in this one... The California teams surely enjoyed playing away from home last night as all three- LA, San Jose, and Anaheim- secured crucial road wins. Probably the unlikeliest were the Sharks who were in such bad shape just a few days ago, but their 4-0 win over the Hab's have seemed to waken them up. The best news for Anaheim was that Federik Andersen returned to the crease without the major rust exhibited by other All-Star goalies this season after a lengthy layoff. Ride this great Dane down the stretch in your fantasy leagues... For my money now, the most productive LA forward the rest of the way could be Jeff Carter. He loves to get going during this time of year and so far, 2014-15 has been no different. 11 points in his last 10 games..