Another Saturday night on the ice has rolled around and, as noted in the last few installments, we have changed things up a bit here on the other side of the All-Star Break. We now have gone with a bit of a different approach to this weekly article.

Here we take a quick look at all the Saturday Night NHL action with the key word being quick. This is short because it is intended to be a quick read. This is a sentence or two that pops into an NHL mind when looking at the Saturday Night card. The intent is to help you focus in on match-ups where you feel there might be enough value to put your hard earned money to work for you! Let's get to work:

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Col @ NYR - New coach for the Blueshirts. Yet it's been tight losses so far since the coaching change. That is likely to change here as they take advantage of an Avalanche team that just got hammered 4-0 at New Jersey Thursday. The Avs just can't get over the hump. The Rangers will do just that Saturday. Tortorella has his team ready here.

SJS @ Mon - The Sharks are back on track after a 2-1 win Thursday at Ottawa. Their health on defense has greatly improved. However, the Canadiens are back on track too and won again at Philly last night. The Habs have won three straight.

Tor @ Ott - The Sens came up just short on Thursday but they faced a tough Sharks team that was off of a loss at Detroit the night before. The Senators have been playing better and the Leafs are still not a team we trust.

Car @ Atl - The Thrashers have some firepower on offense and they're catching the Canes off of a tight, shootout win over Buffalo. Definitely could be some value here with the home dog Thrashers. Atlanta has shown some life in recent games. It all started on their recent road trip to the West Coast.

Buf @ NYI - Both teams are off of a shootout loss and the Sabres have lost some momentum while goalie Ryan Miller and a key forward Thomas Vanek have been out. However, the Islanders still can not be trusted. They just don't have enough scoring punch.

Det @ Nas - The Red Wings are off of a tight home win over the Kings last night and on the rare occasion when they do stumble it tends to be on the road. Nashville has been playing some of their best hockey of the season and could be worth a look with the home ice edge as well.

Stl @ Phx - Tough to trust the Coyotes but they are in the better spot here at home. They're off of a loss at Nashville but are now back home where they've been much stronger this season. Also, they catch the Blues off of an upset of the Stars in Dallas. This is a big spot for the Coyotes and they should defend their home ice as they bounce back from their road woes.

Min @ Edm - The Wild had to face the Flames in Calgary last night and now face the Oilers in this back to back spot. The Wild are having trouble scoring goals and the Oilers are playing with more confidence than they displayed earlier this season. Edmonton could be worth a look here at a reasonable price considering the situational edges.