The city of New York has been hit with a new kind of fever, one that fits the classy stylings of Mr. GQ Lundqvist quite well.Three rounds, and nearly two months later, will the Kings have the strength to reach the summit of the Empire State to claim the cup?Truer words have never been spoken. Heres Jonathan Quick as Godzilla taking over New York. Quick having a dominant series would be huge for the Kings.They love their hockey in New York, check out the Statue of Liberty holding up a holy looking stick.Here are some Kings players in a royal setting , featuring the legendary Queen ElizabethWed like to think that these types of prognosticating practices are fairly accurate, but it would take some special type of wizardry to have Ryan Callahan score the Cup winning goal for the Rangers. Scarpe NMD Italia . -- Raiders wide receiver Jacoby Ford made it through a third straight practice without any setbacks and expects to play in Oaklands regular-season finale against San Diego. Adidas NMD Saldi . Yoenis Cespedes proved he can play through a hurting right heel, giving Scott Kazmir and the As a spark with a pair of RBIs that helped spoil the Minnesota Twins home opener with an 8-3 victory on Monday. http://www.adidasnmditalia.it/ . Louis Blues are reportedly taking restricted free agent forward Vladimir Sobotka to arbitration. NMD Scontate Outlet . -- Kevin Harvick pulled away on a restart with 47 laps to go and ended Chase Elliotts two-race winning streak in NASCARs Nationwide Series with a dominating victory early Saturday at Richmond International Raceway. Adidas NMD Scontate .Connor Graham, Alex Lintuniemi and Sam Studnicka also scored for Ottawa (11-8-2). Liam Herbst made 21 saves for the win.Brendan Lemieux had both of Barries (10-10-2) goals.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Chicago Blackhawks aim to rebound from only their third loss in 14 games as they visit the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night at Pepsi Center. The Blackhawks had an eight-game home winning streak snapped with a 5-1 setback to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Marian Hossa had the lone goal, while Corey Crawford allowed three goals on 13 shots before getting lifted in the first period. Antti Raanta made 11 saves in relief as Chicago lost at home for the first time since Nov. 7 versus Washington. I think weve been in every hockey game except for tonight, Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville said. Disappointing ending to a very good stretch. The Blackhawks still come out of the Christmas break leading the Central Division by two points over the Nashville Predators and it figures to be a busy upcoming week for the club. Chicago will host second-place Nashville on Monday before visiting the Capitals on New Years Day for the 2015 Winter Classic. Crawford should get a chance tonight to shake off his recent outing. Tuesday was just his second game since he missed eight in a row with a lower-body injury. But Crawford is just 3-6-2 versus Colorado lifetime with a 3.22 goals against average and .874 save percentage in 11 meetings with 10 starts. The Avalanche are riding their longestt winning streak of the season, picking up a third victory in a row with Tuesdays 5-0 win over the St.dddddddddddd Louis Blues. Semyon Varlamov returned to action with 26 saves for his second shutout of the season and 15th of his career. Varlamov played for the first time since Dec. 5 due to a groin injury, an aliment that has sidelined him three separate times this season. We played a real solid game the whole 60 minutes, said Varlamov. It is much easier to play when the guys score lots of goals. Alex Tanguay and Ryan OReilly each had one goal and an assist for the Avalanche, who have points in six straight (4-0-2). Jarome Iginla, Zach Redmond and Erik Johnson also lit the lamp. Varlamov was backed up on Tuesday by Calvin Pickard, who has gone 6-5-2 with a 2.06 GAA and .939 save percentage in 13 games (10 starts) this season, excelling when filling due to injury. Pickard is expected to start tonight, but may eventually go back to the minors for more playing time if Varlamov remains healthy. The Avalanche also have goaltender Reto Berra on the roster. Pickard faced the Blackhawks for the first time on Nov. 26 at home and lost, giving up three goals on 45 shots. That 3-2 win by Chicago came in the first of five meetings this season and snapped Colorados three-game series win streak. ' ' '