VOTL Web Viewing: Dec. 30, 2009

AHL: Syracuse @ San Antonio, 8 p.m. 

The Crunch finish off their three-game Texas road swing with one of the worst teams in the Western Conference.  That's good news for a struggling team looking to successfully take at least a point from all three of their Lone Star games.

Syracuse lost to Houston 5-4 in overtime Monday night before defeating Texas 4-3 in last night's shootout.  Unfortunately, even a win tonight can't prevent the Crunch from entering the New Year as the East Division's cellar-dwellers.  GAME LINK


NHL: Flyers @ Rangers, 7 p.m.
Neither of these Atlantic Division foes has lived up to early-season expectations.  Yet each club has shown glimmers of hope lately: Philly has won three straight and the Rangers four of their last five.  New York took the last meeting between these two on Dec. 19 by a score of 2-1.  It took a 36-save effort from Henrik Lundqvist to overcome a 37-24 shot difference in favor of the Flyers.  GAME LINK


Knicks @ Nets, 7:30 p.m.
The 2-29 Nets get their third crack at the Knicks tonight as they try to stop another double-digit losing streak.  New Jersey is just 2-11 after starting the season with 18 straight losses and getting coach Lawrence Frank fired in the process.

Meanwhile, Mike D'Antonio's Knicks are turning things around in the Big Apple, winning 9 of their last 14 games, including four of their last six.  They are 2-0 against their neighbors in the Garden State and there shouldn't be much keeping them from making it 3-0 tonight.  GAME LINK