Friday Links - With A Bit of Hocus Pocus

BLUES NEWS:

• Blues @ Islanders game preview. [Blues]
• Blues players made holiday visits to children in area hospitals on Wednesday. [Blues]

KNOW YOUR ENEMY--THE NEW YORK ISLANDERS:

• For all things Islanders, check out Lighthouse Hockey. [Lighthouse Hockey]

HOCKEY NEWS:

• Eight games last night with numerical outcomes either for or against the home teams. [NHL.com 12/03/2015]
• Seven games tonight. Only one to watch, 6:30pm central in Brooklyn, NY. [NHL.com 12/04/2015]
• The Blackhawks-Senators game had quite a lengthy delay in the first period of their game when Cody Ceci put a hole in the boards with a shot. [CBS Sports Eye on Hockey]
• It is set to be announced that the Buffalo 2018 World Junior Championship will feature an outdoor game. [Puck Daddy]
• Rangers defenseman Dan Boyle makes the slowest shootout attempt against Islanders goalie Jaroslav Halak. [CBS Sports Eye on Hockey]
• That jerk (Patrick Kane)  from that team in Chicago has tied a team record with a 21-game point streak. [CBS Sports Eye on Hockey]
• Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard will wear an ugly sweater goalie mask in December. [Puck Daddy]
• Which NHL player do you begrudgingly admire? (Let us know in the comments)  [Puck Daddy]
• During the Rangers Avalanche game last night Erik Johnson took a skate blade to the face from Rick Nash. [The Hockey News]

OTHER STUFF:

• If you didn't already know, double-dipping is super gross. [Mental Floss]
• Coldplay will be playing the Super Bowl halftime show. Awesome!  [Deadspin / The Concourse]

VIDEO:

Another parody video from The Hillywood Show, this one on Hocus Pocus.

BONUS CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS:

• A Game of Thrones daily quote calendar (aka death-a-day calendar). [Think Geek / Game of Thrones]
• A life size BB-8 plush!!!  I'll take 7!! [Think Geek / Star Wars]
• Mental Floss gives you the "There's no right way to eat a rhesus" t-shirt.  My Aunt gave me this shirt one year, it's awesome. [Mental Floss]
• Everyone needs a Hanklerfish created by Hank Green. [DFTBA]
• The crocodile from Pearls Before Swine has the right idea here "me has beer to drink". [Cafepress / Pearls Before Swine]
• "Enjoy Your Burrito". [Nerdist Shop]

Donut King has more links tomorrow. Maybe even some Christmas shopping links too!