NHL Betting News and Notes Thursday, December 29th, 2016

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Devils lost their last seven games with Washington; New Jersey lost four of last five games in this building (over 3-1-1). Devils lost nine of last ten games overall, are 0-6 in last six games on road- under is 3-2-1 in their last six games. Caps lost three of last four games overall but won four of last five at home. Last three Washington home games stayed under the total.

Bruins won their last five games with Buffalo; they won last five games in western New York, Last three series games stayed under total. Boston lost five of its last seven games; they’re 1-3 in last four road games- under is 2-2-1 in their last five away games. Buffalo lost four of last five games; they’re 3-2 in last five home games. Three of Sabres’ last four games went over the total.

Lightning won seven of last nine games with Toronto; Maple Leafs lost last four games in this building. Under is 3-1-1 in last five series games. Toronto outscored opponents 12-3 in winning last three games; they won last four road games. Under is 9-1 in Leafs’ last ten games on road. Tampa Bay won three of last four games, winning last three at home; over is 6-2-1 in their last nine games overall.

Florida won its last five games with Montreal, holding Canadiens to total of nine goals. Habs won three of last five games in Miami (under 2-1-2)- road team won seven of last ten series games. Montreal lost its last three games overall, three of last four on road; three of its last four games went over the total. Panthers lost last three games, last two in shootouts; six of their last nine games went over total.

Red Wings won four of last five games with Ottawa; they won three of last four games in this building. Over is 2-1-1 in Detroit’s last four visits here. Detroit lost six of its last eight games, but won three of last four on road; over is 3-0-1 in their last four games. Senators won four of last five games, two of last three at home. Over is 7-2-1 in their last ten games.

Home side won eight of last ten Chicago-Nashville games; Blackhawks lost three of last four visits to Music City. Over is 4-1-4 in last nine series games. Chicago was outscored 9-5 in losing its last three games overall, but they won last three road games- under is 6-3-1 in last ten series games. Predators lost six of last nine games; under is 3-1-1 in their last five. Nashville lost its last four home games.

Columbus won its last 13 games, winning last four on road by combined score of 15-6; over is 3-2 in their last five games. Blue Jackets lost last four games with Winnipeg, losing 4-0/6-4 in last two visits here. Over is 3-2 in last five series games played here. Jets won four of last five games, winning 4-3/4-1 in last two home games. Under is 3-1-2 in their last six games.

Minnesota won its last 11 games; they play equally-hot Columbus Saturday. Wild outscored opponents 17-5 in winning last five home games. Over is 4-1-2 in their last seven games. New York won its last three games with Minnesota, taking three of last four visits here. over is 5-2 in their last seven games. Islanders won last three games, scoring 13 goals; seven of their last eight games went over total.

Dallas Stars won four of last five games with Colorado; Avalanche lost 3-2/4-2 in last two visits here. Over is 5-3 in last eight series games. Colorado lost six of last seven games; they’re 2-3 in last five road games- four of their last six games stayed under total. Dallas won four of last six games, splitting last four at home; their last five games stayed under the total.

Kings won their last six games with Edmonton; LA won three of its last four visits here. Over is 7-1-1 in last nine series games. Los Angeles lost four of its last five games, all on road- their last six games stayed under the total. Edmonton won three of its last four games; three of the four went OT; they split last four home games. Under is 5-0-1 in their last six games.

Rangers won six in row, nine of last ten games with Arizona; they won three of last four games in desert. Over is 3-1-2 in last six series games. New York won four of last six games overall, four of last five on road; their last three games went over total. Coyotes was outscored 18-8 in losing its last five games- last four of those were at home. Under is 5-1-1 in their last seven games.

Ducks won eight of last nine games with Calgary but lost last meeting 8-3; Anaheim won three of last four games in Saddledome. Ducks were outscored 10-4 in losing last three games; they lost four of last six road games. Over is 5-2-1 in their last eight games overall. Flames won three of last four games overall, three of last five at home; over is 4-1-2 in their last seven games.

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NEW JERSEY (13-15-0-7, 33 pts.) at WASHINGTON (20-9-0-4, 44 pts.)

Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 4-17 ATS (+28.8 Units) in road games first half of the season this season.
NEW JERSEY is 3-13 ATS (+20.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NEW JERSEY is 3-13 ATS (+20.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season this season.
WASHINGTON is 48-22 ATS (+16.2 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 44-16 ATS (+22.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 8-1 (+6.4 Units) against the spread versus NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 8-1-0 straight up against NEW JERSEY over the last 3 seasons
3 of 6 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.2 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)

BOSTON (18-15-0-4, 40 pts.) at BUFFALO (13-13-0-8, 34 pts.)

Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 17-7 ATS (+9.4 Units) in road games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BOSTON is 57-44 ATS (+106.9 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games since 1996.
BUFFALO is 5-17 ATS (+27.1 Units) in home games vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 1-9 ATS (+13.8 Units) in home games revenging a home loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 8-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-2-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.9 Units)

TORONTO (15-12-0-7, 37 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (18-15-0-3, 39 pts.)

There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
TAMPA BAY is 7-3 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
TAMPA BAY is 7-3-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.8 Units)

MONTREAL (21-9-0-5, 47 pts.) at FLORIDA (15-14-0-7, 37 pts.)

There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.

Head-to-Head Series History
FLORIDA is 6-4 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 6-4-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.8 Units)

DETROIT (15-16-0-4, 34 pts.) at OTTAWA (20-12-0-3, 43 pts.)

Top Trends for this game.
DETROIT is 16-24 ATS (-16.4 Units) in December games over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 34-51 ATS (-26.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
OTTAWA is 20-15 ATS (+38.4 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 25-14 ATS (+39.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 20-15 ATS (+40.1 Units) first half of the season this season.
OTTAWA is 55-42 ATS (+11.2 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 6-4 (+1.1 Units) against the spread versus OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 6-4-0 straight up against OTTAWA over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.2 Units)

CHICAGO (22-10-0-5, 49 pts.) at NASHVILLE (15-13-0-6, 36 pts.)

Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 325-331 ATS (-138.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 224-182 ATS (+27.7 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent since 1996.
NASHVILLE is 15-19 ATS (-13.7 Units) in all games this season.
NASHVILLE is 10-17 ATS (-17.2 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.
NASHVILLE is 15-19 ATS (-12.1 Units) first half of the season this season.
NASHVILLE is 4-10 ATS (-9.6 Units) after a division game this season.

Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 11-6 (+4.3 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 11-6-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
8 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.5 Units)

COLUMBUS (24-5-0-4, 52 pts.) at WINNIPEG (17-17-0-3, 37 pts.)

Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 24-9 ATS (+14.6 Units) in all games this season.
COLUMBUS is 12-0 ATS (+12.0 Units) in December games this season.
COLUMBUS is 24-9 ATS (+14.6 Units) first half of the season this season.
COLUMBUS is 13-6 ATS (+6.6 Units) in non-conference games this season.
COLUMBUS is 10-2 ATS (+7.8 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
COLUMBUS is 11-2 ATS (+8.5 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak this season.
COLUMBUS is 26-19 ATS (+49.7 Units) in road games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 17-30 ATS (+47.1 Units) in non-conference games over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 15-29 ATS (-24.5 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
WINNIPEG is 4-0 (+4.0 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
WINNIPEG is 4-0-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)

NY ISLANDERS (14-14-0-6, 34 pts.) at MINNESOTA (22-8-0-4, 48 pts.)

Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 3-10 ATS (-10.2 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 11-1 ATS (+9.3 Units) in December games this season.
MINNESOTA is 26-9 ATS (+11.4 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
MINNESOTA is 11-4 ATS (+5.7 Units) in non-conference games this season.
MINNESOTA is 29-35 ATS (-19.8 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY ISLANDERS is 3-2 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
NY ISLANDERS is 3-2-0 straight up against MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
3 of 5 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.3 Units)

COLORADO (12-21-0-1, 25 pts.) at DALLAS (15-14-0-7, 37 pts.)

Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 11-21 ATS (-12.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 21-16 ATS (+43.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 9-5 ATS (+16.9 Units) in road games in December games over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 20-18 ATS (+45.6 Units) in road games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 11-8 ATS (+24.2 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 11-7 ATS (+22.5 Units) in road games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 8-4 (+5.2 Units) against the spread versus DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 8-4-0 straight up against DALLAS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 12 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.5 Units)

LOS ANGELES (17-14-0-4, 38 pts.) at EDMONTON (18-12-0-6, 42 pts.)

Top Trends for this game.
LOS ANGELES is 106-98 ATS (-41.5 Units) in all games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 36-52 ATS (-25.5 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5 or less over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 22-27 ATS (-19.9 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 8-17 ATS (-11.6 Units) in road games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
LOS ANGELES is 12-2 ATS (+9.3 Units) in road games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 34-51 ATS (-30.7 Units) in home games when playing with 3 or more days rest since 1996.
EDMONTON is 18-50 ATS (+72.8 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 3 seasons.
EDMONTON is 0-5 ATS (-8.3 Units) in home games after a division game this season.
EDMONTON is 169-171 ATS (-30.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
EDMONTON is 77-88 ATS (-63.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.

Head-to-Head Series History
LOS ANGELES is 9-2 (+4.4 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
LOS ANGELES is 9-2-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
8 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+7.0 Units)

NY RANGERS (24-12-0-1, 49 pts.) at ARIZONA (11-19-0-5, 27 pts.)

Top Trends for this game.
NY RANGERS are 7-14 ATS (-9.4 Units) in road games after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 19-6 ATS (+11.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 7-1 ATS (+5.9 Units) in road games in non-conference games this season.
ARIZONA is 4-17 ATS (+32.4 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
ARIZONA is 23-69 ATS (+131.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
NY RANGERS is 5-0 (+5.0 Units) against the spread versus ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 5-0-0 straight up against ARIZONA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 3 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.2 Units)

ANAHEIM (17-12-0-7, 41 pts.) at CALGARY (19-16-0-2, 40 pts.)

Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 32-40 ATS (-19.4 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 17-7 ATS (+8.6 Units) in December games over the last 2 seasons.

Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 13-4 (+8.1 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 13-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
12 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+8.0 Units)

BOSTON vs. BUFFALO
Boston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
Boston is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of Buffalo's last 18 games at home
Buffalo is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Boston

DETROIT vs. OTTAWA
Detroit is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Ottawa
Detroit is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Ottawa is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Detroit
Ottawa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games

NEW JERSEY vs. WASHINGTON
New Jersey is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Washington
New Jersey is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing New Jersey

MONTREAL vs. FLORIDA
Montreal is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Montreal is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
Florida is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Florida's last 9 games

TORONTO vs. TAMPA BAY
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Tampa Bay
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against Toronto
Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home

CHICAGO vs. NASHVILLE
Chicago is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Chicago's last 12 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing at home against Chicago
Nashville is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago

COLUMBUS vs. WINNIPEG
Columbus is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Winnipeg is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Columbus

NY ISLANDERS vs. MINNESOTA
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 6 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
The total has gone OVER in 7 of the NY Islanders last 8 games
Minnesota is 3-7 SU in their last 10 games when playing NY Islanders
Minnesota is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games

COLORADO vs. DALLAS
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games on the road
Colorado is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Dallas
Dallas is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Dallas's last 5 games

ANAHEIM vs. CALGARY
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Anaheim's last 8 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Anaheim is 8-1 SU in its last 9 games when playing Calgary
Calgary is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Anaheim

LOS ANGELES vs. EDMONTON
Los Angeles is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Los Angeles's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing Los Angeles
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Edmonton's last 6 games

NY RANGERS vs. ARIZONA
NY Rangers are 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing Arizona
NY Rangers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Arizona's last 13 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Arizona's last 7 games at home

StatFox Super Situations

NY ISLANDERS at MINNESOTA
Play On - Road teams against the money line (NY ISLANDERS) off a home win against a division rival against opponent off 2 or more consecutive road wins 43-27 since 1997. ( 61.4% | 34.1 units )

NY RANGERS at ARIZONA
Play On - Home teams against the money line (ARIZONA) after scoring 2 goals or less in 3 straight games against opponent after scoring 4 goals or more in 2 straight games 42-16 over the last 5 seasons. ( 72.4% | 27.7 units ) 2-3 this year. ( 40.0% | -1.3 units )

ANAHEIM at CALGARY
Play On - Road underdogs of +100 to +150 against the money line (ANAHEIM) revenging a blowout loss vs opponent of 4 goals or more, with a losing record in the first half of the season 26-11 over the last 5 seasons. ( 70.3% | 23.0 units ) 1-0 this year. ( 100.0% | 1.5 units )

New Jersey at Washington, 7:05 PM ET
New Jersey: 4-17 SU as a road underdog
Washington: 75-36 SU as a favorite

Boston at Buffalo, 7:05 PM ET
Boston: 17-7 SU in road games vs. division opponents
Buffalo: 5-17 SU in home games after a game where they covered the spread

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:35 PM ET
Toronto: 19-52 SU in a road game where where the total is 5.5
Tampa Bay: 61-28 SU when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days

Montreal at Florida, 7:35 PM ET
Montreal: 30-22 SU in road games off a road loss against a division rival
Florida: 4-12 SU after a division game

Detroit at Ottawa, 8:05 PM ET
Detroit: 34-51 SU vs. division opponents
Ottawa: 30-20 SU revenging a loss vs opponent of 2 goals or more

Chicago at Nashville, 8:05 PM ET
Chicago: 11-2 SU after 2 or more consecutive unders
Nashville: 4-10 SU after a division game

Columbus at Winnipeg, 8:05 PM ET
Columbus: 7-1 SU after playing 2 consecutive home games
Winnipeg: 1-8 SU after playing a game where 4 or fewer total goals were scored

NY Islanders at Minnesota, 8:05 PM ET
New York: 3-10 SU after a 3 game unbeaten streak
Minnesota: 7-0 SU after a 4 game unbeaten streak

Colorado at Dallas, 8:35 PM ET
Colorado: 5-0 SU revenging a loss where team got shut out
Dallas: 2-12 SU off a win or tie in their previous game

Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9:05 PM ET
Los Angeles: 12-2 SU in road games after a division game
Edmonton: 0-5 SU in home games after a division game

NY Rangers at Arizona, 9:05 PM ET
New York: 7-1 SU in road games in non-conference games
Arizona: 4-17 SU revenging a loss versus opponent

Anaheim at Calgary, 9:05 PM ET
Anaheim: 72-62 SU in road games revenging a same season loss vs opponent
Calgary: 1-7 SU in home games after one or more consecutive overs