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SCOREBOARD
Friday, Nov. 14
St. Louis at Chicago (8:30 p.m. EST). The Blues, who will wrap up a five-game trip, are winless in six games. The Blackhawks are 6-0-3 at home.
STARS
Thursday
— Marco Sturm and Stephane Yelle, Bruins, each scored two goals as Boston snapped a 12-game losing streak against Montreal by beating the Canadiens 6-1 at home.
— Niklas Backstrom, Wild, stopped 24 shots and earned his second shutout of the season in Minnesota’s 4-0 victory at home over Phoenix.
— Milan Michalek and Joe Pavelski, Sharks, scored two goals apiece in a 6-1 home win over Calgary.
— Tomas Kaberle, Maple Leafs, had a goal and two assists in Toronto’s 5-2 win at Edmonton.
— Marek Zidlicky, Wild, scored twice and had an assist as Minnesota beat Phoenix for the ninth straight time.
BLUE LINE SPECIAL
The San Jose Sharks’ defense set a franchise record with nine assists in a 6-1 rout of the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Christian Ehrhoff, Rob Blake and Dan Boyle had three assists apiece, breaking the previous team mark of eight among defensemen—a feat accomplished twice previously, most recently in 1995.
WILD RETURN
Owen Nolan returned from the injured list after missing five straight games and eight of 11 due to a leg injury and posted two assists in the Minnesota Wild’s 4-0 home victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday night. To make roster room for Nolan, the Wild sent center Krys Kolanos to their AHL affiliate in Houston.
SENT DOWN
The St. Louis Blues returned promising rookie defenseman Alex Pietrangelo to his junior team on Thursday. The 18-year-old, chosen fourth overall in this year’s draft, played eight games with St. Louis, recording an assist and an even plus-minus rating. The Blues could’ve used Pietrangelo in nine games before his season counted as a full year. Instead, he’ll be with the Niagara Ice Dogs of the Ontario Hockey League.
CHANGE THAT GOAL
The Colorado Avalanche’s tying goal against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday was scored by Marek Svatos, not Paul Stastny. The change was announced Thursday and gave assists to Stastny and Wojtek Wolski. Svatos’ early third-period power play goal sent the game into overtime, and the Avalanche won in a shootout.
WELCOME BACK
Former coach Denis Savard is back with the Chicago Blackhawks. A Hockey Hall of Famer and one of the franchise’s most popular figures, Savard returned to the organization as a team ambassador on Thursday after being fired as coach last month. He joins former Blackhawks Tony Esposito, Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita in the community relations role.
ROOKIE UPRISING
Pittsburgh rookie Alex Goligoski scored on his first NHL shootout attempt, and netted the only goal in the tiebreaker to lift the Penguins to a 5-4 comeback victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. … Islanders rookie Josh Bailey, who made his NHL debut on Tuesday, recorded his first point when he set up Kyle Okposo’s power-play goal in New York’s 3-1 win at Ottawa.
STREAKS
The Boston Bruins finally figured out the Montreal Canadiens. Manny Fernandez made 27 saves and the Bruins snapped an 0-10-2 skid against the Canadiens with a 6-1 home win Thursday night. Including a playoff series loss last season, Boston hadn’t beaten the Canadiens since a 3-1 victory on March 3, 2007. The Bruins extended their winning streak to five games and won for the eighth time in nine contests. … Detroit’s Chris Osgood made 15 saves in a 4-3 victory Thursday night to improve to 17-0 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
SPEAKING
“I think they just wanted it more. They had more of a fight and they put in the effort, and we didn’t.”—Canadiens goalie Carey Price after the Boston Bruins snapped a 12-game skid (0-10-2) against Montreal with a 6-1 home victory on Thursday night.
New Jersey Devils vs. Washington Capitals
The Devils lost 5-2 to the Rangers last time out, as +110 underdogs at home. The seven goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5).
Travis Zajac and Jamie Langenbrunner scored in that loss.
Alexander Semin scored twice and added three assists to lead the Capitals to a 5-1 victory over the Hurricanes on Wednesday, as a -110 pick'em. The six goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Alexander Ovechkin, Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom added the other goals for the Capitals. Backstrom pocketed three assists in the win.
Current streak:
New Jersey has lost 3 straight games.
Washington has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
New Jersey: 7-6-2
Washington: 9-4-2
New Jersey most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-8
Before playing Buffalo are 9-1
After playing NY Rangers are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
Washington most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-7-1
Before playing Calgary are 4-6
After playing Carolina are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
New Jersey is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games on the road
New Jersey is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Washington
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Washington is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of Washington's last 25 games at home
Next up:
Washington at New Jersey, Saturday, November 15
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Atlanta Thrashers
The Hurricanes were defeated 5-1 by the Capitals last time out, as a -110 pick'em. The six goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Scott Walker scored the lone goal in that loss.
The Thrashers defeated Carolina 5-2 as a +165 underdog on Sunday. The seven runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (5.5.).
Marty Reasoner scored a pair of goals for Atlanta, while Ilya Kovalchuk and Jason Williams each had a goal and an assist in the win.
Current streak:
Carolina has lost 2 straight games.
Atlanta has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Carolina: 8-6-2
Atlanta: 6-7-2
Carolina most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Washington are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Friday are 1-7-2
Before playing NY Rangers are 2-8
After playing Carolina are 7-3
After a win are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Carolina is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Carolina is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina
Next up:
Carolina home to Tampa Bay, Sunday, November 16
Atlanta at Philadelphia, Sunday, November 16
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Buffalo Sabres
The Blue Jackets were toppled 5-2 by the Coyotes last time out, as +105 underdogs at home. The seven goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Rick Nash and Derick Brassard scored in that loss.
The Sabres scored three times in the first period and held on for a 4-3 victory over the Blues on Wednesday, as -220 favorites. The seven goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Adam Mair, Tim Connolly, Jason Pominville and Henrik Tallinder scored for the Sabres. Ryan Miller stopped 30-of-33 shots in that win.
Team records:
Columbus: 7-7-2
Buffalo: 9-3-3
Columbus most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Minnesota are 5-5
After playing Phoenix are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6
Buffalo most recently:
When playing on Friday are 8-2
Before playing Colorado are 7-3
After playing St. Louis are 7-3
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games on the road
Columbus is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
Columbus is 2-12 SU in its last 14 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games at home
Buffalo is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
Buffalo is 2-5-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Columbus
Next up:
Columbus at Minnesota, Saturday, November 15
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, Saturday, November 15
Detroit Red Wings vs. Florida Panthers
The Red Wings scored three goals in the final period to come back and defeat the Lightning 4-3 on Thursday, as -190 favorites. The seven goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, Mikael Samuelsson and Johan Franzen scored for the Red Wings.
Craig Anderson made 24 saves for the shutout on Wednesday, as the Panthers defeated the Lightning 4-0. The Panthers won the game as a -110 pick'em, while the four goals went UNDER the posted over/under (5.5).
Gregory Campbell scored twice, while Bryan McCabe and Nathan Horton added singles in the win.
Current streak:
Florida has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Detroit: 10-2-3
Florida: 6-8-1
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Edmonton are 5-5
After playing Tampa Bay are 8-8-1
After a win are 6-4
Florida most recently:
When playing on Friday are 2-7-1
Before playing NY Rangers are 6-4
After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games when playing on the road against Florida
Detroit is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Detroit is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Detroit is 4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Florida's last 8 games at home
Florida is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Detroit home to Edmonton, Monday, November 17
Florida at Tampa Bay, Tuesday, November 18
St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago Blackhawks
The Blues lost 4-3 as a +190 underdog last time out to the Sabres. The seven goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
David Perron, Patrik Berglund and Lee Stempniak potted the goals in the loss.
The Blackhawks lost 2-1 in a shootout to the Bruins last time out, as -140 favorites. The team's played UNDER the posted over/under (5.5).
Jonathan Toews scored the Blackhawks goal on the power play, while Nikolai Khabibulin made 38 saves in a losing effort.
Current streak:
St. Louis has lost 6 straight games.
Team records:
St. Louis: 5-8-1
Chicago: 7-3-4
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-3-1
After playing Buffalo are 3-3-1
After a loss are 3-7
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-6-1
Before playing Edmonton are 6-4
After playing Boston are 3-3-1
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 5 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing St. Louis
Chicago is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 6 games when playing at home against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Next up:
St. Louis home to Montreal, Sunday, November 16
Chicago home to San Jose, Sunday, November 16
Nashville Predators vs. Anaheim Ducks
Ville Koistinen scored the winning goal in overtime, as the Predators surprised the Sharks 4-3 on Tuesday night.
Nashville cashed as +210 road underdogs as the teams played over the 5.5-goal total listed by oddsmakers.
The Ducks lost to Florida 3-1 as a -240 favorite on Sunday. The four goals scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (5.5).
Corey Perry scored the Ducks' lone goal and Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 23 saves.
Current streak:
Anaheim has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Nashville: 7-7-1
Anaheim: 9-7-1
Nashville most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Minnesota are 7-3
After playing San Jose are 4-6
After a win are 4-6
Anaheim most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Los Angeles are 6-4
After playing Florida are 3-3-3
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Nashville's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Nashville's last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Nashville
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
Anaheim is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing Nashville
Next up:
Nashville at Los Angeles, Saturday, November 15
Anaheim home to Los Angeles, Sunday, November 16
Tips and Trends
NEW JERSEY (7-6-0-2, 16 pts.) at WASHINGTON (9-4-0-2, 20 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
NEW JERSEY is 15-26 ATS (-19.1 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 6-3 (+0.7 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
NEW JERSEY is 6-3-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
4 of 7 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)
DETROIT (10-2-0-3, 23 pts.) at FLORIDA (6-9-0-1, 13 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 15-7 ATS (+23.6 Units) on Friday nights over the last 3 seasons.
DETROIT is 9-1 ATS (+7.7 Units) in road games after a non-conference game over the last 2 seasons.
DETROIT is 36-12 ATS (+11.8 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
FLORIDA is 86-102 ATS (+200.5 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
FLORIDA is 31-47 ATS (-28.2 Units) in home games in November games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 40-60 ATS (-36.2 Units) in home games in non-conference games since 1996.
FLORIDA is 15-36 ATS (+57.9 Units) after shutting out their opponent in their previous game since 1996.
FLORIDA is 75-115 ATS (+227.4 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
FLORIDA is 88-134 ATS (+223.1 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
DETROIT is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
DETROIT is 1-0-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.0 Units)
CAROLINA (8-6-0-2, 18 pts.) at ATLANTA (6-7-0-2, 14 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 29-16 ATS (+9.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
ATLANTA is 16-29 ATS (+51.4 Units) after a 3 game unbeaten streak since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 10-7 (+0.3 Units) against the spread versus ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
CAROLINA is 10-7-0 straight up against ATLANTA over the last 3 seasons
12 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+7.0 Units)
COLUMBUS (7-7-0-2, 16 pts.) at BUFFALO (9-3-0-3, 21 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
COLUMBUS is 42-46 ATS (+114.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
COLUMBUS is 2-0 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
COLUMBUS is 2-0-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)
ST LOUIS (5-8-0-1, 11 pts.) at CHICAGO (7-4-0-3, 17 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
ST LOUIS is 4-17 ATS (+30.1 Units) after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 2 seasons.
ST LOUIS is 8-25 ATS (+44.5 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 19-9 ATS (+8.0 Units) in home games revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 29-47 ATS (-29.3 Units) in home games on Friday nights since 1996.
CHICAGO is 171-219 ATS (+467.5 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
CHICAGO is 88-117 ATS (-52.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 10-7 (+2.5 Units) against the spread versus ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 10-7-0 straight up against ST LOUIS over the last 3 seasons
10 of 16 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+3.5 Units)
NASHVILLE (7-7-0-1, 15 pts.) at ANAHEIM (9-7-0-1, 19 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
ANAHEIM is 117-98 ATS (+4.1 Units) after a non-conference game since 1996.
ANAHEIM is 15-2 ATS (+12.0 Units) after playing 3 consecutive home games over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 13-16 ATS (-20.5 Units) in home games first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 5-9 ATS (-13.7 Units) in home games after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 20-19 ATS (-21.4 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 3 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 4-8 ATS (-16.0 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a losing record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 5-3 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 5-3-0 straight up against NASHVILLE over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.0 Units)
NEW JERSEY vs. WASHINGTON
New Jersey is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games on the road
Washington is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against New Jersey
Washington is 4-15-1 SU in its last 20 games when playing New Jersey
CAROLINA vs. ATLANTA
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing at home against Carolina
COLUMBUS vs. BUFFALO
Columbus is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus's last 7 games
Buffalo is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games at home
DETROIT vs. FLORIDA
Detroit is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games on the road
Detroit is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Florida is 1-5-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
ST. LOUIS vs. CHICAGO
St. Louis is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis's last 6 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
NASHVILLE vs. ANAHEIM
Nashville is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Nashville's last 6 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Nashville
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing Nashville
Hot teams
-- Washington won its last four games, allowing six goals.
-- Red Wings won three of their last four games. Panthers won last two games, allowing one goal, after an 0-6 skid.
-- Thrashers won last four games, scoring 19 goals.
-- Columbus won three of its last four games.
-- Blackhawks won four of their last five games.
Cold teams
-- Devils lost their last three games, scoring four goals.
-- Sabres are just 2-3 in their last five home games.
-- Carolina lost three of its last four games.
-- Blues lost last six games, giving up 25 goals in last five.
-- Predators lost three of last four games. Ducks lost last two games, scoring three goals, after an 8-1 run.
Totals
-- Five of six New Jersey road games stayed under the total.
-- Over is 10-2 in Detroit's last twelve games; last four Florida games all stayed under.
-- Eight of last nine Atlanta games went over the total.
-- Four of last five Buffalo home games went over the total.
-- Over is 5-1-1 in Chicago's last seven games.
-- Over is 6-3-1 in last ten Anaheim games.
Series Records
-- Devils won five of last six visits to Washington.
-- Home side won last two Detroit-Florida games.
-- Carolina lost 5-2 to Atlanta Sunday, its first loss in last six games vs the Thrashers.
-- Columbus won last two games vs Buffalo, 3-2/3-0.
-- Blues lost six of last seven visits to Chicago.
-- Ducks won four of their last five against Nashville.
New Jersey at Washington
New Jersey: 6-0 SU after failing to cover 3 of their last 4
Washington: 21-39 SU after scoring 3+ goals in 4 straight games
Detroit at Florida
Detroit: 9-1 SU after a non-conference game
Florida: 1-6 SU at home off a win against a division rival
Carolina at Atlanta
Carolina: 9-2 SU AWAY off a loss against a division rival
Atlanta: 14-34 SU after playing a road game
Columbus at Buffalo
Columbus: 16-63 SU after playing a game with 7+ total goals
Buffalo: 36-21 SU off a home win
St Louis at Chicago
St Louis: 0-9 SU after 2 straight with both teams scoring 3+ goals
Chicago: 19-9 SU at home revenging a loss