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SCOREBOARD
Sunday, Nov. 9
Atlanta at Carolina (3 p.m. EST). The Hurricanes (8-4-2) host the Thrashers (5-7-2) in a matchup of Southeast Division rivals. Carolina rallied to beat Ottawa 2-1 on Friday night and Atlanta earned a 5-4 overtime win at Buffalo.
BIG WIN
Peter Laviolette became the winningest American-born coach in NHL history when the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 on Friday night. Laviolette moved ahead of former Tampa Bay coach John Tortorella with his 240th career victory.
HEY, WHO’S THE NEW GUY?
Mark Parrish had his sixth career hat trick in his Dallas debut and the Stars beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Friday night. Parrish signed a one-year deal with Dallas on Wednesday. He played for Minnesota the past two seasons, but the Wild bought out his contract this summer. He signed with a tryout deal with Bridgeport of the AHL on Oct. 22 and had a goal and an assist in three games with the Islanders’ farm club before joining the Stars.
TIMELY LOSS
Kristian Huselius and Derick Brassard scored in the shootout, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Friday night. It was the first loss for the Canadiens in Ohio since a 2-1 setback against the Cleveland Barons on Nov. 23, 1977. The Habs had beaten the Blue Jackets in their only two previous trips.
SPEAKING
“Those things happen—every year, somebody plays their 400th game, somebody scores their 300th point. If you stay around long enough, something will happen, and I’ve been fortunate and lucky to stay around long enough in this game.”—Peter Laviolette after the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1 to make him the winningest American-born coach in NHL history.
Atlanta Thrashers vs. Carolina Hurricanes
Jason Williams scored his second of the game in OT on Friday, as the Thrashers defeated the Sabres 5-4. The combined score sailed OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Bryan Little scored twice and Todd White added the other goal for the Thrashers. Vyacheslav Kozlov pocketed three assists in the win.
Joe Corvo scored at 17:20 of the third period to lift the Hurricanes past the Senators 2-1 on Friday, as -115 favorites. The three goals went UNDER the posted over/under (6).
Dennis Seidenberg potted the tying goal for the Hurricanes, while Michael Leighton made 22 saves for the win.
Current streak:
Atlanta has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Atlanta: 5-7-2
Carolina: 8-4-2
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing NY Rangers are 2-8
After playing Buffalo are 4-6
After a win are 3-7
Carolina most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Ottawa are 6-4
After a win are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Atlanta's last 8 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games on the road
Atlanta is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Carolina's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
Carolina is 16-6 SU in its last 22 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Carolina's last 7 games
Next up:
Carolina home to Washington, Wednesday, November 12
Calgary Flames vs. Chicago Blackhawks
The Flames suffered their third loss in four games with a 3-1 defeat to the Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena Saturday.
Columbus won as a +107 home favorite while the final score played under the total of 5.5 goals.
Patrick Sharp and Andrew Ladd each had two goals and an assist to lead the Blackhawks over the Avalanche 6-2 on Monday night.
Chicago won as -145 home favorites as the teams played over the 5.5-goal total listed by oddsmakers.
Current streak:
Chicago has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Calgary: 8-6-1
Chicago: 6-3-3
Calgary most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Los Angeles are 6-4
After playing Columbus are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 1-9
Before playing Edmonton are 6-4
After playing Colorado are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Calgary is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Calgary is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
Calgary is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Chicago is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
Next up:
Calgary home to Toronto, Tuesday, November 11
Chicago home to Boston, Wednesday, November 12
Edmonton Oilers vs. New Jersey Devils
The Oilers were defeated 5-4 by the Penguins last time out, as +150 road underdogs. The nine goals sailed OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Fernando Pisani, Tom Gilbert, Ales Hemsky and Sheldon Souray scored for the Oilers.
Zach Parise scored the Devils' only goal in a 3-1 defeat to the Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena Saturday.
Detroit won as a -220 home favorite while the final score stayed under the total of 5.5 goals.
Current streak:
Edmonton has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Edmonton: 6-6-1
New Jersey: 7-4-2
Edmonton most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-5-1
Before playing Detroit are 8-2
After playing Pittsburgh are 2-2-1
After a loss are 4-6
New Jersey most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Buffalo are 9-1
After playing Detroit are 6-6-1
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Edmonton's last 8 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 6 games on the road
Edmonton is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Edmonton is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 6 of New Jersey's last 8 games when playing at home against Edmonton
New Jersey is 2-3-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Edmonton
Next up:
Edmonton at NY Rangers, Monday, November 10
New Jersey home to NY Rangers, Wednesday, November 12
Florida Panthers vs. Anaheim Ducks
The Panthers lost their sixth straight game with a 4-1 loss to Coyotes at Jobing.com Arena Saturday night.
The Coyotes won as -156 home favorites while the final score just stayed under the total of 5.5 goals.
The Ducks were defeated 5-2 by the Stars last time out, as -160 favorites at home. The seven goals made it OVER the night's posted over/under (5.5).
Teemu Selanne and Brendan Morrison scored for the Ducks. Jean-Sebastien Giguere allowed four goals on just nine shots before getting pulled.
Current streak:
Florida has lost 6 straight games.
Team records:
Florida: 4-8-1
Anaheim: 9-6-1
Florida most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-5-1
Before playing NY Rangers are 6-4
After playing Phoenix are 4-4-2
After a loss are 4-6
Anaheim most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 8-2
Before playing Nashville are 8-2
After playing Dallas are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Florida is 1-3-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Florida is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Anaheim is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 5 games at home
Anaheim is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games
Next up:
Florida home to Tampa Bay, Wednesday, November 12
Anaheim home to Nashville, Friday, November 14
San Jose Sharks vs. Phoenix Coyotes
Patrick Marleau found the back of the net with under 30 seconds left in the third period to give the Sharks an exciting 2-1 win over the Stars at HP Pavilion Saturday night.
San Jose won as a -173 home favorite while the final score played under the total of 5.5 goals.
Mikkel Boedker scored two goals to lead the Coyotes to a 4-1 win over the Panthers at Jobing.com Arena Saturday night.
The Coyotes won as -156 home favorites while the final score just stayed under the total of 5.5 goals.
Current streak:
San Jose has won 7 straight games.
Team records:
San Jose: 13-2-0
Phoenix: 6-6-0
San Jose most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Toronto are 3-3-2
After playing Dallas are 5-5
After a win are 8-2
Phoenix most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 2-7-1
Before playing Chicago are 6-4
After playing Florida are 3-7
After a win are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of San Jose's last 5 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
San Jose is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing Phoenix
San Jose is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Phoenix's last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
Phoenix is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games at home
Phoenix is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
Phoenix is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against San Jose
Next up:
San Jose home to Nashville, Tuesday, November 11
Phoenix at Columbus, Wednesday, November 12
NHL FORECAST FOR SUNDAY NOV 9TH
by Ron Raymond
Atlanta vs. Carolina
John Anderson didn't win 4 AHL titles with the Chicago Wolves for nothing! Anderson is a good coach and he's got the Thrashers playing some good hockey right now. The Canes have only scored 3 goals in their last 2 games and Staal has been missing in action for a few games now. Kovalchuk is the best player o the ice today and let's back the Thrashers.
Prediction: Atlanta 3 Carolina 2
Edmonton vs. New Jersey
The Blackhawks are in a perfect letdown spot, as all is good in Chicago-land these days, they are coming off a 5 day rest period, they are on a 3 game winning streak, but the bad news is the Calgary Flames are in town and they lost 3-1 to Columbus yesterday. When CALGARY played as any home/road team - During Last 3 Years and lost their last game by 2 goals; they are 22-8 SU L3Y in this role.
Prediction: Calgary 3 Chicago 2
Calgary vs. Chicago
The Devils are slowly realizing they can win with Kevin Weekes in nets and they gave the Red Wings a good fight at the Joe on Saturday night. The Oilers are in town tonight and they are 2-11 SU as a Road team as an Underdog on 2 days rest and coming off an Eastern conference opponent. Roloson is 0-6-2 vs. New Jersey life time.
Prediction: New Jersey 4 Edmonton 2
San Jose vs. Phoenix
The San Jose Sharks are a well oiled machine and it will take a Mack truck to stop them! However, they are not blowing teams away, they are on a 6-game winning streak, but those wins were always by 2 goals or less. Phoenix is a funny team, they seem to have turned a corner from last season and this could be a measuring stick game for Gretzky's boys tonight.
Prediction: Phoenix 4 San Jose 3
Florida vs. Anaheim
The Florida Panthers will need to make a trade and get some help on offense. The Panthers can't continue to rely on goaltending and hard work to persevere every night. The Panthers have scored 2 goals or less in 8 out of their 13 games this season and you can't get the job done when you can't score goals. Plus, the Panthers are 2-10 (SU) L4Y as a Road team as an Underdog - Total is 5.5 and they are playing their 3rd game in 4 nights.
Prediction: Anaheim 5 Florida 1