COLORADO (28-30-0-1, 57 pts.) at CAROLINA (30-25-0-5, 65 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 0-9 ATS (+9.4 Units) in road games after a 3 game unbeaten streak over the last 2 seasons.
COLORADO is 167-131 ATS (+23.5 Units) in road games second half of the season since 1996.
COLORADO is 22-10 ATS (+10.9 Units) in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
CAROLINA is 122-122 ATS (-66.4 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
CAROLINA is 62-67 ATS (-41.4 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 2-0 (+2.2 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 2-0-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
2 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.1 Units)
PITTSBURGH (28-25-0-6, 62 pts.) at WASHINGTON (37-17-0-5, 79 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 28-31 ATS (-13.0 Units) in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 1-9 ATS (+10.0 Units) in road games second half of the season this season.
PITTSBURGH is 39-28 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 7-3 (+3.6 Units) against the spread versus WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 7-3-0 straight up against WASHINGTON over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.8 Units)
BOSTON (40-9-0-9, 89 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (19-28-0-12, 50 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
BOSTON is 40-18 ATS (+12.1 Units) in all games this season.
BOSTON is 17-6 ATS (+9.9 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
BOSTON is 15-5 ATS (+21.0 Units) in road games in February games over the last 3 seasons.
BOSTON is 21-5 ATS (+11.1 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
TAMPA BAY is 19-40 ATS (-66.3 Units) in all games this season.
TAMPA BAY is 9-23 ATS (+35.5 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
BOSTON is 8-2 (+6.5 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
BOSTON is 8-2-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
5 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.8 Units, Under=-0.4 Units)
TORONTO (21-26-0-11, 53 pts.) at NY RANGERS (31-22-0-6, 68 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
TORONTO is 44-44 ATS (+101.1 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 3 seasons.
NY RANGERS are 117-136 ATS (-72.9 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 8-14 ATS (-10.0 Units) on Sunday games over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
TORONTO is 5-5 (+1.9 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
NY RANGERS is 5-5-0 straight up against TORONTO over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.7 Units)
MINNESOTA (28-24-0-4, 60 pts.) at CHICAGO (33-16-0-7, 73 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 8-3 (+4.8 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 8-3-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
4 of 8 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=-0.3 Units, Under=-0.5 Units)
PITTSBURGH vs. WASHINGTON
Pittsburgh is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Washington
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Pittsburgh's last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
COLORADO vs. CAROLINA
Colorado is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Carolina
Colorado is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Carolina's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Carolina's last 15 games at home
BOSTON vs. TAMPA BAY
Boston is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Boston
MINNESOTA vs. CHICAGO
Minnesota is 11-3 SU in its last 14 games when playing Chicago
Minnesota is 4-10 SU in its last 14 games on the road
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Chicago is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games at home
TORONTO vs. NY RANGERS
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of the NY Rangers last 13 games when playing at home against Toronto
NY Rangers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home
Sabres' Miller out indefinitely with ankle injury
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -Sabres starting goalie Ryan Miller is out indefinitely because of a high ankle sprain after he was upended behind the net in Buffalo's 4-2 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.
Fully dressed, except for a bare left foot, and walking with a significant limp following the game, Miller said his left ankle was still stiff, but tests taken immediately after the game showed there was no break. Miller didn't know how much time he would miss, saying he'll know more once the swelling subsides.
''These are kind of things you have to feel out. There's really no timetable,'' Miller said. ''It's really your comfort level. Right now I want to get through the night and into the morning to see how my body reacts.''
Miller's injury overshadowed what was a key win by the Sabres, who moved into a three-way tie for sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings with the Rangers and Florida Panthers, who beat Boston on Saturday. All three teams have 68 points in holding down the conference's final three playoff spots, three points ahead of Carolina.
Now Buffalo will have to continue its late-season playoff push without Miller, who stopped all 20 shots he faced and improved to 29-16-5. Patrick Lalime, who allowed two goals on 13 shots, will take over as the starter, and the Sabres will have to call up a goalie - likely untested rookie Jhonas Enroth - from the minors to take over as backup.
Miller was hurt 1:54 into the third period as he was trying to play the puck behind his net during a Rangers' power play with the Sabres ahead 3-0. With his back to the play, Miller was upended when Rangers forward Scott Gomez crashed into the goalie's right leg, sending Miller tumbling into the boards.
Having difficulty standing up, Miller crawled back into his crease on his pads before play was stopped.
Gomez wasn't called for a penalty on the play.
Miller remained on his knees as he was attended to by a Sabres trainer before leaving the game. He had difficulty putting any weight on his left leg as he limped up the tunnel to the locker room.
Sabres coach Lindy Ruff was unhappy with the hit, accusing Gomez of deliberately crashing into Miller.
''I don't think there's any secret it was deliberate,'' Ruff said. ''He knew what he was doing.''
Gomez called the hit as unfortunate, saying he lost his balance.
''I stopped and kind of lost my balance and we ran into each other,'' Gomez said. ''I don't know what happened.''
Miller gave Gomez the benefit of the doubt.
''I know Scott personally, and I don't think he would ever come in and try to injure me, especially when I'm not facing the play,'' Miller said. ''He's not that kind of guy.''