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SCOREBOARD
Tuesday, Nov. 18
Minnesota at Pittsburgh (7 p.m. EST). Pittsburgh beat Buffalo 5-2 on Saturday night for its sixth straight victory. Minnesota has a two-game winning streak.
STARS
Monday
— Devin Setoguchi, Sharks, had a power-play goal and an assist to help San Jose beat Nashville 4-1.
— Nikolai Zherdev, Rangers, scored the only goal in a shootout and New York’s Henrik Lundqvist denied all three Ottawa shooters in a 2-1 victory.
— Roberto Luongo, Canucks, made 34 saves against the team that let him get away, but couldn’t stop Frans Nielsen in a shootout as the New York Islanders beat Vancouver 2-1.
SIDELINED
St. Louis center Andy McDonald is expected to be sidelined eight weeks after breaking his left leg during a 3-2 shootout loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. MRI results revealed no further damage and surgery is not required. He isn’t expected back until at least mid-January for a Blues team that is currently 15th in the Western Conference standings.
BAD BREAK
Oilers center Fernando Pisani broke his ankle as he slid into the boards feet first as he battled for the puck with the Red Wings’ Nicklas Lidstrom with a little under 15 minutes left in the third period. Pisani will be out at least a month.
SIGNED
The Colorado Avalanche signed 22-year-old center Paul Stastny to a five-year contract extension through the 2013-2014 season. A second-round draft pick in 2005, Stastny scored 78 points in 2006-07, finishing second to Evgeni Malkin for the Calder Trophy honoring the league’s top rookie. That year, he set an NHL rookie record by scoring points in 20 straight games.
STATS
Islanders D Andy Sutton played in his 500th NHL game. … Toronto hasn’t been outshot by an opponent in 15 games.
SPEAKING
“All losses are tough. Shootouts are great when you win, and (not) when you lose. I don’t like losing any game.”—Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo after the Canucks lost to the New York Islanders 2-1 in a shootout Monday night.
Minnesota Wild vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
The Wild edged the Blue Jackets with a 3-2 shootout victory at Xcel Energy Center Saturday night.
Minnesota won as a -217 home favorite while the final score played just under the 5.5-goal total.
The Penguins erupted for four goals in the third period to down the Sabres 5-2 at Mellon Arena Saturday night.
Pittsburgh won as a -157 home favorite while the final score played over the 5.5-goal total set by sportsbooks.
Current streak:
Minnesota has won 2 straight games.
Pittsburgh has won 6 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota: 10-4-1
Pittsburgh: 11-4-2
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-3-1
Before playing Florida are 4-4-2
After playing Columbus are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Ottawa are 5-5
After playing Buffalo are 7-3
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Minnesota's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Minnesota is 4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home
Next up:
Minnesota home to Vancouver, Thursday, November 20
Pittsburgh at Atlanta, Thursday, November 20
Edmonton Oilers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
Dwayne Roloson stopped 37 shots for Edmonton in its 4-0 loss to Detroit on Monday night.
Detroit cashed as -210 home favorites as the game played under the 5.5-goal total listed by sportsbooks.
The Blue Jackets were on the losing end of a 3-2 shootout finish against the Wild at Xcel Energy Center Saturday night.
Minnesota won as a -217 home favorite while the final score played just under the 5.5-goal total.
Current streak:
Edmonton has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Edmonton: 8-8-2
Columbus: 8-7-3
Edmonton most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Detroit are 8-2
After playing Detroit are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7
Columbus most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Atlanta are 4-4
After playing Minnesota are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games
Edmonton is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Columbus
Edmonton is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Columbus's last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Columbus's last 9 games
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Columbus is 8-15 SU in its last 23 games
Next up:
Edmonton home to Detroit, Thursday, November 20
Columbus at Atlanta, Saturday, November 22
Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina Hurricanes
The Canadiens defeated St. Louis 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday. The five goals scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (5.5).
Andrei Kostitsyn had a goal and an assist for Montreal and Robert Lang also scored in the win.
The Hurricanes defeated Tampa Bay 3-2 in a shootout as a -145 favorite on Sunday. The five goals scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (5.5).
Rod Brind'Amour scored his seventh goal of the season for Carolina, while Wade Brookbank also scored in the win.
Team records:
Montreal: 10-4-2
Carolina: 9-7-2
Montreal most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Ottawa are 5-5
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
Carolina most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-5-1
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After a win are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games on the road
Montreal is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Montreal's last 13 games when playing Carolina
Montreal is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Carolina's last 13 games when playing Montreal
Carolina is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Montreal
Carolina is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games
Next up:
Montreal at Ottawa, Thursday, November 20
Carolina home to Phoenix, Friday, November 21
Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
The Panthers were defeated 3-2 by the Red Wings last time out, as +145 underdogs. The five goals fell UNDER the posted over/under (5.5).
Richard Zednik and Stephen Weiss scored for the Panthers.
The Lightning lost to Carolina 3-2 in a shootout as a +125 underdog on Sunday. The five goals scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (5.5).
Martin St. Louis and Vincent Lecavalier scored for Tampa Bay in the win.
Current streak:
Tampa Bay has lost 4 straight games.
Team records:
Florida: 6-9-1
Tampa Bay: 5-7-5
Florida most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing NY Rangers are 6-4
After playing Detroit are 3-3-1
After a loss are 5-5
Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing St. Louis are 3-7
After playing Carolina are 2-8
After a loss are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 8 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Florida is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games when playing Tampa Bay
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 5 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Florida
Tampa Bay is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Florida
Next up:
Florida at New Jersey, Thursday, November 20
Tampa Bay home to Nashville, Friday, November 21
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Phoenix Coyotes
The Blackhawks lost to San Jose 6-5 as a +105 underdog on Sunday. The 11 goals scored went OVER the posted over/under total (5.5).
Kris Versteeg scored a pair of goals for Chicago, while Brian Campbell and Cam Barker had a goal and two assists.
The Coyotes lost their second straight game with a 3-2 defeat to the Stars at Jobing.com Arena Saturday night.
Dallas stole the win as a +110 road underdog while the final played just below the 5.5-goal total set by oddsmakers.
Current streak:
Chicago has lost 3 straight games.
Phoenix has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Chicago: 7-4-5
Phoenix: 8-8-0
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Edmonton are 6-4
After playing San Jose are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
Phoenix most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-6-1
Before playing Chicago are 6-4
After playing Dallas are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games
Chicago is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Chicago's last 20 games when playing Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Phoenix's last 20 games when playing Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 8 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games
Next up:
Chicago at Dallas, Thursday, November 20
Phoenix at Carolina, Friday, November 21
Colorado Avalanche vs. Calgary Flames
Forward Darcy Tucker completed the comeback for the Avalanche, netting the shootout winner for a 3-2 win over the Oilers at Rexall Place Saturday night.
Colorado won as a +119 road underdog while the final score played under the total of 5.5 goals.
The Flames were doused 6-1 by the Sharks last time out, as +170 road underdogs. The seven goals made it OVER the posted over/under (5.5).
Michael Cammalleri had the lone goal on the power play.
Current streak:
Colorado has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
Colorado: 8-8-0
Calgary: 9-8-1
Colorado most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 6-4
Before playing Buffalo are 8-8-1
After playing Edmonton are 4-6
After a win are 8-2
Calgary most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing Los Angeles are 6-4
After playing San Jose are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Calgary is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing at home against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Next up:
Calgary at Colorado, Thursday, November 20
MINNESOTA (10-4-0-1, 21 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (11-4-0-2, 24 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
MINNESOTA is 2-12 ATS (-13.5 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 72-47 ATS (+23.5 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 13-4 ATS (+8.5 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 19-6 ATS (+12.6 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 15-2 ATS (+12.1 Units) in home games after 3 or more consecutive overs over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 88-45 ATS (+14.5 Units) in home games after a win by 2 goals or more since 1996.
MINNESOTA is 37-30 ATS (+73.4 Units) in road games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus MINNESOTA over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 1-0-0 straight up against MINNESOTA 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)
EDMONTON (8-8-0-2, 18 pts.) at COLUMBUS (8-7-0-3, 19 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
EDMONTON is 49-51 ATS (+110.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 48-39 ATS (+93.5 Units) in road games in November games since 1996.
EDMONTON is 22-20 ATS (+46.8 Units) after allowing 4 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 61-57 ATS (+135.1 Units) in road games after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game since 1996.
COLUMBUS is 7-29 ATS (+39.3 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
COLUMBUS is 4-15 ATS (+19.1 Units) 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
EDMONTON is 6-3 (+2.1 Units) against the spread versus COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
EDMONTON is 6-3-0 straight up against COLUMBUS over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.9 Units)
MONTREAL (11-4-0-2, 24 pts.) at CAROLINA (9-7-0-2, 20 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
CAROLINA is 58-64 ATS (-21.7 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
CAROLINA is 0-5 ATS (-6.6 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record in the first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
CAROLINA is 5-4-0 straight up against MONTREAL over the last 3 seasons
5 of 8 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.4 Units)
FLORIDA (6-10-0-1, 13 pts.) at TAMPA BAY (5-7-0-5, 15 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
FLORIDA is 199-227 ATS (-76.6 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
TAMPA BAY is 36-63 ATS (+103.1 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 20-36 ATS (+56.2 Units) first half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 19-36 ATS (+55.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record over the last 2 seasons.
TAMPA BAY is 12-22 ATS (-14.6 Units) 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
FLORIDA is 10-7 (+4.2 Units) against the spread versus TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
FLORIDA is 10-7-0 straight up against TAMPA BAY over the last 3 seasons
9 of 17 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.2 Units)
COLORADO (8-8-0-0, 16 pts.) at CALGARY (9-8-0-1, 19 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 10-14 ATS (-8.1 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
COLORADO is 10-8 (+3.2 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
COLORADO is 10-8-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
10 of 18 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)
CHICAGO (7-5-0-4, 18 pts.) at PHOENIX (8-8-0-0, 16 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 8-3 ATS (+12.2 Units) on Tuesday nights over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 91-98 ATS (+224.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 since 1996.
CHICAGO is 22-14 ATS (+38.3 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
CHICAGO is 5-4 (+0.8 Units) against the spread versus PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
CHICAGO is 5-4-0 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
5 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+0.6 Units)
Minnesota at Pittsburgh
Minnesota: 2-12 SU on Tuesday nights
Pittsburgh: 10-0 SU at home after 4 straight wins
Edmonton at Columbus
Edmonton: 11-4 SU when playing 6+ games in 10 days
Columbus: 16-33 SU after playing a road game
Montreal at Carolina
Montreal: 31-24 SU in road games
Carolina: 0-9 SU off a 1 goal win over a division rival
Florida at Tampa Bay
Florida: 7-2 SU AWAY after having lost 6 or 7 of their last 8
Tampa Bay: 1-9 SU after 2 straight close losses by 1 goal
Colorado at Calgary
Colorado: 56-38 SU after playing a road game
Calgary: 10-14 SU at home when the total is 5.5
Chicago at Phoenix
Chicago: 0-6 SU after playing 2 consecutive home games
Phoenix: 6-1 SU off a home loss against a division rival
EDMONTON vs. COLUMBUS
Edmonton is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games
Columbus is 5-15-3 SU in its last 23 games when playing Edmonton
Columbus is 3-7-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Edmonton
MINNESOTA vs. PITTSBURGH
Minnesota is 4-1-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Minnesota's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
MONTREAL vs. CAROLINA
Montreal is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Montreal is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Carolina
Carolina is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Carolina's last 6 games
FLORIDA vs. TAMPA BAY
Florida is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Florida's last 8 games on the road
Tampa Bay is 4-8 SU in its last 12 games when playing Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing Florida
CHICAGO vs. PHOENIX
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Phoenix's last 9 games when playing at home against Chicago
Phoenix is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
COLORADO vs. CALGARY
Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing on the road against Calgary
Calgary is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 5 games when playing Colorado
Hot teams
-- Minnesota won three of its last four games. Pittsburgh won its last five games, scoring 26 goals.
-- Columbus is 6-1 in game after its last seven losses. Oilers lost their last three games, scoring four goals.
-- Colorado won last three games, allowing three goals; the last two wins were in shootouts.
Cold teams
-- Hurricanes lost three of their last four games. Canadiens lost three of their last four road games.
-- Panthers lost seven of their last nine games. Tampa Bay lost last four games, scoring seven goals.
-- Flames lost five of their last seven games.
-- Blackhawks lost last three games, all by one goal. Coyotes lost their last two games, scoring total of two goals.
Totals
-- Under is 7-0-1 in last eight Minnesota games; last six Penguin games went over the total. .
-- Seven of last nine Columbus games went over the total.
-- Three of last four Montreal games stayed under the total.
-- Eight of last nine Florida games stayed under the total.
-- Five of last six Calgary games went over the total; Colorado's last four games all stayed under.
-- Over is 7-1-1 in last nine Chicago games.
Series Records
-- Minnesota, Pittsburgh split their last two meetings.
-- Oilers won five of last seven games against Columbus.
-- Carolina is 13-6 in last nineteen games against Montreal.
-- Panthers won three of last four games vs Tampa Bay.
-- Flames won five of las seven against Colorado.
-- Chicago won three in row, five of last six against the Coyotes.
NHL Forecast for Tuesday Nov 18th
by Ron Raymond
Edmonton vs. Columbus
In my view, Craig MacTavish might have just split his dressing room in half by calling out Dustin Penner the other day after their lost to Colorado and their 4-0 lost to Detroit last night might be the start of a long losing streak. In fact, Penner is one of those character players, who plays with an edge and when MacTavish called him out and questioned his productivity, I'm pretty sure that's not sitting well in the room amongst the vets. When COLUMBUS team Played as Home team as a Favorite - Total is 5.5 - Coming off a Road loss as an Underdog; The Blue Jackets are 11-4 SU in this spot since 2001.
Prediction: Columbus 4 Edmonton 2
Chicago vs. Phoenix
Great timing for Hawks coach Joel Quenneville to take his young Blackhawks team on a road trip, as they've lost their last 3 home games by 1 goal and this could really affect the moral of a young team who knows they are building something special in Chicago. The Blackhawks are a great offensive team, but their young forwards need to understand it's defense that wins championships and you cannot get into 6-5 shootouts with the likes of the San Jose Sharks. In fact, playing this run and gun offense puts the hawks in a bad spot tonight, as any road team who gave up 6 or more goals against in their last game this season, are 3-10 SU in their next game. Phoenix is 5-3 on home ice this season and 12-4-1 SU as a Home Fave when the total is 5.5 - After a conference game - and allowed 3 goals AGAINST in their last game.
Prediction: Phoenix 4 Chicago 3