On the Ice - Wednesday
By Judd Hall
We’re just a few days away from that dreaded day for men, Valentine’s Day. Normally we’d just go with a box of chocolates and some cheap flowers. But this year, let’s get those women folk something nice. Let’s get a little cash for those gifts from Wednesday’s card in the NHL.
Washington Capitals at New York Rangers – 7:00 p.m. EST
I know there are a lot of games left in the regular season, but the Capitals sure do look like they’ve wrapped up the Southeast Division championship. Washington (34-16-4, 72 points) has won four of its last five games to give itself a 13 point cushion in the division. The Caps’ most recent victory came as $2.00 home favorites against Florida, 3-1, on Feb. 7. They have covered the puck line in three of their last four games at the Verizon Center.
Defenseman Mike Green put up two goals in the win to extend his goal streak to six straight matches. Meanwhile, Jose Theodore stuffed 20 of the Panthers 21 shots. Theodore looks to be heating up as he’s won three of his last four games. His goals against average in those three wins is 1.67.
Green’s scoring streak is nothing to scoff at, you know. He’s the first blueliner in the Capitals’ history to do this and the first in the league since Ray Bourque did it with the Bruins in 1984. Now can an offensive minded defender win the Norris Trophy? Who knows. What I do know is that Washington’s offense still goes through Alex Ovechkin, who has lit the lamp six times in as many games.
The Rangers are now officially on the Sean Avery resurfacing/Tom Renney firing watch. Avery was just allocated to New York’s (29-20-5, 63 points) American Hockey League affiliate, Hartford Wolf Pack. But he is still property of Dallas until they try to recall him. At that time, he’d have to clear waivers.
As for Renney, his Blueshirts have dropped five consecutive decisions and currently sit in sixth place in the Eastern Conference. Their latest defeat came as $1.30 road ‘dogs against New Jersey, 3-0, last Monday night. The games really haven’t been close for the Rangers as they’ve failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five fixtures.
New York’s biggest issue is that they have no attack: Scott Gomez has just two points during this skid, Aaron Voros has been knocked down to the fourth line and team scoring leader Nikolai Zherdev has visited the red light district three times since the start of the New Year.
Most betting shops have set up the Caps as $1.35 road faves with a total of 5 ½. It’s the first time that the Rangers have been tabbed as home pups all season. Washington is giving bettors great value to win by at least two goals with a puck line of plus-210 (risk $100 to win $210).
While the line makes sense given how both sides are playing, Washington will have to buck a trend they’ve had in Gotham. That’s because the Capitals are 1-7 in their last eight matches at Madison Square Garden. But they have won six straight tilts against Atlantic Division squads. And the Caps have won five straight against the ‘Shirts.
New York has seen the ‘under’ go 8-1 in its last nine games against Eastern Conference foes. And they’ve lost four straight to teams from the East.
Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers – 10:00 p.m. EST
Montreal (29-19-6, 64 points) is in its own personal Hell right now as they’ve lost six straight road games and eight of its last 10 this season. The road part stings the most as the Habs are in the midst of a six-game trek away from the Bell Centre. They started this trip on a sour note as the Canadiens fell to Calgary on Feb. 9 as $1.35 road ‘dogs, 6-2.
You can’t deny that it was a blowout, but the Habs did carry a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. But the Flames outshot Montreal in the second period 20-4 and it was all downhill from that point on.
While you can definitely blame Montreal’s offense for the skid, it’s Carey Price that should shoulder the burden most. Price has dropped six of his eight games since returning from an injured ankle. He’s stopping just 87 percent of the shots fired his way to go along with a GAA of 3.49. Not exactly the best netminder in the game at the moment.
The Oilers haven’t exactly been world beaters recently, dropping four of their last five tilts. Edmonton (26-23-4, 56 points) fell to the Wild on Feb. 8 as a $1.55 road pup, 3-2. Even though the record doesn’t show it, the Oilers have been quite competitive in their past five games…just can’t score to save their lives.
That scoring deficiency is evident given that they’ve lit the lamp just nine times since the beginning of February. And anytime you score so few goals it magnifies any mistakes you make on defense. Dwayne Roloson stopped 92 percent of the shots he faced this month with a 2.99 GAA. Pretty reasonable numbers if you ask me.
The betting shops have made the Oilers slight $1.25 home favorites with the total coming in at 5 ½. You can take Edmonton on the puck line for a plus-225 return (risk $100 to win $225).
Edmonton hasn’t been the best to back at home this year when favored, going just 12-11 as a home “chalk.” The ‘under’ is 7-4 for the Oilers in their last 11 home contests.
Montreal has seen the ‘over’ go 5-1-1 in its last seven road matches.
The ‘over’ has hit in the last four head-to-head meetings of these squads when at Rexall Place.
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SCOREBOARD
Wednesday, Feb. 11
Phoenix at Dallas (8:30 p.m. EST). The Coyotes try to snap a six-game slide against a Stars team that is 11-1-1 in the last 13 at home and 9-2-2 in the last 13 games, all starts by goalie Marty Turco.
STARS
Tuesday
— Dan LaCosta, Blue Jackets, made 31 saves for his first career shutout in his second NHL start, leading Columbus to a season sweep of Colorado with a 3-0 win.
— Richard Zednik, Panthers, exactly one year after he suffered a severe neck injury, scored his second goal at 1:02 of overtime to give Florida a 5-4 victory against Toronto.
— Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk, Red Wings, each had two goals and an assist as Detroit topped Nashville 5-3 for its fifth straight victory.
— Niklas Hagman, Maple Leafs, scored twice in Toronto’s 5-4 overtime loss at Florida.
— Mats Sundin, Canucks, scored twice for Vancouver, which rallied from a pair of two-goal deficits to beat St. Louis 6-4.
— Kari Lehtonen, Thrashers, made 40 saves to lift Atlanta to a 3-1 win over Tampa Bay.
SUPREME TEAM
Patrick Marleau, Milan Michalek and former Boston captain Joe Thornton scored in a 6:16 span of the third period to rally the San Jose Sharks to a 5-2 victory over the Bruins in a matchup of the NHL’s top two teams on Tuesday night. The Eastern Conference-leading Bruins, on top of the league with 85 points, carried a 2-1 edge into the third period and had been 26-0-2 when leading after 40 minutes. The West-leading Sharks have 81 points.
SEAN SIGHTING
San Avery is resuming his hockey career with the New York Rangers’ affiliate in Hartford, hoping to return to the NHL. The Dallas Stars assigned Avery to the American Hockey League team Tuesday and he practiced with the Hartford Wolf Pack in the morning.
SIDELINED
The Boston Bruins will be without forward Michael Ryder for up to three weeks as he recovers from surgery to repair a broken bone in his face. Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli said Tuesday that Ryder had surgery Monday on the orbital bone between his eyes. Chiarelli said Ryder had three small plates put in to repair three fractures. Ryder took a stick to the bridge of his nose Thursday in Ottawa. … Edmonton Oilers defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky will have season-ending shoulder surgery this week. A team spokesman said Tuesday doctors will repair the labrum in his right shoulder. … St. Louis Blues forward Paul Kariya underwent surgery on his right hip Tuesday, a little more than a month after an operation to fix his left hip. Kariya hasn’t played since Nov. 5 and is likely out for the season.
STRONG ON THE ROAD
Jack Johnson scored the only goal of the shootout in the final round as Los Angeles beat the New York Islanders 4-3 on Tuesday night. The Kings went 4-1 on their road trip, winning the final four games.
SPEAKING
“We were excited for this. After Christmas we all had it marked on our calendar. We wanted to be ready for this.”—Disappointed Boston Bruins center Marc Savard after a 5-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks in the only regular-season meeting between the NHL’s top two teams.
Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers
The Capitals downed the Panthers 3-1 at the Verizon Center Saturday.
Washington won as a -185 home favorite while the final score played under the 5.5-goal total.
New York goaltender Henrik Lundqvist stopped 28 shots in its 3-0 loss to New Jersey on Monday night.
New Jersey won as -165 home favorites as the game played under the 5.5-goal total set by sportsbooks.
Current streak:
New York has lost 5 straight games.
Team records:
Washington: 34-16-4
New York: 29-20-5
Washington most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Calgary are 4-6
After playing Florida are 6-4
After a win are 7-3
New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing New Jersey are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Washington is 5-0 SU in their last 5 games when playing NY Rangers
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Washington's last 7 games when playing NY Rangers
NY Rangers are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of the NY Rangers last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of the NY Rangers last 7 games when playing Washington
The total has gone UNDER in 17 of the NY Rangers last 25 games at home
Next up:
Washington at Tampa Bay, Saturday, February 14
NY Rangers at Florida, Friday, February 13
New York Islanders vs. New Jersey Devils
Doug Weight, Andy Hilbert, and Tim Jackman found the back of the net for New York in its 4-3 shootout loss to Los Angeles on Tuesday night.
Los Angeles cashed as -135 road favorites as the game played over the 5.5-goal total set by sportsbooks.
Scott Clemmensen made 27 saves to earn the shutout, as the Devils stifled the Rangers 3-0 on Monday night.
New Jersey won as -165 home favorites as the game played under the 5.5-goal total set by sportsbooks.
Current streak:
New York has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
New York: 16-31-6
New Jersey: 34-17-3
New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing New Jersey are 4-6
After playing Los Angeles are 4-4-2
After a loss are 1-9
New Jersey most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Buffalo are 8-2
After playing NY Rangers are 4-6
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 5 games when playing New Jersey
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the NY Islanders last 8 games when playing on the road against New Jersey
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Islanders last 9 games on the road
NY Islanders are 6-19 SU in their last 25 games
New Jersey is 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing NY Islanders
New Jersey is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New Jersey's last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Next up:
NY Islanders at Philadelphia, Saturday, February 14
New Jersey home to Boston, Friday, February 13
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Atlanta Thrashers
The Blackhawks were stomped by the Canucks 7-3 at General Motors Place Saturday night.
Vancouver won as a +105 home underdog while the final score played over the 5.5-goal total.
Slava Kozlov's goal stood up as the winner, as the Thrashers upset the Lightning 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Atlanta won as +135 road underdogs as the game played under the 6-goal total listed by sportsbooks.
Team records:
Chicago: 29-14-8
Atlanta: 19-31-5
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Edmonton are 7-3
After playing Vancouver are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3
Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing NY Rangers are 2-8
After playing Tampa Bay are 5-5
After a win are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games on the road
Chicago is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing Chicago
Atlanta is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Chicago
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Atlanta is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games at home
Next up:
Chicago at St. Louis, Friday, February 13
Atlanta at Anaheim, Sunday, February 15
Ottawa Senators vs. Buffalo Sabres
The Senators stoled a 3-2 shootout win over the Sabres at Scotiabank Place Saturday.
Ottawa won as a -105 home favorite while the final score played under the 5.5-goal total.
The Sabres suffered a 3-2 shootout loss to the Senators at Scotiabank Place Saturday.
Ottawa won as a -105 home favorite while the final score played under the 5.5-goal total.
Team records:
Ottawa: 18-25-8
Buffalo: 28-20-6
Ottawa most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Buffalo are 4-6
After a win are 2-8
Buffalo most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Colorado are 7-3
After playing Ottawa are 5-5
After a loss are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Ottawa's last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Ottawa is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Ottawa's last 8 games
Buffalo is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Ottawa at Philadelphia, Thursday, February 12
Buffalo home to San Jose, Friday, February 13
San Jose Sharks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Patrick Marleau had a goal and two assists to lead the Sharks past the Bruins 5-2 on Tuesday night.
San Jose upset Boston as +110 road underdogs as the game played over the 5.5-goal total listed by oddsmakers.
The Penguins lost to Detroit 3-0 as a +120 underdog on Sunday. The three goals scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (6).
Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves for the Penguins in the loss
Team records:
San Jose: 37-7-7
Pittsburgh: 26-24-5
San Jose most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 9-1
Before playing Toronto are 3-3-2
After playing Boston are 4-4-2
After a win are 5-5
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Ottawa are 6-4
After playing Detroit are 4-4-1
After a loss are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Jose is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
Next up:
San Jose at Buffalo, Friday, February 13
Pittsburgh at Toronto, Saturday, February 14
Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild
Colorado goaltender Peter Budaj stopped 27 shots in its 4-0 loss to Columbus on Tuesday night.
Columbus won as -155 home favorites as the game played under the 5.5-goal total posted by oddsmakers.
The Wild defeated Edmonton 3-2 in a shootout as a -200 favorite on Sunday. The five goals scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (5).
Eric Belanger and Antti Miettinen scored for the Wild, while Niklas Backstrom made 28 saves in the win
Current streak:
Colorado has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Colorado: 25-28-1
Minnesota: 27-22-3
Colorado most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Buffalo are 8-8-1
After playing Columbus are 6-4
After a loss are 3-7
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Florida are 4-4-2
After playing Edmonton are 5-5
After a win are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
Colorado is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Minnesota
Colorado is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Colorado is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Colorado is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado
Minnesota is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Colorado
Next up:
Colorado home to Montreal, Friday, February 13
Minnesota at Detroit, Thursday, February 12
Phoenix Coyotes vs. Dallas Stars
The Coyotes were trounced 7-2 by the Hurricanes at Jobing.com Arena Saturday.
Carolina won as a +118 road underdog while the final score played over the 5.5-goal total.
The Stars defeated Nashville 4-1 as a -175 favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (5.5).
Brad Richards had a goal and an assist for Dallas, while Jere Lehtinen picked up two assist in the win.
Current streak:
Phoenix has lost 6 straight games.
Dallas has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Phoenix: 24-25-5
Dallas: 26-19-7
Phoenix most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Chicago are 4-6
After playing Carolina are 6-4
After a loss are 4-6
Dallas most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Los Angeles are 3-7
After playing Nashville are 5-5
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 9 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Phoenix's last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Phoenix is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Dallas
Phoenix is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Dallas is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Dallas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix
Next up:
Phoenix home to Vancouver, Thursday, February 12
Dallas home to Vancouver, Friday, February 13
Montreal Canadiens vs. Edmonton Oilers
Tomas Plekanec and Matt D'Agostini found the back of the net for Montreal in its 6-2 loss to Calgary on Monday night.
Calgary won as -150 home favorites as the game played over the 5.5-goal total listed by sportsbooks.
The Oiler lost to Minnesota 3-2 in a shootout as a +170 underdog on Sunday. The five goals scored caused this game to be a PUSH on the posted over/under total (5).
Sheldon Souray and Sam Gagner scored the Oilers and Dwayne Roloson made 37 saves.
Current streak:
Montreal has lost 3 straight games.
Edmonton has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Montreal: 29-19-6
Edmonton: 26-23-4
Montreal most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Colorado are 5-5
After playing Calgary are 2-2-1
After a loss are 5-5
Edmonton most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Detroit are 8-2
After playing Minnesota are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 5 games when playing on the road against Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Montreal's last 7 games when playing Edmonton
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 9 games
Edmonton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Edmonton's last 7 games when playing Montreal
Edmonton is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Montreal
Next up:
Montreal at Colorado, Friday, February 13
Edmonton at Los Angeles, Saturday, February 14
Calgary Flames vs. Anaheim Ducks
Matthew Lombardi had a goal and two assists, as the Flames defeated the Canadiens 6-2 on Monday night.
Calgary won as -150 home favorites as the game played over the 5.5-goal total listed by sportsbooks.
Corey Perry's goal in the second period proved to be the winner as Anaheim edged Calgary 2-1 on Saturday afternoon.
The Ducks won as +160 underdogs, while the final score played UNDER the day's posted total of 5.5.
Team records:
Calgary: 31-18-4
Anaheim: 27-24-5
Calgary most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Los Angeles are 5-5
After playing Montreal are 5-5-1
After a win are 7-3
Anaheim most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 4-6
After playing Calgary are 7-3
After a win are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Calgary's last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Calgary's last 6 games when playing on the road against Anaheim
Calgary is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
Anaheim is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games
Next up:
Calgary at Los Angeles, Thursday, February 12
Anaheim home to Atlanta, Sunday, February 15
CHICAGO (29-15-0-7, 65 pts.) at ATLANTA (18-31-0-5, 41 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
CHICAGO is 180-225 ATS (-78.2 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record since 1996.
ATLANTA is 4-11 ATS (-10.8 Units) in home games in non-conference games over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
ATLANTA is 1-0 (+1.4 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
ATLANTA is 1-0-0 straight up against CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.1 Units)
NY ISLANDERS (16-31-0-5, 37 pts.) at NEW JERSEY (34-17-0-3, 71 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
NY ISLANDERS are 1-12 ATS (+22.9 Units) vs. division opponents this season.
NEW JERSEY is 34-20 ATS (+74.8 Units) in all games this season.
NEW JERSEY is 7-16 ATS (-19.5 Units) in home games after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
NEW JERSEY is 11-8-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
12 of 18 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+4.7 Units)
WASHINGTON (34-16-0-4, 72 pts.) at NY RANGERS (29-20-0-5, 63 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
WASHINGTON is 80-63 ATS (+147.0 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
WASHINGTON is 34-26 ATS (+64.9 Units) in road games in February games since 1996.
WASHINGTON is 8-0 ATS (+8.0 Units) after a division game this season.
WASHINGTON is 15-5 ATS (+8.3 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more this season.
WASHINGTON is 14-7 ATS (+6.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
NY RANGERS are 115-135 ATS (-72.9 Units) in home games second half of the season since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 77-88 ATS (-54.1 Units) in home games after a division game since 1996.
NY RANGERS are 99-130 ATS (-91.9 Units) in home games when playing against a team with a winning record since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
WASHINGTON is 6-5 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
WASHINGTON is 6-5-0 straight up against NY RANGERS over the last 3 seasons
7 of 11 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+2.4 Units)
OTTAWA (18-25-0-8, 44 pts.) at BUFFALO (28-20-0-6, 62 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 18-33 ATS (+51.2 Units) in all games this season.
OTTAWA is 5-12 ATS (-14.1 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 23-41 ATS (-38.1 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 19-24 ATS (-17.8 Units) after a division game over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 9-20 ATS (-16.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
BUFFALO is 188-129 ATS (+15.7 Units) vs. division opponents since 1996.
Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 16-8 (+6.7 Units) against the spread versus BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 16-8-0 straight up against BUFFALO over the last 3 seasons
13 of 24 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+1.6 Units)
SAN JOSE (36-7-0-7, 79 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (26-24-0-5, 57 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 31-11 ATS (+14.5 Units) in home games second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 21-9 ATS (+10.0 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 21-9 ATS (+10.1 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 26-29 ATS (-50.3 Units) in all games this season.
PITTSBURGH is 9-18 ATS (-17.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 3-0 (+3.0 Units) against the spread versus PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 3-0-0 straight up against PITTSBURGH over the last 3 seasons
3 of 3 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.1 Units)
COLORADO (25-27-0-1, 51 pts.) at MINNESOTA (27-22-0-3, 57 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 10-5 ATS (+16.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 13-12-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
13 of 19 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+7.0 Units)
PHOENIX (24-25-0-5, 53 pts.) at DALLAS (26-19-0-7, 59 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
PHOENIX is 45-78 ATS (-38.3 Units) in February games since 1996.
DALLAS is 15-3 ATS (+10.2 Units) in February games over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 64-26 ATS (+10.4 Units) in home games when playing with 2 days rest since 1996.
DALLAS is 40-26 ATS (+6.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
PHOENIX is 25-20 ATS (+53.9 Units) vs. division opponents over the last 2 seasons.
DALLAS is 11-19 ATS (-9.4 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
DALLAS is 12-8-0 straight up against PHOENIX over the last 3 seasons
11 of 19 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+2.5 Units)
CALGARY (31-18-0-4, 66 pts.) at ANAHEIM (27-24-0-5, 59 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
CALGARY is 9-17 ATS (-20.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
ANAHEIM is 145-138 ATS (+321.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season since 1996.
CALGARY is 15-3 ATS (+10.5 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game this season.
ANAHEIM is 6-12 ATS (-14.8 Units) in home games after playing 3 consecutive road games over the last 3 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 7-4 (+3.5 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 7-4-0 straight up against CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
6 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.6 Units)
MONTREAL (29-19-0-6, 64 pts.) at EDMONTON (26-23-0-4, 56 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
MONTREAL is 2-8 ATS (-6.7 Units) in road games after allowing 4 goals or more this season.
EDMONTON is 67-68 ATS (-32.9 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 34-25 ATS (+64.6 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
EDMONTON is 164-132 ATS (+11.8 Units) after a division game since 1996.
EDMONTON is 9-14 ATS (+23.7 Units) in a home game where where the total is 5.5 this season.
EDMONTON is 1-5 ATS (-5.0 Units) in home games in non-conference games this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
MONTREAL is 1-0 (+1.0 Units) against the spread versus EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
MONTREAL is 1-0-0 straight up against EDMONTON over the last 3 seasons
1 of 1 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+1.0 Units)
CHICAGO vs. ATLANTA
Chicago is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 5 games
Atlanta is 4-15 SU in its last 19 games at home
Atlanta is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
NY ISLANDERS vs. NEW JERSEY
NY Islanders are 1-16 SU in their last 17 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of the NY Islanders last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of New Jersey's last 8 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
New Jersey is 10-2 SU in its last 12 games
WASHINGTON vs. NY RANGERS
Washington is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Washington's last 5 games
NY Rangers are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games when playing at home against Washington
NY Rangers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home
OTTAWA vs. BUFFALO
Ottawa is 3-18 SU in its last 21 games on the road
Ottawa is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing at home against Ottawa
SAN JOSE vs. PITTSBURGH
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Jose's last 6 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against San Jose
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against San Jose
COLORADO vs. MINNESOTA
Colorado is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Minnesota
Colorado is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Minnesota is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Minnesota is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Colorado
PHOENIX vs. DALLAS
Phoenix is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Phoenix's last 9 games
Dallas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Dallas's last 6 games when playing at home against Phoenix
CALGARY vs. ANAHEIM
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Anaheim
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Anaheim is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Calgary
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing at home against Calgary
MONTREAL vs. EDMONTON
Montreal is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 9 games
Edmonton is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Edmonton's last 5 games when playing at home against Montreal
Hot teams
-- Blackhawks won three of their last four games.
-- Washington won four of its last five games.
-- Devils won ten of their last twelve games.
-- Sabres are 6-1 in game following their last seven losses.
-- Penguins won three of their last four home games.
-- Minnesota won three of its last four games.
-- Stars won seven of their last eight games.
Cold teams
-- Thrashers lost six of their last eight games.
-- Rangers lost last five games, outscored 22-5. I
-- Islanders lost their last three games, scoring five goals.
-- Senators lost four of their last five games.
-- Sharks lost three of their last four games.
-- Colorado lost last four road games, outscored 16-6.
-- Coyotes are 0-6 since All-Star break, outscored 25-10.
-- Oilers lost four of their last five games. Canadiens lost three in a row, eight of last ten games.
-- Ducks are 1-5 in game following their last six wins. Flames lost four of their last five games.
Totals
-- Four of last five Atlanta games stayed under the total; four of last five Chicago games went over.
-- Three of last four Ranger games stayed under the total.
-- Four of last five Islander games stayed under the total.
-- Last five Buffalo games stayed under the total.
-- Three of last four San Jose games went over the total.
-- Last three Colorado games stayed under the total.
-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Dallas games.
-- Under is 4-1-1 in last six Edmonton games; over is 6-2-1 in last nine Montreal games.
-- Seven of last ten Calgary games went over the total.
Back-to-Back
-- Thrashers are 3-2 if they won a game the night before.
-- Islanders are 2-3 on road if they played the night before.
-- Senators are 3-6 if they play again the next night.
-- San Jose is 5-2 if they played the night before.
-- Colorado is 1-4 if it played the night before.
-- Coyotes are 6-4 if they play again the next night.
-- Flames are 3-4 if they play again the next night.
Series Records
-- Road team won last two Atlanta-Chicago games.
-- Washington won its last five games against the Rangers.
-- Devils won last four games vs Islanders, allowing five goals.
-- Senators won four of last five visits to Buffalo.
-- Sharks won three in a row vs Pittsburgh: 3-2/2-1/2-1.
-- Visitor won four of last five Colorado-Minnesota games.
-- Dallas is 14-7 in last 21 games against Phoenix.
-- Ducks won four of last five games vs Calgary.
CHICAGO at ATLANTA, 7:05 PM ET
CHICAGO: 21-9 SU after 2+ consecutive overs
ATLANTA: 4-11 SU at home in non-conference games
NY ISLANDERS at NEW JERSEY, 7:05 PM ET
NY ISLANDERS: 9-3 SU after 2+ consecutive unders
NEW JERSEY: 1-12 SU vs. division opponents
WASHINGTON at NY RANGERS, 7:05 PM ET
WASHINGTON: 8-0 SU after a division game
NY RANGERS: 1-6 SU at home revenging a road loss
OTTAWA at BUFFALO, 7:35 PM ET
OTTAWA: 5-21 SU as an underdog
BUFFALO: 38-21 SU after 3 consecutive division games
SAN JOSE at PITTSBURGH, 7:35 PM ET
SAN JOSE: 25-10 SU AWAY when the money line is -100 to -150
PITTSBURGH: 7-13 SU as an underdog
COLORADO at MINNESOTA, 8:05 PM ET
COLORADO: 5-11 SU after a loss by 2+ goals in their previous game
MINNESOTA: 25-3 SU as a home favorite of -200 or higher
PHOENIX at DALLAS, 8:35 PM ET
PHOENIX: 42-74 SU in February
DALLAS: 12-5 SU when playing their 4th game in 7 days
CALGARY at ANAHEIM, 10:05 PM ET
CALGARY: 11-17 SU when playing their 3rd game in 5 days
ANAHEIM: 24-8 SU at home when the money line is -100 to -150
MONTREAL at EDMONTON, 10:05 PM ET
MONTREAL: 10-4 SU AWAY after having lost 5 or 6 of their last 7
EDMONTON: 1-5 SU at home in non-conference games