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SCOREBOARD
Wednesday, March 25
Ottawa at Carolina (7 p.m. EDT). The Senators head to Carolina on a four-game winning streak and a run in which they’ve won nine of 10 as they try to get back into the Eastern Conference playoff race.
STARS
Tuesday
— Alex Ovechkin, Capitals, scored his league-leading 51st goal in Washington’s 3-2 shootout loss at Toronto.
— Nikolai Zherdev, Rangers, had a goal and an assist to lead New York to a 2-1 victory over Minnesota.
— Roberto Luongo, Canucks, stopped 35 shots to help Vancouver beat Dallas 5-2.
— Alex Tanguay, Canadiens, had two goals and three assists and Montreal beat Atlanta 6-3 to end a five-game skid.
— Martin St. Louis, Lightning, scored with 1:56 left in overtime to give Tampa Bay a 2-1 victory over Columbus.
— Chris Mason, Blues, made 22 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, leading St. Louis to a 2-0 over Los Angeles.
HIM AGAIN
Teemu Selanne lifted the Anaheim Ducks to a crucial win over the Nashville Predators for the second time in a week. Selanne scored the only shootout goal and the Ducks beat the Predators 2-1 on Tuesday night. Anaheim climbed over Nashville into eighth place in the Western Conference with its fourth consecutive victory. Anaheim’s winning streak started when Selanne scored a power-play goal in overtime to give the Ducks a 4-3 win over the Predators last Wednesday.
NICE LINE
Montreal beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6-3 to end a five-game skid, getting a terrific night from one of its top lines. Alex Tanguay had two goals and three assists, Alex Kovalev had two goals and an assist and Saku Koivu had a goal and two assists on a newly formed line that produced 11 points.
CRAZY FINISH
Curtis Joseph stopped eight shots in overtime and Washington’s three shootout chances after entering the game late in the third period, leading the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals. Joseph replaced Martin Gerber with 56 seconds left in the third period after the Toronto goalie was ejected for pushing referee Mike Leggo and shooting a puck in his direction. Gerber was upset after Brooks Laich stuffed the puck under him to tie it at 2.
SPEAKING
“I’d say that feels worse than losing 10-2. Especially at this point of the season with the way we have been playing and who we were playing tonight. That one stings.”—Oilers forward Dustin Penner after Detroit scored three goals in the third period of a 3-2 win at Edmonton.
Florida Panthers vs. Buffalo Sabres
Cory Stillman had a goal and an assist for Florida in its 3-2 overtime loss to Carolina on Monday night.
Carolina won as -105 road underdogs as the game played under the 5.5-goal total listed by sportsbooks.
The Sabres couldn't complete a third-period push, losing 5-3 to the Rangers at Madison Square Garden Saturday night.
New York won as a -165 home favorite while the final score played over the 5.5-goal total.
Current streak:
Florida has lost 2 straight games.
Buffalo has lost 4 straight games.
Team records:
Florida: 35-27-11
Buffalo: 34-30-8
Florida most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing NY Rangers are 6-4
After playing Carolina are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4
Buffalo most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Colorado are 7-3
After playing NY Rangers are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Florida's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Florida's last 15 games when playing on the road against Buffalo
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Buffalo's last 8 games
Buffalo is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Florida
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Buffalo's last 5 games when playing Florida
Buffalo is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Florida
Next up:
Florida at Philadelphia, Thursday, March 26
Buffalo home to Toronto, Friday, March 27
Minnesota Wild vs. New York Islanders
Marian Gaborik scored the lone goal for the Wild in their 2-1 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday night.
New York cashed as -175 home favorites as the teams played under the 5-goal total set by sportsbooks.
The Islanders allowed four goals in the second period to fall 5-2 to the Senators at Scotiabank Place Saturday.
Ottawa won as a -210 home favorite while the final score played over the 5.5-goal total.
Current streak:
New York has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Minnesota: 34-31-8
New York: 24-40-8
Minnesota most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Florida are 4-4-2
After playing NY Rangers are 4-5
After a loss are 4-6
New York most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing New Jersey are 4-6
After playing Ottawa are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Minnesota is 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing NY Islanders
Minnesota is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
NY Islanders are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 6 games at home
NY Islanders are 3-6 SU in their last 9 games when playing Minnesota
NY Islanders are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games
Next up:
Minnesota at Calgary, Saturday, March 28
NY Islanders at Detroit, Friday, March 27
Ottawa Senators vs. Carolina Hurricanes
The Senators defeated the Rangers 2-1 as a +140 underdog on Sunday. The three goals scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (5.5).
Ryan Shannon scored the game-winning goal for Ottawa and Alex Auld made 28 saves in the win.
Ray Whitney potted the winner in overtime to lift the Hurricanes past the Panthers 3-2 on Monday night.
Carolina won as -105 road underdogs as the game played under the 5.5-goal total listed by sportsbooks.
Current streak:
Ottawa has won 5 straight games.
Carolina has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
Ottawa: 32-30-10
Carolina: 40-28-7
Ottawa most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing NY Rangers are 8-2
After a win are 7-3
Carolina most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-3-1
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Florida are 2-8
After a win are 7-3
A few trends to consider:
Ottawa is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Ottawa's last 6 games
Ottawa is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Carolina
Ottawa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Carolina's last 9 games when playing at home against Ottawa
Carolina is 7-16-2 SU in its last 25 games when playing Ottawa
Next up:
Ottawa at Atlanta, Saturday, March 28
Carolina at New Jersey, Saturday, March 28
Calgary Flames vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
Mike Cammalleri had a goal and two assists to lead the Flames past the Red Wings 5-3 on Monday night.
Calgary cashed as -105 home underdogs as the game played over the 6-goal total listed by oddsmakers.
The Penguins lost to Philadelphia 3-1 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The four goals scored went OVER the posted over/under total (6).
Kris Letang scored the Penguins' lone goal, while Marc-Andre Fleury made 17 saves in the loss.
Team records:
Calgary: 42-24-6
Pittsburgh: 39-27-8
Calgary most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Los Angeles are 4-6
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a win are 5-5
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Ottawa are 6-4
After playing Philadelphia are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Calgary's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Calgary's last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Calgary's last 17 games when playing Pittsburgh
Calgary is 3-7-1 SU in its last 11 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Calgary
Pittsburgh is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games at home
Pittsburgh is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games
Next up:
Calgary at Columbus, Thursday, March 26
Pittsburgh home to NY Rangers, Saturday, March 28
San Jose Sharks vs. Chicago Blackhawks
The Sharks defeated Colorado 3-1 as a -330 favorite on Sunday. The four goals scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (5.5).
Milan Michalek had a goal and an assist for San Jose, while Evgeni Nabokov made 31 saves in the win.
The Blackhawks defeated Los Angeles 4-1 as a -250 favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (5.5).
Patrick Sharp had two goals and an assist for Chicago, while Martin Havlat also scored a pair of goals in the win.
Current streak:
San Jose has won 3 straight games.
Team records:
San Jose: 48-14-10
Chicago: 38-22-11
San Jose most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 5-4-1
Before playing Toronto are 3-3-2
After playing Colorado are 10-0
After a win are 6-4
Chicago most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 3-7
Before playing Edmonton are 7-3
After playing Los Angeles are 4-6
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
San Jose is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing Chicago
San Jose is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of San Jose's last 9 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Chicago's last 13 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
Chicago is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
San Jose at Nashville, Thursday, March 26
Chicago home to New Jersey, Friday, March 27
Anaheim Ducks vs. Colorado Avalanche
Teemu Selanne potted the deciding goal in the shootout to lift the Ducks over the Predators 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Anaheim won as +130 road underdogs as the teams played under the 5.5-goal total listed by oddsmakers.
The Avalanche lost to San Jose 3-1 as a +270 underdog on Sunday. The four goals scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (5.5).
Scott Hannan scored the Avalanche's lone goal and Andrew Raycroft made 25 saves in the loss.
Current streak:
Anaheim has won 4 straight games.
Colorado has lost 4 straight games.
Team records:
Anaheim: 36-31-6
Colorado: 31-40-2
Anaheim most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Edmonton are 5-5
After playing Nashville are 9-1
After a win are 5-5
Colorado most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Buffalo are 8-8-1
After playing San Jose are 5-5
After a loss are 2-8
A few trends to consider:
Anaheim is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Colorado
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Anaheim's last 6 games when playing on the road against Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Anaheim's last 11 games when playing Colorado
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 6 games when playing at home against Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Colorado's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 11 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Colorado's last 7 games
Next up:
Anaheim home to Edmonton, Friday, March 27
Colorado home to Vancouver, Friday, March 27
OTTAWA (32-30-0-10, 74 pts.) at CAROLINA (40-28-0-7, 87 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
OTTAWA is 75-83 ATS (-45.6 Units) in all games over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 37-48 ATS (-30.9 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 17-6 ATS (+9.6 Units) in March games over the last 2 seasons.
CAROLINA is 42-30 ATS (+4.6 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent over the last 2 seasons.
OTTAWA is 9-2 ATS (+6.7 Units) in March games this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
OTTAWA is 7-4 (+1.2 Units) against the spread versus CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
OTTAWA is 7-4-0 straight up against CAROLINA over the last 3 seasons
7 of 10 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.5 Units)
MINNESOTA (34-30-0-8, 76 pts.) at NY ISLANDERS (24-40-0-8, 56 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
MINNESOTA is 2-0 (+2.0 Units) against the spread versus NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
MINNESOTA is 2-0-0 straight up against NY ISLANDERS over the last 3 seasons
1 of 2 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)
FLORIDA (35-27-0-11, 81 pts.) at BUFFALO (34-30-0-8, 76 pts.)
There are no Top Trends with records of significance that apply to this game.
Head-to-Head Series History
BUFFALO is 8-3 (+3.3 Units) against the spread versus FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
BUFFALO is 8-3-0 straight up against FLORIDA over the last 3 seasons
6 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+3.0 Units)
CALGARY (42-24-0-6, 90 pts.) at PITTSBURGH (39-27-0-8, 86 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
PITTSBURGH is 61-40 ATS (-2.0 Units) second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 18-3 ATS (+13.1 Units) in home games in March games over the last 3 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 26-10 ATS (+11.7 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 23-9 ATS (+11.8 Units) after scoring 1 goal or less in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
PITTSBURGH is 33-22 ATS (+55.7 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 41-34 ATS (+75.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record over the last 2 seasons.
CALGARY is 24-12 ATS (+36.9 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season over the last 2 seasons.
Head-to-Head Series History
PITTSBURGH is 1-0 (+1.3 Units) against the spread versus CALGARY over the last 3 seasons
PITTSBURGH is 1-0-0 straight up against CALGARY 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)
SAN JOSE (48-14-0-10, 106 pts.) at CHICAGO (38-23-0-10, 86 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
SAN JOSE is 3-7 ATS (-8.4 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
CHICAGO is 24-13 ATS (+10.5 Units) when playing with 2 days rest over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 31-19 ATS (+51.8 Units) after a win by 2 goals or more over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 38-20 ATS (+16.7 Units) after scoring 4 goals or more in their previous game over the last 2 seasons.
CHICAGO is 18-19 ATS (-16.9 Units) second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
SAN JOSE is 10-1 (+8.0 Units) against the spread versus CHICAGO over the last 3 seasons
SAN JOSE is 10-1-0 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=-0.1 Units, Under=-0.1 Units)
ANAHEIM (35-31-0-6, 76 pts.) at COLORADO (31-40-0-2, 64 pts.)
Top Trends for this game.
COLORADO is 7-18 ATS (+28.7 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
COLORADO is 16-23 ATS (+47.0 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record this season.
COLORADO is 4-14 ATS (-11.7 Units) when playing against a team with a losing record in the second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
ANAHEIM is 6-4 (+0.5 Units) against the spread versus COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
ANAHEIM is 6-4-0 straight up against COLORADO over the last 3 seasons
7 of 9 games in this series have gone UNDER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Under=+5.2 Units)
FLORIDA vs. BUFFALO
Florida is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Buffalo
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Florida's last 5 games when playing Buffalo
Buffalo is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Buffalo's last 8 games
MINNESOTA vs. NY ISLANDERS
Minnesota is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Minnesota is 6-3 SU in their last 9 games when playing NY Islanders
NY Islanders are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of the NY Islanders last 6 games at home
OTTAWA vs. CAROLINA
Ottawa is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing Carolina
Ottawa is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Carolina
Carolina is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
CALGARY vs. PITTSBURGH
Calgary is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Calgary's last 7 games on the road
Pittsburgh is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Calgary
Pittsburgh is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Calgary
SAN JOSE vs. CHICAGO
San Jose is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games when playing Chicago
San Jose is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Chicago
Chicago is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games at home
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chicago's last 6 games at home
ANAHEIM vs. COLORADO
Anaheim is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Anaheim is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Colorado is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Anaheim
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Colorado's last 11 games when playing Anaheim
Hot teams
-- Carolina won its last four games, scoring 16 goals. Senators won last five games, outscoring foes 20-12.
-- Penguins won ten of their last thirteen games.
-- Sharks won five of their last six games.
-- Ducks won last four games, three in OT/SO.
Cold teams
-- Sabres, Panthers both lost six of their last seven games.
-- Minnesota lost eleven of its last fifteen games. Islanders lost three of their last four contests.
-- Calgary is 1-4 in game after its last five wins.
-- Blackhawks lost six of their last eight games.
-- Colorado lost its last five games, allowing 23 goals.
Totals
-- Seven of last eight Buffalo games went over the total; Florida's last four games stayed under.
-- Six of last seven Minnesota games stayed under the total; four of last five Islander games went over.
-- Four of last five Ottawa games went over the total.
-- Over is 7-3-1 in last eleven Calgary games.
-- Five of last seven San Jose games stayed under the total.
-- Last three Anaheim road games stayed under the total.
Back-to-Back
-- Florida is 3-5 if it plays again the next night.
-- Minnesota is 3-8 if it played the night before.
-- Calgary is 3-6 if it plays again the next night.
-- Sharks are 6-3 if they play again the next night.
-- Anaheim is 5-4 on the road if it played the night before.
Series Records
-- Sabres won four of last five games against Florida.
-- Minnesota won last three games against the Islanders: 4-3/4-3ot/4-1.
-- Home side won last five Carolina-Ottawa games.
-- Road team won last two Calgary-Pittsburgh games.
-- Sharks are 13-1 in their last fourteen games against Chicago.
-- Ducks won five of last seven games against Colorado.
OTTAWA at CAROLINA
OTTAWA: 9-2 SU in March
CAROLINA: 1-9 SU revenging a road loss by 2+ goals
MINNESOTA at NY ISLANDERS
MINNESOTA: 2-7 SU when playing their 8th game in 14 days
NY ISLANDERS: 10-9 SU as a home underdog of +100 to +150
FLORIDA at BUFFALO
FLORIDA: N/A
BUFFALO: N/A
CALGARY at PITTSBURGH
CALGARY: 2-8 SU AWAY when the total is 6+
PITTSBURGH: 18-3 SU at home in March
SAN JOSE at CHICAGO
SAN JOSE: 10-2 SU AWAY when playing their 8th game in 14 days
CHICAGO: 6-11 SU after playing 2 consecutive home games
ANAHEIM at COLORADO
ANAHEIM: 21-14 SU AWAY coming off an OT win
COLORADO: 3-12 SU off a road loss by 2+ goals