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Hot teams
-- Islanders won three of their last four games.
-- Red Wings won seven of their last eight games. St Louis is 8-3 in its last eleven home games.
-- Coyotes won eight of their last eleven road games.
-- Bruins won 14 of their last 15 games. Winnipeg won five of its last six home games.
-- Vancouver won five of their last six games. Avalanche won four of their last five.
-- Minnesota won eight of its last ten games.
Cold teams
-- Lightning lost last four games, scoring seven goals.
-- Toronto lost four of its last five home games. Devils lost their last four games, outscored 17-7.
-- Montreal lost four of its last five games. Columbus lost 11 of its 13 road games.
-- Nashville lost six of its last eight games.
-- Carolina lost its last six games, outscored 22-13. Flames are 5-8 in their last thirteen games.
-- Anaheim lost 15 of its last 17 games. Kings lost four of their last six road games.
-- Sharks lost three of their last four games.
Totals
-- Over is 9-4 in Tampa Bay's last thirteen road games.
-- Five of last six Toronto games went over the total.
-- Under is 7-4-1 in Detroit's road games.
-- Over is 10-3 in Columbus road games.
-- Six of last nine Phoenix road games stayed under.
-- Over is 5-2 in Boston's last five road games.
-- Four of last five Calgary games went over the total.
-- Over is 3-1-1 in last five Colorado games.
-- Kings' last four games stayed under the total. Seven of Ducks' last eight games went over.
-- Over is 4-1-1 in Minnesota's last six games.
Series records
-- Islanders won five of last seven games against Tampa Bay.
-- Devils lost three of last four visits to Toronto.
-- Red Wings won eight of last 11 visits to St Louis.
-- Canadiens lost three of last four games against Columbus.
-- Coyotes won three of last four visits to Nashville.
-- Jets lost 13 of their last 15 games against Boston.
-- Home side won four of last five Calgary-Carolina games.
-- Canucks won 10 of last 12 games against Colorado.
-- Kings are 5-3 in their last eight visits to Anaheim.
-- Sharks won eight of last ten games against Minnesota.
Back-to-Back
-- Lightning is 1-1 if it played the night before; teams are 2-2 the night after playing Ottawa.
-- Maple Leafs are 1-3 if they played the night before.
-- Phoenix is 1-1 if it played the night before; teams are 2-2 the night after playing Chicago.
-- Bruins are 1-0 if they played night before; teams are 0-2 the night after playing the Penguins.
DAVID CHAN
10* CBB* CUSTOMER APPRECIATION BLOWOUT* Washington Huskies +8
10* NHL* PRIME TARGET-3 PAK* Tampa Bay Lightning-NY Islanders UNDER 5.5
8* NHL* 3 PAK* St Louis Blues -120 ML
6* NHL* 3 PAK* San Jose Sharks -175 ML
The St. Louis Blues were a .500 team when Ken Hitchcock took over and since then they’ve gone 8-3. An expected surge took place but the Blue Notes have now dropped two in a row and there are some other red flags too. For instance, the Blues have scored exactly two regulation goals in each of their last eight games and that’s not going to get it done for an extended period of time. They’ve been living a charmed life by scoring twice and winning games. Brian Elliott has been outstanding between the pipes with a .945 save % and a GAA of 1.53. Those numbers are unsustainable and so is winning games when you’re scoring two goals every night. The Red Wings come in playing as good as anyone. They’re healthy and they’ve won seven of eight games. In those seven wins, Detroit scored four goals or more in six of them and an output like that almost guarantees us a trip to the cashier’s window. At worst, the game is a complete toss-up making this one another strong value play. Play: St. Louis +160 (Risking 2 units).
Columbus +220 over MONTREAL (3-way betting line)
In a game that could easily go either way, the Blue Jackets, or any other team for that matter, taking back a tag like this to beat the Canadiens is too good to pass up. Montreal rarely outplays anyone. They win games usually because of Carey Price. With the best goaltender in the league, the Habs are a .500 team. Montreal also returns home from a three-game trip to the West Coast. They’re one of two teams to lose to the Ducks in the past month and they’ve now lost four of their last five games. The Jackets are nine games under .500 but they’re better than that. They’ve picked up points in five of their past eight games and they figure to be a little extra jacked up to play at the Bell Center in Montreal. This is one of those historic hockey cities that teams that don’t get to play here often bring a little extra. The last time Columbus was here was way back in ’09 and they’ve only played in Montreal twice in the past 10 years. Expect a strong effort from this intruder. Play: Columbus +220 (Risking 2 units).
WINNIPEG +200 over Boston (3-way betting line)
This is strictly a situational play, as the Bruins are not only playing their third game in four days but they’re also playing the tail end of back-to-backs after a game in Pittsburgh last night. That’s after back-to-back games against the Maple Leafs. That’s three intense games in four days and one has to figure the B’s to let up at some point. Boston has picked up points in 15 straight games and interestingly enough, the Jets were one of the only teams to almost beat them during this amazing run. That occurred on November 26 in Boston when the Jets built a 2-0 lead but could not finish it. However, they outshot the Bruins 4-2 and played one of their best games of the year. Winnipeg has won five of its last six home games and you know for sure that the joint will be rocking and fans will be hanging off the rafters. Aside from their highly anticipated opener, this one has to be considered one of the biggest tickets of the season. In any case, this one is all about playing the Jets in an extremely favorable spot because that’s the only reason one could bet against the Bruins right now. Play: Winnipeg +200 (Risking 2 units).
Carolina +190 over CALGARY (3-way betting line)
Great spot for the Hurricanes in that they hit the road for the first of four games after being at home for three straight. Clubs embarking on a road trip often play its best game in the first leg. Also note that the Canes are winless for their new coach and reports are that the practices over the past couple of days have been highly spirited. That’s always a good sign, especially for a team that’s lost six in a row. Calgary is Calgary. They’re not going to put together any prolonged winning streaks and they’re about as average as they come. The Flames have won three of their past five games but they’re also coming off games against its two biggest rivals, Edmonton and Vancouver, both on the road. What we know for sure is that the Flames are beatable. The Canes are going to win a game for Kirk Muller on this four-game trip, that you can count on and all things point to this being that game. Play: Carolina +190 (Risking 2 units).
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