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3-Unit Pick Take #67 Minnesota (+1.60) over Chicago (8:35 pm, Tuesday, March 5th)
The watch is on as the Blackhawks extending their streak without a regulation loss to 22 games after Patrick Kane tied the game at one goal apiece with 2:02 remaining in the game before winning in a shoot out 2-1 at Detroit on Sunday. The thing about this streak is every game is going to get harder with every team they play now wanting to be the team to knock the Hawks off. The Wild have a very good chance to do just that, Minnesota is playing much better hockey. The Wild added some new faces via free agency and some young talent from the minors and have now started to show the team they can be winning seven of their last eleven games that includes winning five of their last seven. The offence has picked up averaging 2.75 goals a game over their last eight and have put thirty or more shots on net in four of their last five games. The Hawks are good and this is one impressive run but are coming
off a max effort against a rival like Detroit and here comes the quiet Minnesota Wild who is playing better hockey and has beat the Blackhawks in a shootout with the Wild playing in the second of back to back games. Price is generous on a good hockey team right now.
2-Unit Pick Take #57 Buffalo (+1.10) over Carolina (7pm, Tuesday, March 5th)
The third meeting between these two after Carolina won both of back to back meetings in the beginning of the season. Some things have changed mainly the firing of long time Buffalo coach Lindy Ruff. The Sabres have started to play better under Ron Rolston winning three straight games before losing in a shoot out but still gaining a point vs the Rangers on Sunday. Carolina has played well coming in here off of sweeping beat up and young Florida team in back to back games Saturday and Sunday. The Sunday win was costly losing starting goalie Cam Ward for six to eight weeks with a knee injury. The Sabres on the other hand will be getting back leading point getter Thomas Vanek from injury. I think tonight Buffalo is the better team and at a small plus price on the road I will back them against the Hurricanes third string goaltender.
2-Unit Pick Take over (5.5) Philadelphia at New York Rangers (7:35 pm, Tuesday, March 5th)
Third meeting of the year between two teams that were battling last year for the top spot in the east and now find themselves battling for the eight spot right now. The Flyers are playing better winning five of the last seven games with the offense playing much better after a slow start. The Rangers have won two straight and have put together three straight games where the offence has put up ten goals over the last three games with their once dorminant power play converting on 3 of their last 8 chances.These two have already played twice this year with each winning on their home ice by identical 2-1 scores but they combined for over 100 shots in those two games. I think we will see a much wide open style of hockey but this price reflects the two games from earlier this year, look for this one to be much different and get over this (5.5) total.
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