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Today's Free Picks for Oct 25, 2013
Anaheim @ OTTAWA
OTTAWA -½ +117 over Anaheim
Regulation only. What a tough spot for the Ducks. After seven wins in a row, Anaheim went into Toronto on Tuesday and opened up a 2-0 lead before surrendering four unanswered goals in a 4-2 loss. Last night, Anaheim went into Montreal and got beat 4-1 because Carey Price was much better than Jonas Hiller. After losing in two cities that players get jacked up to play in, the Ducks will now play their third road game in four days and tail end of back-to-backs against the toughest team of the bunch. There’s also a good chance that the Ducks will use backup goaltender Victor Fasth here.
Ottawa got out of the gate slowly but they had its best game of the year in Detroit on Wednesday night, whacking the Red Wings 6-1. The Sens have now won three of their past four and that last win instilled even more confidence in them. When the Senators peak, and they could be heading in that direction right now, they are going to be beasts to play against. Ottawa has scored four goals or more in all three of those aforementioned wins for a total of 15 goals. The Sens only loss over that span came against Edmonton in a game the Sens dominated from start to finish. Ottawa should be on a 4-0 run right now and with the way they’re playing they should have little trouble disposing of a tired Ducks’ squad.
Our Pick
OTTAWA -½ +117 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 2.34)
N.Y. Islanders @ PITTSBURGH
N.Y. Islanders/PITTSBURGH over 5½ -127
One can’t help but recollect last year’s first round of the playoffs when the Islanders are in Pittsburgh. You may remember that series in which Marc Andre Fleury couldn’t stop a puck the entire series. The problem was, Evgeni Nabokov was worse and every time the Islanders scored once, the Penguins scored twice. That was last year but the spots on the leopards haven’t changed all that much. These are still two of the best offensive teams in the league with weak defenses and weak goaltending. Indeed, Fleury is playing much better this season but the Penguins will skip him here in favor of backup Jeff Zatkoff. Nabokov, meanwhile, woke up crapping in his pants.
The Penguins have scored three or more goals in every game this season but one. When they’re home, as they are here, they’re even more dangerous. All Sidney Crosby has done is produce, as his 17 points in nine games will attest to. Meanwhile, the Islanders continue to score as many goals as they give up. Three of their last four games have resulted in scores of 4-3, 4-3 and 5-4. When these two rivals hook up it’s usually an offensive show with plenty of scoring chances and at least one goaltender getting yanked at some point. This one figures to feature that same offensive display as all the others they’ve played against one another over the past couple of years.
Our Pick
N.Y. Islanders/PITTSBURGH over 5½ -127 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 1.57)
Today's Free Picks for Oct 25, 2013
Anaheim @ OTTAWAOTTAWA -½ +117 over Anaheim
Regulation only. What a tough spot for the Ducks. After seven wins in a row, Anaheim went into Toronto on Tuesday and opened up a 2-0 lead before surrendering four unanswered goals in a 4-2 loss. Last night, Anaheim went into Montreal and got beat 4-1 because Carey Price was much better than Jonas Hiller. After losing in two cities that players get jacked up to play in, the Ducks will now play their third road game in four days and tail end of back-to-backs against the toughest team of the bunch. There’s also a good chance that the Ducks will use backup goaltender Victor Fasth here.
Ottawa got out of the gate slowly but they had its best game of the year in Detroit on Wednesday night, whacking the Red Wings 6-1. The Sens have now won three of their past four and that last win instilled even more confidence in them. When the Senators peak, and they could be heading in that direction right now, they are going to be beasts to play against. Ottawa has scored four goals or more in all three of those aforementioned wins for a total of 15 goals. The Sens only loss over that span came against Edmonton in a game the Sens dominated from start to finish. Ottawa should be on a 4-0 run right now and with the way they’re playing they should have little trouble disposing of a tired Ducks’ squad.
Our Pick
OTTAWA -½ +117 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 2.34)
N.Y. Islanders @ PITTSBURGHN.Y. Islanders/PITTSBURGH over 5½ -127
One can’t help but recollect last year’s first round of the playoffs when the Islanders are in Pittsburgh. You may remember that series in which Marc Andre Fleury couldn’t stop a puck the entire series. The problem was, Evgeni Nabokov was worse and every time the Islanders scored once, the Penguins scored twice. That was last year but the spots on the leopards haven’t changed all that much. These are still two of the best offensive teams in the league with weak defenses and weak goaltending. Indeed, Fleury is playing much better this season but the Penguins will skip him here in favor of backup Jeff Zatkoff. Nabokov, meanwhile, woke up crapping in his pants.
The Penguins have scored three or more goals in every game this season but one. When they’re home, as they are here, they’re even more dangerous. All Sidney Crosby has done is produce, as his 17 points in nine games will attest to. Meanwhile, the Islanders continue to score as many goals as they give up. Three of their last four games have resulted in scores of 4-3, 4-3 and 5-4. When these two rivals hook up it’s usually an offensive show with plenty of scoring chances and at least one goaltender getting yanked at some point. This one figures to feature that same offensive display as all the others they’ve played against one another over the past couple of years.
Our Pick
N.Y. Islanders/PITTSBURGH over 5½ -127 (Risking 2 units - To Win: 1.57)
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