Category: Hockey

The Vegas Golden Knights will have their work cut out for them tonight when they travel to American Airlines Center to face the hottest team in the NHL, the Dallas Stars. The Stars have won 11 of their last 12 overall and are 7-1 in their last 8 on their home ice. The Knights are in a tailspin, losing 2 straight and 12 of their last 17. Vegas is a mediocre team at best and the only reason they are in a playoff spot is because they play in the weakest division in the league, the Pacific. Dallas is the better team by far on the ice tonight and is the side to consider.
TONIGHT’S PICK: DALLAS STARS

The Philadelphia Flyers have won 4 of their last 5 and will look to remain hot when they host the struggling New York Rangers tonight on Broad Street. The Rangers have lost 7 of their last 9 and are 0-6 in their last 6 road games. The Broad Steet Bullies are still alive in the playoff hunt and cannot afford to lose to a team like the hapless Rangers if they want to see the postseason and they know it. Philadelphia has the edge in goals scored, goals allowed, and will take care of business tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

The 37-16-10 Minnesota Wild and the 42-10-9 Colorado Avalanche will play a matinée today at Ball Arena. Colorado has the best record in hockey and usually comes out on the winning end, but they do have one thorn in their side and that is the Minnesota Wild. The Wild have won 2 of the 3 meetings this year and won the last meeting just last week, 5-2, in Colorado. Minnesota has won 2 straight, 8 of their last 10, and has played well on the road with a record of 19-9-3. The Wild will be a big dog this afternoon which is a good thing and are definitely worth considering.
TODAY’S PICK: MINNESOTA WILD

The Buffalo Sabres are playing some of the best hockey in the NHL. They have won five straight and outscored their opponents 19-8 over that span. The five straight wins weren’t against bottom feeders. They were against some of the top echelon in the league. They knocked off Tampa on the road 6-2, Pittsburgh 5-1 on the road, and Vegas at home 3-2. The Sabres are now tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the top spot in the Atlantic and show no signs of slowing down. Tonight Buffalo will welcome in the Nashville Predators to KeyBank Center. The Preds had better be clicking on every cylinder or Buffalo will make them pay. The Sabres are a formidable 18-8-3 in western New York, have the edge in goals scored, goals against, and took care of business against the Predators in Nashville on January 20th, cruising to a 5-3 victory. Buffalo is not to be taken lightly and could very well be Stanley Cup bound.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES

The Seattle Kraken will have payback on their minds when they host the St. Louis Blues tonight at Climate Pledge Arena. The Kraken fell to the Blues, 5-1, just last week but that was in St. Louis. Now they face them on their home ice. The Kraken have won 2 straight, 7 of their last 10, and own an impressive 16-9-5 record in Seattle. The Blues have just 3 wins in their last 10 tries and have been clunkers on the road with a record of 8-17-3. Seattle evens the score tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SEATTLE KRAKEN

The Buffalo Sabres are no longer the laughingstock of the NHL. Buffalo has become one of the best in the game and will be riding a 3-game winning streak when they host the Vegas Golden Knights tonight at KeyBank Center. Buffalo is coming off a 6-2 thumping of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday in Tampa and the Bolts had better start looking over their shoulder because the boys from the Nickel City are right on their tail for the lead in the Atlantic. Vegas comes to town losing their last two and have lost four of their last five to Buffalo. The Sabres are 18-11-3 at home with the edge in goals scored, goals against, and are the side to consider tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES

If the Toronto Maple Leafs want to see the postseason, they need to start winning now and it starts tonight when they host the Philadelphia Flyers. Despite losing their last six home games, the Leafs are still 16-10-6 at Scotiabank Arena. They have lost their last three and are due for not only a win but one on their home ice. The Leafs have owned the Broad Street Bullies, boasting a 13-1-0 record since 2021, and won both meetings this year. Toronto is too talented of a team for this spiral to continue and will turn things around.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS