The 7-11-1 Colorado Avalanche stumble into Verizon Center to take on Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Holtby is between the pipes for the Caps and he’s 10-4 with a 1.94 GAA. How do you bet against that? Taking the Caps…
Today’s pick:
Washington Capitals
The Montreal Canadiens travel to Brooklyn tonight and make their debut at the New York Islanders’ new home, Barclays Center. Montreal has dominated the Islanders. They are 4-0 in their last 4 meetings, and they’re 4-0 in their last 4 at the Islanders’ old home at Nassau Coliseum. Islanders have not done well against eastern teams, going 0-4 in their last 4 against the Atlantic Division and 1-6 in their last 7 against the Eastern Conference. The Habs have the edge in offense, defense, power plays, penalty killing, face offs and discipline. It’s confirmed that Carey Price is back tonight and in between the pipes for Montreal.
Tonight’s pick:
Montreal Canadiens
Washington Capitals visit the Detroit Red Wings tonight. The Caps have been idle since Friday so they should be well healed and rested for this road contest. Alex Ovechkin has some extra incentive tonight as he tries to surpass Sergei Federov to be the all-time Russian-born scoring leader. The Red Wings have been stumbling at home, posting a 2-5 record over their last 7 at Joe Louis Arena. The Capitals have the edge in offense, defense, power plays, penalty killing, face offs and discipline. I like the Caps in this one.
Tonight’s pick:
Washington Capitals
The Los Angeles Kings travel to Philadelphia tonight to take on the Broad Street Bullies. The road team is 7-1 over the last 8 between these 2 clubs. The Kings have dominated the Eastern Conference, going 6-1 over their last 7. It’s just the opposite for Philadelphia, who is only 1-10 over their last 11 against the Pacific Division. The Flyers are having trouble finding the back of the net, scoring only 14 goals over their last 9 games. It won’t get any easier for them tonight with Jonathan Quick between the pipes for Los Angeles. I like the road team in this one.
Tonight’s pick:
Los Angeles Kings
The Vancouver Canucks and the Montreal Canadiens tangle tonight at Bell Centre. Both teams are sputtering, posting 2 game losing streaks. Montreal lost its first home game Saturday night to the hands of the Colorado Avalanche, 6-1. The thumping they took Saturday should give them some extra incentive to win this one for the home crowd. Vancouver is 1-4 in their current road trip and have not fared well in Montreal, going 1-5 in their last 6 games there. The Canadiens have the edge in offense, defense, power play, penalty kills, discipline and goaltending. I like the home team in this one.
Tonight’s pick:
Montreal Canadiens
The red hot New York Rangers look to make it 9 in a row as they take on the Toronto Blue Jays at MSG. Toronto will have their work cut out for them because New York is 7-0 in their last 7 home games. Lundqvist is not in the net for the Rangers tonight but that shouldn’t matter. Raanta is expected between the pipes and he has a GAA of 0.67 and a .976 SV percentage – that’s tough to beat. I like the Rangers in this one.
Today’s pick:
New York Rangers
San Jose Sharks embark on a 6-game road trip, as they head to Joe Louis Arena to face the Detroit Red Wings. Sharks have won 11 of the last 14 overall against the Red Wings and 7 out of 8 in the Motor City. Marleau for the Sharks excels in Detroit, netting 5 goals and 2 assists in his last 5 games there. Good value at -105. I’m siding with the Sharks in this one.
Today’s pick:
San Jose Sharks
