The Boston Bruins have been red hot, winning four in a row but that should come to an end tonight when they make a trip to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks. Boston has struggled against Anaheim, going 0-6 in their last 6 meetings and 1-5 in their last 6 at Honda Center. I’ll take Anaheim in this one.
Tonight’s pick:
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks will be in Glendale tonight to take on a team they have dominated, the Arizona Coyotes. The Ducks are 5-0 in the last 5 meetings against the Coyotes and 4-1 in their last 5 visits to Gila River Arena. The last time these two clubs faced each other was in Arizona on January 14th and Anaheim posted a 3-0 shutout. I like the Ducks chances tonight.
Tonight’s pick:
Anaheim Ducks
The situation looks good tonight for the Columbus Blue Jackets to notch a home victory when they play host to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins legs should be weary after last night’s 4-3 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets. Columbus has had a day off to rest after knocking off Toronto 5-2 on Wednesday, so they should be fresh. Pittsburgh was drilled in their last visit to Columbus, 7-1, on December 22nd and they are 1-4 in their last 5 visits to Nationwide Arena.
Tonight’s pick:
Columbus Blue Jackets
The San Jose Sharks take care of business today and will snap their 4-game losing streak when they travel to Newark to take on the New Jersey Devils in an early one. The Sharks are 6-2 in their last 8 meetings with the Devils, and 4-0 in their last 4 visits to Prudential Center. The Sharks get this one.
Today’s pick:
San Jose Sharks
Tampa Bay’s Ben Bishop is out for tonight’s game and Andrei Vasilevskiy is their confirmed goalie, but today’s pick remains the same.
Today’s pick:
Minnesota Wild
Look for the Minnesota Wild to continue their dominance over the Atlantic Division tonight when the host the Tampa Bay Lightning at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild are 6-0 in their last 6 against the Atlantic Division and are tough to beat at home, owning a 17-6-1 record. Devan Dubnyk is expected between the pipes tonight for Minnesota and has been on his game. Dubnyk is 29-9-3 on the season, with a GAA of just 1.99 and a .933 SV%. The Lightning come into tonight’s game with a road record of 10-14-4, and are 0-4 in their last 4 games in Minnesota. Ben Bishop is expected in net for Tampa Bay and he has a record of 13-12-3, with a 2.69 GAA and a .907 SV%. The edge goes to the Wild in this one.
Tonight’s pick:
Minnesota Wild
The Montreal Canadiens are on a 3-game slide but they should be able to get back on track tonight when they visit the league’s worst team, the Colorado Avalanche. Colorado is 14-33-2 on the season, with a home record of 6-18-1, and were throttled by the Habs on December 10th, 10-1. Montreal is expected to have Carey Price between the pipes tonight and he is 23-12-5, with a GAA of 2.35 and a .922 SV%. Colorado will likely counter with Calvin Pickard, who is 8-14-1, with a GAA of 3.05 and a .903 SV%. Montreal has had issues in Colorado, going 2-7 in their last 9 games at Pepsi Center, but they should get this one.
Tonight’s pick:
Montreal Canadiens
