Category: Hockey

After a successful road trip where they won two of three, the Tampa Bay Lightning will return home tonight to face the Buffalo Sabres. Usually returning to Amalie Arena is a good thing for the Bolts but they have lost three straight in Tampa. The Sabres have been playing well and have a road record of 14-12-3. However, Tampa is still 18-8-3 at Amalie Arena and won the last meeting with the Sabres in Buffalo, 3-1 back on January 20th. Do the Bolts lose their fourth straight at home? I doubt it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

The Central Division leading Dallas Stars will be at home tonight to take on the struggling New York Islanders. The Isles enter tonight’s game 10-12-5 on the road and have just one win in their last six tries. The Stars, who are 17-8-3 at American Airlines Center, have had trouble of late finding the back of the net but are coming off a 2-1 victory on the road against a really good Carolina Hurricanes team. The Stars fell to the Isles in their last meeting back on January 21st, 3-2 in OT, but that was in New York. Dallas has won the last two matchups at home against New York and the Stars offense is due for a big night.
TONIGHT’S PICK: DALLAS STARS

The New York Rangers are riding a 9-game winning streak and will be a road favorite today when they head to Broad Street to take on the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers are also playing really good hockey. They are 5-2 over their last 7 with the two losses coming on the road against some stiff competition, the Toronto Maple Leafs which went to OT, and the New Jersey Devils. The Flyers always play well at home in Saturday matinées and winning streaks don’t last forever. Consider the Bullies.
TODAY’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

The Tampa Bay Lightning have lost two straight and both of those games were at Amalie Arena but they get back on the rails tonight when they host the Washington Capitals. Even with their last losses in Tampa, the Bolts are still an impressive 18-7-3 on their home ice and have had the Caps number. Tampa has won 3 straight against Ovi and company, and 6 of the last 8.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

Two of the NHL’s best, the Vancouver Canucks and the Winnipeg Jets, will square off tonight at Rogers Arena in downtown Vancouver. The Canucks are a force at home, with a record of 19-4-2 and can score, averaging 3.69 goals per game. This won’t be a walk in the park for the host club with the Jets owning a road record of 14-7-3 but the Canucks prevail.
TONIGHT’S PICK: VANCOUVER CANUCKS

The Boston Bruins are in a bit of a tailspin but get back on track tonight when they host the Seattle Kraken. The Bruins are a tough opponent when they take the ice at TD Garden, with a record of 17-6-4. The Kraken are a mediocre 11-12-6 on the road. Boston averages more goals per game than Seattle and gives up less.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON BRUINS

Two teams that are clicking on every cylinder, the New York Rangers and the Calgary Flames, will square off tonight at the Garden. The edge in this one goes to the Rangers. They are 17-7-0 in Manhattan and won the last meeting back in October, 3-1. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK RANGERS