Category: Hockey

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

The Tampa Bay Lightning are not a good road team but they will notch one tonight when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Lightning score more and give up less than the Jackets, plus they have Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov. Forget about it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

The Tampa Bay Lightning went into the break on a 3-game winning streak but that will be in jeopardy tonight when they open the second half with the New York Rangers at MSG. The Bolts are tough on their home ice, with a record of 17-5-3, but on the road they are a different team, with a record of 10-13-2. The Rangers got the second half going on the right foot with a 2-1 OT win over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. New York has won two straight against Tampa including a 5-1 thrashing of them back on December 30th at Amalie Arena. The Lightning have not played since January 27th so timing and rust could be an issue.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK RANGERS

The Toronto Maple Leafs went into the break winning 3 straight, 4 of their last 5, and will look to continue that trend tonight when they host the New York Islanders. New York has lost 7 of their last 8 and it appears new coach Patrick Roy is not the savior they thought he would be. The Isles are just 1-2-1 with him at the helm. The All-Star Game was in Toronto, so the Leafs had the luxury of returning home every night and sleeping in their own beds. That does make a difference. Toronto scores more goals than New York, gives up less, and has Auston Matthews, who leads the league in scoring with 40 goals.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

The 26-20-2 St. Louis Blues are riding a 5-game winning streak and tonight they will be hosting the bottom feeding 15-24-10 Columbus Blue Jackets at Enterprise Arena. The Jackets are a mess. They are just 6-11-6 on the road and have only 2 wins over their last 9 games. A coaching change is all it took for the Blues to get back on track and Drew Bannister has his boys clicking on every cylinder. St. Louis is 15-8-1 at home and if they stay focused on the game at hand (and not on their upcoming vacation), they get this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ST. LOUIS BLUES