Category: Hockey

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in need of a win and they will be at home tonight when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts are weary on this long road trip and are just 1-3-1 away from Amalie Arena.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

Two of the NHL’s elite will meet tonight at Rogers Arena when the Vancouver Canucks host the Dallas Stars. The Stars are 7-1-1, 4-0-1 on the road and are riding a three game winning streak. Vancouver matches up well with Dallas. The Canucks are 7-2-1, 3-0-1 at home and are winners of their last two. Depending on where you do your shopping, Vancouver comes in as a slight home dog at +110. They are #1 in the league in scoring, averaging a ridiculous 4.6 goals per game and you know Rogers Arena will be electric.
TONIGHT’S PICK: VANCOUVER CANUCKS

The Buffalo Sabres have been one of the worst teams in the NHL for years but things have changed in Western New York. The 5-5-0 Sabres are young, talented and believe in themselves, and that is a recipe for winning. After Wednesday’s 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers, on Broad Street, the Sabres have now won three straight. Tonight Buffalo will face Philadelphia again but the venue has moved to the Sabres home ice at KeyBank Center. The Flyers are reeling after losing three straight and are just 1-2-1 on the road. Consider Buffalo.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES

The Vegas Golden Knights will host the Winnipeg Jets tonight at T-Mobile Arena. Vegas has not lost in regulation thus far, boasting a record of 9-0-1. The 4-3-2 Jets are losers of their last two and had better bring their A-game tonight if they want to knock off the champs. Vegas has won the last 5 meetings with Winnipeg and 4 of the last 5 against them on the strip.
TONIGHT’S PICK: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

The Los Angeles Kings are a perfect 3-0 on the road but that will be in jeopardy tonight when they travel to Scotiabank Arena to face the Toronto Maple Leafs. Are the Leafs a true Stanley Cup contender? The answer is yes. Toronto is 5-2-1 overall and 3-1-1 on their home ice. They have arguably the best player in the NHL, Auston Matthews, and tonight Joseph Woll is confirmed to be between the pipes. Woll has been outstanding with a record of 3-1-0, a GAA of only 1.33 and a .961 SV%. The 4-2-2-Kings will begin a 4-game road trip and the Leafs are not the team you want to face for game 1. LA has not fared well in Toronto, going 1-4 in their last 5, and the home team usually wins between these two clubs.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

Year after year, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been tough to beat at home and this year is no different. Tampa is 4-0-1 at Amelie Arena and that is where they will be tonight when they host the Seattle Kraken. The Bolts are hot, winners of their last two, both at Amalie, blanking the San Jose Sharks on Saturday, 6-0, and prior to that shutting out a really good Carolina Hurricanes team, 3-0. The Kraken’s struggles continue. After Saturday’s 3-2 loss to the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, they are now 2-5-2 overall and 1-3-2 on the road. The Lightning have faced the Kraken four times since Seattle entered the NHL in 2021, and they have won all 4 meetings, outscoring them 17-4.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

Despite being without some of their key weapons, the Florida Panthers are still 3-3 on the season and could see the return of some of their heavy hitters tonight when they host the struggling Seattle Kraken in Sunrise, Florida. The Panthers center, Sam Bennett, has yet to take the ice this year but did practice on Thursday. He says he feels great and is a game time decision for tonight. When the line of Bennet, Tkachuk and Verhaeghe get together they are a scoring machine. Florida could also see the return of captain Aleksander Barkov, who has been out with the flu among others. Seattle is off to a slow start. They are just 2-6 thus far and 1-4 on the road.
TONIGHT’S PICK: FLORIDA PANTHERS