Category: Hockey

The Los Angeles Kings will host the New York Islanders tonight at Crypto.com Arena. Despite a tough OT loss to the Predators on Saturday in LA, the Kings are still an impressive 20-9-3 at home. They are also playing really good hockey and just at the right time. LA has won 5 of their last 6 and are 6-1 in their last 7 at home. New York is a mediocre 14-14-5 on the road and has struggled against the Kings in LA. They are just 1-5 in their last 6 in So Cal and fell to the Kings in Long Island in the last meeting in February, 3-2.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES KINGS

The Buffalo Sabres playoff hopes are looking bleaker and bleaker. The Sabres have lost 4 straight, 6 of their last 7, and are now 7 points back of the New York Islanders for the final wild card spot in the East. It won’t get any easier for Buffalo tonight when they make the short trip to Toronto for a matchup with the Maple Leafs. Toronto is a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. They have won 2 straight, 6 of their last 8, and are a force at home. At Scotiabank Arena, the Leafs are 24-6-4, have won both meetings with the Sabres this year, and Buffalo is a dismal 7-20 in their last 27 trips to Toronto. The Leafs won’t come cheap but are still worth considering.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

The Vegas Golden Knights will be a road favorite tonight when they visit the Saint Louis Blues, and so they should be. The Golden Knights have won their last two games, both on the road, against two of the league’s best. Thursday they took down the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena, which is not easily done, and last night they blanked the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-0, in Raleigh. Vegas is now an impressive 18-7-5 on the road, have won 5 of their last 6, and are 5-2 in their last 7 in St. Louis. As for the Blues, they have also won their last two but those wins came against the Columbus Blue Jackets and the San Jose Sharks; nothing to pump your chest over. The Blue have lost 4 of their last 5 at Enterprise Center, are 11-5 in their last 16 overall against Vegas, and even if backup goalie Jiri Patera is between the pipes for the Golden Knights, the Blues will still have their hands full.
TONIGHT’S PICK: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

What has happened to the Tampa Bay Lightning? They have lost 5 straight and were outscored 27-11 during that span, which is very uncharacteristic for a team that is averaging 3.5 goals per game. The good news for the Bolts is they return home tonight to face the 24-28-11 Philadelphia Flyers. Tampa owns one of the best home records in the league, at 22-5-4, and are 13-4 in their last 17 at Amalie Arena against the Flyers. Cooper will have his boys ready and Stamkos and company get back on the rails tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

The Tampa Bay Lightning will look to avoid their fourth straight loss when they visit the Buffalo Sabres today for an early one at KeyBank Center. For whatever reason, the Sabres do not fare well in Western New York. They are 12-16-2 at home and have lost 4 of their last 5 at KeyBank. To make matters worse for an already shaky defense, the Sabres are expected to be without their top D-Man, Rasmus Dahlin. Tampa can score, that is a given. The Bolts will have payback on their minds after losing in OT at home to the Sabres on February 23rd and they are 5-1 in their last 6 in Buffalo.
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

The Seattle Kraken will go for their third straight win tonight when they travel to Columbus to face the Blue Jackets. The Kraken have played well on the road, at 19-9-3, are 6-1 in their last 7 against a team with a losing record, and beat the Jackets in their last meeting in January, 3-1. Despite a win in their last outing against the Buffalo Sabres, Columbus is still the worst team in hockey and are just 3-7 in their last 10 at Nationwide Arena.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SEATTLE KRAKEN 

The New York Rangers have not won a Stanley Cup in almost 30 years but after signing super star Patrick Kane yesterday, their chances of capturing their fifth cup just got a lot brighter. It is uncertain if Kane will suit up for tonight’s road game with the Philadelphia Flyers but it shouldn’t matter either way. The Flyers are spiraling out of control. They have lost 3 straight and 7 of their last 8. The Rangers have played well on the road, with a record of 17-7-5, and have owned the Broad Street Bullies. New York is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings overall and 4-1 in their last 5 in Philly.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK RANGERS