Category: Hockey

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings will clash tonight at Little Caesars Arena in the Motor City. The 18-9-2 Leafs have won 2 straight and 7 of their last 10. Toronto doesn’t score a lot, averaging 2.93 goals per game, but they don’t have to. The Leafs are surrendering an average of only 2.55 goals per game which is one of the lowest in the league. The 11-14-4 Red Wings score even less, averaging only 2.51 goals per game, and are allowing an average of 3.17. Not good. Toronto should take care of business tonight. They won the first meeting this year, 3-1, and Detroit is just 1-6 in their last 7.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

The Florida Panthers will look to remain hot when they head to Rogers Arena tonight to face the Vancouver Canucks. The Panthers are a road favorite in this one and so they should be. The Cats are 9-4-1 on the road, have won 3 straight, and 6 of their last 7. The Canucks have been just the opposite. They are 4-6-4 on their home ice, have lost 2 straight, 3 of their last 4, and are 0-6 in their last 6 as a home dog. Consider the Champs tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: FLORIDA PANTHERS

The Vegas Golden Knights will be a home dog tonight when they host the Dallas Stars. Dallas is dangerous but so is Vegas. The Golden Knights are 10-3 at home and average 3.52 goals per game. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

The Toronto Maple Leafs are playing at home tonight against the Nashville Predators, and they are going to win.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

The Vegas Golden Knights will be a home dog tonight when they host the Edmonton Oilers. The Golden Knights are 9-3-0 on the strip and won the last meeting with the Oilers back in November.
TONIGHT’S PICK: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

Even without their captain Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals keep winning. Washington has won 2 straight, both on the road against two really good teams, downing Florida Panthers, 4-1, then Tampa Lightning, 5-4. Today they return home to Capital One Arena for a matinée with the New York Islanders. The Islanders have lost 2 straight, 5 of their last 6, and have had trouble getting tallies, averaging just 2.48 goals per game. The Caps are a scoring machine, averaging 4.09 goals per game, and are expected to have one of the best between the pipes today, Logan Thompson. He is 9-1-1 with a GAA of only 2.44 and a .917 SV%. Depending on where you do your shopping, the line is around Caps -150 which is a little fishy. It should be higher, but Washington is still the side to consider.
TODAY’S PICK: WASHINGTON CAPITALS

The Columbus Blue Jackets have won 3 straight, 4 of their last 5, and will be well rested tonight when they host the Montréal Canadiens at Nationwide Arena. After losing their last 6 meetings with Montréal, I’m sure Columbus will want to put a beating on the Habs tonight and they should. The Canadiens will be playing back-to-back games after falling to Utah last night in OT, 3-2. They have also lost 2 straight and are a pathetic 2-6-1 on the road. The Jackets are 7-3-0 at Nationwide, averaging 3.45 goals per game, and scoring should not be a problem for them tonight. The Habs have confirmed Cayden Primeau will be between the pipes and he cannot stop a basketball. Primeau is 1-2-1 with a bloated 4.59 GAA and a .842 SV%.
TONIGHT’S PICK: COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS