Category: Hockey

After knocking off the Ottawa Senators 3-0 on Monday, the Nashville Predators will stay north of the border tonight and visit Scotiabank Arena and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tonight’s game won’t come easy, with Toronto at 14-3-4 at home, but Nashville has been smoking hot. The Preds have won 4 straight, are 4-0 in their last 4 against the Eastern Conference, and are 5-1 in their last 6 road games. Nashville is on a roll and at +170, how do you not take at shot on the Predators?
TONIGHT’S PICK: NASHVILLE PREDATORS

The 21-13-6 Washington Capitals will visit Nationwide Arena tonight to face the Columbus Blue Jackets. The bottom-dwelling Jackets are 11-23-2 on the season and 2-8 in their last 10, so they had better be at their best tonight, if their is one, to stand a chance against the red hot Capitals. Washington is 6-0-2 in their last 8 games, 4-1 in their last 5 meetings with the Jackets, and 6-2 in their last 8 trips to Columbus. Ovi and company get it done tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WASHINGTON CAPITALS

The Buffalo Sabres are hot, winning 5 straight, but that ends today when they play a matinée with the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. The Bruins are 18-0-2 at home. They are expected to have ex-Sabre Linus Ullmark between the pipes and he will be as stingy as ever. Ullmark is 20-1-1 with a GAA of 1.90 and a .938 SV%.
TODAY’S PICK: BOSTON BRUINS

The Detroit Red Wings are spiraling out of control. They have lost 6 straight and will be hosting the 3-time Stanley Cup Champions, Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts have the same core they had when they won the Cup in 2022. Forget about it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

The Winnipeg Jets will be hosting the Ottawa Senators tonight at Canada Life Centre. The Jets are 11-5-0 at home and the Sens are 6-7-2 on the road. How do you not consider the Jets?
TONIGHT’S PICK: WINNIPEG JETS

The Minnesota Wild will be hosting the Ottawa Senators today in a matinée at Xcel Energy Center. Both teams are hot, with 4 wins in a row, but one has to fall and it will be Ottawa. The Senators are 1-10 in the last 11 meetings with the Wild and 0-5 in their last 5 trips to the Twin Cities.
TODAY’S PICK: MINNESOTA WILD

The Montréal Canadiens lost a close one to the Ottawa Senators last night, 3-2, but I expect they will get back on track tonight when they return home to host the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks are the worst team in hockey. Anaheim is 7-20-3 overall and a dismal 2-13-3 on the road. They have also lost 3 straight and have been outscored 16-1 during that span. Not good. The Canadiens are a respectable 14-13-2 and 7-7 at home. They have also won 5 of the last 6 meetings with the Ducks at Bell Centre and the home team is 13-3 in the last 16 meetings. Good value on the Habs at the current price of -150.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MONTRÉAL CANADIENS