Category: Hockey

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

The New Jersey Devils are on a rare 2-game losing streak and will look to get back on track tonight when they host the Dallas Stars. The Devils lost yesterday to the Rangers, 4-3, at MSG, due to sloppy and lethargic play, and Coach Ruff will make sure that doesn’t happen again tonight. Dallas also played last night, falling to the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, 2-1. The Devils are an impressive 10-4-1 at Prudential Center and do not have to travel, with Jersey a stone’s throw from MSG. The Stars however do, and on zero days rest they are 0-4 in their last 4.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW JERSEY DEVILS

The Pittsburgh Penguins will go for 6 straight wins tonight when they host the Dallas Stars. PPG Paints Arena has been very good to Pittsburgh. They are 8-3-2 at home and are 4-1 in their last 5 in Pitt against the Stars. The Penguins are hot, ride them ’til they are not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Florida Panthers will clash in an early one today at Amalie Arena. The host Lightning are 9-4-1 at home and are coming off an impressive 5-2 win over Nashville on Thursday. The Panthers are just 4-6 over their last 10, have lost their last 6 meetings with the Bolts, and are a dismal 6-20 in their last 26 in Tampa.
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING