Category: Hockey

The Tampa Bay Lightning will take their 3-game winning streak into Crypto Arena tonight for a matchup with the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings will be playing back-to-back games after getting drilled in yesterday’s matinée by the San Jose Sharks, 6-2. Tampa comes in with a 12-5-2 road record and have owned Los Angeles, to say the least. The Bolts are 10-1 in the last 11 meetings, 4-0 in their last 4 trips to LA, and are expected to have one of the best in the business between the pipes, Andrei Vasilevskiy, who is 22-6-3 with a GAA of just 2.14 and a .924 SV%.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

The Detroit Red Wings have lost 4 straight and have had trouble finding the back of the net, notching just 5 goals over that span, but that should change tonight when they host the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres are just 5-8-4 on the road and are expected to have Aaron Dell between the pipes, which is good news for the lethargic Wings offense. Dell is 1-5 with a 3.87 GAA and a .887 SV%. The Wings are 12-6-2 at Little Caesars Arena, 5-0 in their last 5 games as a home favorite, and won the first two meetings this year with the Sabres. If Detroit is going to get back on track, this is their chance.
TONIGHT’S PICK: DETROIT RED WINGS

The Winnipeg Jets have not played since January 6th so rust will be an issue when they head to the Motor City for a matchup with the Detroit Red Wings. Winnipeg gets it done in Manitoba but on the road they are a mediocre 6-6-4. Detroit will look to snap their 3-game skid after another disappointing road trip and should prevail tonight at Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings are an impressive 12-5-2 in Detroit and the home team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings between these two clubs.
TONIGHT’S PICK: DETROIT RED WINGS

The Detroit Red Wings’ road woes continue, after losing their last 5, and they are now 4-11-2 away from Little Caesars Arena. Tonight they will rap up their 3-game road trip when they visit SAP Center for a matchup with the San Jose Sharks. Detroit could be swimming in dangerous waters in this one. The Sharks have won 2 straight and will have payback on their minds after falling to the Red Wings just last week in Detroit, 6-2. Detroit has not fared well in San Jose, going 6-14 in their last 20, and the home team has won 7 of the last 9 meetings. Good value on the Sharks at the current line of -145 and worth considering.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN JOSE SHARKS

The St. Louis Blues will be hosting the Washington Capitals tonight. The Blues get it done at home but the Caps balance that out with a 10-3-3 road record. Moreover, Washington is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings overall and 4-1 in their last 5 in St. Louis.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WASHINGTON CAPITALS

When the Colorado Avalanche take the ice at Ball Arena, good things happen. They win. Tonight the Avs, who are 11-2-1 at home, will host the Winnipeg Jets, who have struggled against Colorado in Denver with a dismal record of 1-6 in their last 7.
TONIGHT’S PICK: COLORADO AVALANCHE

The Tampa Bay Lightning have been flat, to say the least, over their 3-game skid but you can’t keep Stamkos and company down for very long. I expect them to come out swinging tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING