Category: Hockey

The Calgary Flames will be hosting the Anaheim Ducks today, a team they blew out just last week, 6-0, at the Pond. The scheduling is not fair in the NHL but that’s the way it is. The Ducks will be playing back-to-back games and the Flames will be well rested after having a day off yesterday. Calgary has lost their last 5 games at the Saddledome so they’re due for a home victory.
TODAY’S PICK: CALGARY FLAMES

The Colorado Avalanche are red hot, ripping off 5 straight wins, but they will be challenged tonight when a hungry Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals come to town. Washington has lost a rare 2 in a row and will have payback on their minds after falling in DC, 6-3, to the Avs in their last meeting. Ovi was held scoreless in his last 2 games and is still 2 shy of 700 goals but you know that won’t last. The Caps are an impressive 20-6-1 on the road, have won 8 of the last 10 meetings with the Avs, and when you get them as an underdog you have to run with it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WASHINGTON CAPITALS

If the Buffalo Sabres don’t take care of business tonight at home against the lowly Detroit Red Wings, things have to change, like a new owner, GM, coach, etc., etc., etc… Buffalo fell to Detroit at KeyBank last week, 4-3, so payback is due. The Red Wings have just 5 wins on the road and the Sabres are a respectable 15-10-4 in Western New York.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES

Two teams heading in opposite directions, the Montreal Canadiens and the Arizona Coyotes, will meet north of the border tonight at Centre Bell. The Coyotes are spiraling out of control and the once dominant force in the West has now lost 2 in a row and 8 of their last 10. The Habs, on the other hand, are surging. They have won 3 straight, 5 of their last 6, and are just 6 points back of the second Wild Card spot. Head-to-head, Montreal has had the upper hand winning the last 3 meetings including a 4-1 victory on October 30th in the desert.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MONTREAL CANADIENS

The best team in hockey, the Boston Bruins, will take their 6-game winning streak to the Motor City today for a matinée against the worst team in hockey, the Detroit Red Wings. This sounds like a slam dunk but not so fast. Detroit has won the last 4 meetings with Boston so it should be interesting, however the Bruins will prevail. If you don’t mind laying heavy chalk, consider Boston.
TODAY’S PICK: BOSTON BRUINS

The Philadelphia Flyers are licking their wounds after being humiliated at home by the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, 5-0. Unfortunately, they won’t have time to heal because they will have to travel to Washington today to face the red hot Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. Ovi has been off the charts, notching 14 goals in his last 7 games, and is just 2 shy of 700. The Flyers are a force at home but on the road they are 11-13-3. Capital One Arena will be electric tonight and the Caps will have payback on their minds after falling to the Flyers, 3-2, on January 8th. Washington has won 5 of the last 6 meetings and as usual, are tough at home, with a mark of 16-7-4.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WASHINGTON CAPITALS

When the Philadelphia Flyers take the ice at Wells Fargo Center good things happen. They win. Philadelphia is an impressive 18-4-4 at home and tonight they will be hosting a New Jersey Devils team that has lost 3 straight, 6 of their last 7, and are dead last in the Metropolitan Division. Next up for Philadelphia are the Washington Capitals on Saturday, so if they stay focused and don’t overlook this one, they cruise to an easy victory.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA FLYERS