Category: Hockey

The St. Louis Blues are hot, winning 4 straight, and will take their show on the road tonight to face the Pittsburgh Penguins. These two clubs met just 4 days ago in St. Louis with the Blues prevailing, 5-2. St. Louis has been a force on the road, with a record of 10-2-3, and will be facing a Pittsburgh team that is tough at home, with a record of 10-3-2 but they have too many key players out with injuries to slow down the Champs. Blues stay hot.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ST. LOUIS BLUES

The Vegas Golden Knights are starting to click and will take their 3-game winning streak to Prudential Center tonight for a matchup with the New Jersey Devils. The Devils were lit up last night by the Buffalo Sabres, 7-1, and looked like a team that didn’t care, just going through the motions. On the flip side, Vegas looked sharp against a really good Rangers team last night, knocking them off 4-1 at MSG, and have played well on the road with a record of 7-6-1.
TONIGHT’S PICK: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

The Buffalo Sabres will be hosting the New Jersey Devils tonight at Key Bank Center. The Devils were pounded on Saturday by the New York Rangers, 4-0, and they are headed to Buffalo with a road record of 5-6-0. The Sabres are 7-3-3 at Key Bank and home ice matters.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES

The Chicago Blackhawks and the Colorado Avalanche met in a matinee yesterday in Chicago with the Avs prevailing, 5-2. Tonight the two clubs will clash again but the venue will switch to the Avs home ice, Pepsi Center. Colorado has been a force at home with a record of 7-3-1 and are expected to see the return of one of their top offensive weapons, Mikko Rantanen, who has been out with a lower body injury. The Avs have had the Blackhawks number, going 6-1-3 in the last 10 meetings, and Chicago is just 3-4-3 on the road. The side to play here is Colorado.
TONIGHT’S PICK: COLORADO AVALANCHE

It should be an easy day at the office today for the Philadelphia Flyers because they will be hosting the worst team in hockey, the Detroit Red Wings. After Wednesday’s 6-0 thumping at home by the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Red Wings have now lost 7 straight. The Broad Street Bullies are riding a 2-game winning streak. They are 7-1-4 at Wells Fargo Center and 7-1-2 in their last 10 against the Red Wings. Good luck, Detroit.
TODAY’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

The Buffalo Sabres snapped a 3-game skid yesterday, with a 5-2 victory over the Florida Panthers, but I wouldn’t get too excited. The Sabres are just 2-8 in their last 10 games and will be playing back-to-back games tonight when they make the short trip from Sunrise, Florida to Tampa for a matchup with the Lightning. Tampa is starting to click, winning 2 straight and 5 of their last 7. The Bolts have owned Buffalo, winning 5 straight against the Western New Yorkers, including a pair in early November in Sweden. The Lightning’s captain, Steven Stamkos, is not expected to return to the ice tonight but, with or without him, Tampa gets it done.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

After going 1-6-1 to start the season, the Ottawa Senators are starting to click. The Sens have won 2 straight and 4 of their last 5, and tonight they will host the New York Rangers. Ottawa’s record at Canadian Tire Center is a respectable 6-4. They have won 7 of the last 10 meetings with New York, which includes a 6-2 thumping of the Rangers on Nov 4th at MSG. New York has been unreliable all year and on the road they are just 3-4. Ottawa was expected to end up dead last in the standings but are proving their critics wrong. They are a young talented team that is having fun and that is always dangerous.
TONIGHT’S PICK: OTTAWA SENATORS