Category: Hockey

When the Winnipeg Jets take the ice at Bell MTS Place, good things happen. They win. Last year the Jets were 25-12-4 at home and tonight they will host an Arizona Coyotes team that they have dominated. The Jets have won 8 of the last 10 meetings against the Coyotes and will notch another one tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WINNIPEG JETS

The Ottawa Senators will be facing the best line in hockey (Point, Stamkos and Kucherov) when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning today at Canadian Tire Centre. All-Star Brayden Point showed no rust when he rejoined the lineup on Thursday in Toronto, scoring 2 goals and 1 assist, in a Tampa Bay drubbing of the Leafs. Today the Lightning stay north of the border and will face a rebuilding Senators team that is, not surprisingly, 0-3 to start the season. The Lightning have won 7 of the last 10 meetings with the Sens and Tampa’s lethal offense will be too much for them to handle.
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

The Carolina Hurricanes have surged out of the gate to a 4-0 start. Tonight they will go for 5 straight when they host their division rival, the New York Islanders, in the friendly confines of PNC Arena. The Canes swept the Islanders 4 straight in last year’s semi-finals and it appears New York is still nursing their wounds, going 1-2 to start the season. Carolina has notched 17 goals in their first 4 games and New York’s offense that has mustered just 7 tallies in their first 3 contests. PNC Arena will be electric tonight and the Canes are hot, so ride them.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CAROLINA HURRICANES

If the New York Islanders fall to the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at PNC Arena, and go down 3-0, it’s pretty much over and they know it, so losing is not an option. The Islanders have not been getting it done on their home ice but on the road it’s a different story. New York is 5-0 in their last 5 road games and they are 5-1 in their last 6 trips to PNC Arena. Add to that, the road team is 7-1 in the last 8 meetings between these two clubs. A wager on the Islanders is warranted.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK ISLANDERS

The Washington Capitals have won their last 5 home games against the Carolina Hurricanes and the home team between these two clubs has won the last 6 meetings. Caps advance.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WASHINGTON CAPITALS

After putting the screws to Toronto Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena, the Boston Bruins will have the momentum when the venue switches tonight to TD Garden in Boston. With the series knotted at two apiece, both teams are well aware that the winner of game 5 in a 7-game series, more times than not, will win the series. This has to be a major concern for the Leafs, knowing they have lost 4 of their last 5 trips to Legends Way, and that the home team has won 12 of the last 17 meetings between the two clubs. Brad Marchand has been a Leaf killer and with 20,000 raucous fans behind them, the Bruins get it done.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON BRUINS

The Montreal Canadiens are just 1 point ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets for the final spot in the Wild Card race so losing is not an option. The Habs are surging at the right time, winners of their last two, and will host a struggling Buffalo Sabres team tonight at Bell Centre. Buffalo is just 3-12-2 in their last 17 overall and a dismal 11-20-5 on the road. The Canadiens are 0-1-2 this year against the boys from Western New York so they are due.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MONTREAL CANADIENS