Category: Hockey

The 16-14-4 New York Rangers will host the 12-17-3 Vancouver Canucks tonight at the Garden. For whatever reason, New York has not played well at home but that will change. The Rangers have had the Canucks’ number, winning the last 3 meetings and 6 of the last 7. Neither team puts up a lot of tallies but the Rangers have a huge edge in goals allowed (2.76) as opposed to Vancouvers’ 3.50. They are also expected to have Jonathan Quick between the pipes and he has a GAA of only 1.86 with a .937 SV%.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK RANGERS

The Winnipeg Jets looked impressive on Saturday when they cruised to a 5-1 victory over a really good Washington Capitals team. Tonight they will try to build off of that win when they host the Ottawa Senators at Canada Life Centre. The Jets have had the Sen’s number, winning six of the last seven meetings, and are catching an Ottawa team that has just two wins in their last eight tries.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WINNIPEG JETS

The Dallas Stars will host the Florida Panthers tonight at American Airlines Center. The 21-6-5 Stars have lost 5 straight to the champs so they will be extra motivated tonight to end that trend. Dallas at home has not been kind to visitors with a record of 10-4-1 and that doesn’t bode well for the Panthers who are just 5-7-0 on the road. Dallas scores more goals per game than Florida and gives up a lot less.
TONIGHT’S PICK: DALLAS STARS

The 13-11-6 Chicago Blackhawks are coming off a 3-0 shutout of the New York Rangers and will have bravado on their side tonight when they visit a really bad St. Louis Blues team. The 11-14 -7 Blues have lost two straight, are just 5-7-4 at Enterprise Arena, 30th in the league in scoring, and 31st in goals allowed. The upstart Blackhawks won easily against the Blues in their last meeting in October, 8-3, and should come out on top in this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

The top two seeds in the Metropolitan Division will square off tonight when the Washington Capitals host the Carolina Hurricanes. The Caps have been on a roll, winning 7 of their last 8, and are 4-0 in their last 4 at Capital One Arena. These two teams match up well but Washington has a slight edge in goals scored and goals allowed. The Caps are also expected to have Logan Thompson between the pipes and he has been outstanding. Thompson is 13-6-2 with a GAA of only 1.96. The Caps beat the Canes in Carolina 4-1 back on November 11th so why not again tonight on their home turf?
TONIGHT’S PICK: WASHINGTON CAPITALS

Two Original 6 teams will square off tonight when the New York Rangers head to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Blackhawks. New York becomes a different team when they take it on the arches. The Rangers are just 3-8-3 at MSG but on the road they are 12-4-1. The Blackhawks have been struggling, losing 2 straight, 8 of their last 10, and do not fare well against New York.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK RANGERS

Revenge will be on the side of the Tampa Bay Lightning when they host the New York Islanders tonight at Benchmark International Arena. Tampa fell to New York on Tuesday but that won’t happen tonight. The Lightning have lost two in a row and are due for a win. They also score a lot of goals and are expected to have Andrei Vasilevskiy between the pipes.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING