Category: Hockey

Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins are red hot and will seek their fifth straight win tonight when they host the New York Rangers. The Penguins are tough at PPG Paints Arena, with a record of 9-2-1-0, and will be playing on two days’ rest where they are 8-1 in their last 9 games. Take the Rangers out of MSG and they are a dismal 3-5-0-0, and are 1-4 in their last 5 meetings with the Penguins. Pittsburgh keeps rolling.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

The Arizona Coyotes got a rare win last night by knocking off the New Jersey Devils, 5-0, and tonight they’ll be playing back-to-back games when they travel to Vegas to take on the Golden Knights. Vegas has lost 3 in a row and who better to have come to town than the Coyotes to get back on track? The Golden Knights are 9-2-0-0 at home and 5-0 in their last 5 against the Pacific. The Coyotes are 4-10-2-1 on the road and 1-7 in their last 8 against the Pacific. Vegas gets this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS

The Ottawa Senators are in a funk and it won’t get any easier for them tonight because they travel to Brooklyn to take on the New York Islanders. The Sens have lost 7 in a row, have a road record of 4-4-0-1, and have lost their last 4 road games. The Islanders have yet to lose at home in regulation, with a record of 8-0-1-1, and are a scoring machine. New York is averaging 3.67 goals per game overall and at Barclays Center they are averaging 4.60. That’s impressive!
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK ISLANDERS

The New York Rangers are on a roll, winning 10 of their last 12 games and 4 in a row, and they will try to add to that tonight when they host the Florida Panthers. The Rangers boast a home record of 10-4-1-1. They are 8-0 in their last 8 games at MSG and 5-0 in their last 5 against the Atlantic Conference. The Panthers have struggled on the road, with a record of 4-8-0-0. They are 3-10 in their last 13 meetings with the Rangers and are 3-8 in their last 11 visits to MSG. New York is hot – ride them ’til they’re not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK RANGERS

The Florida Panthers will be playing back-to-back games tonight when they travel to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks. The Panthers are 3-7 in the last 10 games overall and 5-15 in their last 20 road games. Fatigue will probably be an issue for them tonight. Take the home team.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ANAHEIM DUCKS

The New York Rangers have a tough task ahead of them tonight when they head to Columbus Ohio to take on the Blue Jackets. Take the Rangers out of MSG and they are 2-4-0. The Blue Jackets are 5-4-0 at home and on a 2-game winning streak. Columbus has the edge in goaltending tonight. Sergei Bobrovsky is expected between the pipes for the Blue Jackets. He has a GAA of 2.16 and a .928 SV%. The Rangers are expected to have Henrik Lundqvist in the crease and he has a GAA of 3.04 and a .904 SV%. I like the home team in this one.
TODAY’S PICK: COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS

The San Jose Sharks have been on a roll and tonight they will host a Florida Panthers team that hasn’t. The Sharks are 6-1 in their last 7 overall and 5-1 in their last 6 home games. On the flip side, the Panthers are 2-6 in their last 8 games overall and a dismal 2-6-0-0 on the road this season. The Panthers have played the Sharks tough in the past but not tonight. Consider San Jose in this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN JOSE SHARKS