Category: Hockey

The Toronto Maple Leafs have lost two in a row and it won’t get any easier for them when they open a 3-game West Coast stint in San Jose tonight. The Leafs have struggled miserably against the Sharks, going 1-12 in the last 13 meetings, and 1-5 in their last 6 at SAP Center. The Sharks are expected to have Martin Jones between the pipes and he is 29-15-6, with a GAA of 2.31, and a .915 SV%. Toronto should counter with Frederik Andersen, who is 24-13-12, with a GAA of 2.77, a .914 SV% and he’s 2-6-1 lifetime against San Jose. Toronto did bolster their offense by signing veteran center Brian Boyle but I don’t see that helping them tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

San Jose Sharks

The Montréal Canadiens look like a good play tonight. The Habs will be at home facing the New York Islanders, a team they have beaten 8 out of the last 10 meetings. Couple that with Carey Price who is expected between the pipes for the Canadiens and it should result in a win.

Tonight’s pick:

Montréal Canadiens

The Boston Bruins have been red hot, winning four in a row but that should come to an end tonight when they make a trip to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks. Boston has struggled against Anaheim, going 0-6 in their last 6 meetings and 1-5 in their last 6 at Honda Center. I’ll take Anaheim in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

Anaheim Ducks

The Anaheim Ducks will be in Glendale tonight to take on a team they have dominated, the Arizona Coyotes. The Ducks are 5-0 in the last 5 meetings against the Coyotes and 4-1 in their last 5 visits to Gila River Arena. The last time these two clubs faced each other was in Arizona on January 14th and Anaheim posted a 3-0 shutout. I like the Ducks chances tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

Anaheim Ducks

The situation looks good tonight for the Columbus Blue Jackets to notch a home victory when they play host to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins legs should be weary after last night’s 4-3 overtime win against the Winnipeg Jets. Columbus has had a day off to rest after knocking off Toronto 5-2 on Wednesday, so they should be fresh. Pittsburgh was drilled in their last visit to Columbus, 7-1, on December 22nd and they are 1-4 in their last 5 visits to Nationwide Arena.

Tonight’s pick:

Columbus Blue Jackets

The San Jose Sharks take care of business today and will snap their 4-game losing streak when they travel to Newark to take on the New Jersey Devils in an early one. The Sharks are 6-2 in their last 8 meetings with the Devils, and 4-0 in their last 4 visits to Prudential Center. The Sharks get this one.

Today’s pick:

San Jose Sharks

Tampa Bay’s Ben Bishop is out for tonight’s game and Andrei Vasilevskiy is their confirmed goalie, but today’s pick remains the same.

Today’s pick:

Minnesota Wild