Category: Hockey

The New York Rangers will conclude their 4-game road trip when they visit Honda Center tonight to face the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks, who used to occupy first place in the Pacific Division, have been spiraling out of control and have now lost 6 in a row. A visit though from the Rangers should get them back on track. New York is just 1-4-1-0 on the road this season and 2-5 in their last 7 visits to Honda Center. Anaheim has been dominating the Metropolitan Division, going 8-1 in their last 9 and the home team has won the last 4 meetings between these two clubs. The Ducks right the ship.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ANAHEIM DUCKS

The Anaheim Ducks have lost four in a row and it won’t get any easier for them tonight when they host their archrival, the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks have had the Ducks in their back pocket, winning 6 of the last 7 meetings and 5 of their last 5 visits to Honda Center. But trends don’t last forever.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ANAHEIM DUCKS

The Nashville Predators will put their perfect 4-0 road record on the line tonight when they head to New Jersey to take on the Devils. New Jersey is 4th in the Metropolitan Division at 4-2-0-0 and have been a force at Prudential Center, with a record of 4-1-0-0, but have struggled against the Central Division, going 2-6 in their last 8 overall. On the flip side, Nashville sits atop of the Central Division at 7-2-0-0 and are 5-0 in their last 5 against the Metropolitan Division. The Devils are riddled with injuries, with defensemen Steven Santini, Ben Lovejoy, and right winger Drew Stafford all on the IR, and they could also be without center Travis Zajac for tonight’s match-up, who is battling a lower body injury. The Predators are 22-7 in their last 29 road games and the road team is 6-0 in the last 6 match-ups between these two clubs.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NASHVILLE PREDATORS

The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to get back on track tonight when they visit Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets. Toronto will have their hands full because Winnipeg dominates at home with a record of 48-14 in their last 62. The Leafs, who roared out of the gate to start the season, have now lost two in a row and their prolific offense found the back of the net just once during that span. However, the Leafs are 4-0 on the road where they are averaging 5.75 points per game and they have scored a total of 34 goals on the seasons with their young phenom Auston Matthews responsible for 10 of them. Matthews and company get back to what they do best, score goals.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS

The Winnipeg Jets are always a good play when they take the ice at Bell MTS Place and tonight they will host the St. Louis Blues. The Blues fell to the Jets on October 4th at home, 5-1, and they are just 2-9 in their last 11 meetings with Winnipeg. With Saturday’s victory over the Arizona Coyotes, the Jets are an impressive 47-14 in their last 61 home games and 4-0-0-1 at home this season.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WINNIPEG JETS

The Anaheim Ducks will look to rebound from a 3-1 setback last night to the Vegas Golden Knights when they host a vastly improved Buffalo Sabres team tonight at Honda Center. Buffalo is coming off a convincing 5-1 win yesterday over the Los Angeles Kings. The Sabres are 4-4-0 and 2-2-0 on the road. They are expected to have Carter Hutton between the pipes. Hutton has been shaky in the crease, at 2-4-0, with a 3.27 GAA, a .906 SV%, and he has allowed 13 goals in his last 3 appearances. Despite last night’s loss, the Ducks are still atop of the Pacific Division with a 5-2-1 record. Ex-Sabre Ryan Miller is expected to be in net for Anaheim. Miller is 1-0-0, with a 1.52 GAA, and a .946 SV%. The Ducks are 2-0-1 at home this season, 20-7 in their last 27 at Honda Center, and have won 7 of the last 10 meetings with Buffalo. Anaheim will be retiring Paul Kariya’s jersey tonight so the arena should be electric.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ANAHEIM DUCKS

In 1996 the Winnipeg Jets packed up and moved to Arizona to become the Phoenix Coyotes and, believe me, the passionate Jets fans have not forgotten. Today, in a matinée, they will be able to voice their dislike for the Coyotes when the now-named Arizona Coyotes visit Bell MTS Place. The Coyotes are not the push over they were a year ago and are 2-2-0-0 on the road but they will face a team that always performs on their home ice. The Jets are 3-0-1-0 at home on the season and 46-14 in their last 60 at Bell MTS Place. To say the Jets have dominated the Coyotes would be an understatement. They are 13-3 in their last 16 meetings with Arizona and 9-0 in their last 9 against them at home.
TODAY’S PICK: WINNIPEG JETS