Impressive win last night for the Edmonton Oilers, knocking off Florida 4-2 but it didn’t come without a price. One of the Oilers’ top producers Ryan Nugent-Hopkins took a puck to his hand and is listed as day-to-day. Edmonton stays in Florida tonight and visits Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning. They’ve had trouble in Tampa Bay, going 1-5 in their last 6 meetings there. Siding with the red hot Lightning tonight who have won 5 straight.
Tonight’s pick:
Tampa Bay Lightning
The Winnipeg Jets play back-to-back games tonight and take their dismal 8-14-2 road record into Minneapolis tonight, to take on the Wild. The Wild are 14-7-2 at home. They’ve lost 2 in a row and I think they right the ship tonight.
Tonight’s pick:
Minnesota Wild
This could be an upset special today. Colorado Avalanche are 5-0 in their last 5 in Chicago. It’s worth a shot.
The Anaheim Ducks and Detroit Red Wings square off tonight in Honda Center. Detroit has not done well in Anaheim. They’re 0-4 in their last 4 meetings and 41-19-1 in their last 61 overall against the Ducks.
Today’s picks:
Colorado Avalanche
Anaheim Ducks
Minnesota takes their dismal 7-6-6 road record to Dallas today. These two clubs met on December 21 and the Stars won 6-3. The Wild are 4-22 in their last 26 in Dallas and 1-4 in their last 5 meetings. Stars will light it up tonight.
Toronto is in San Jose tonight and I see Sharks getting a rare home win. The Leafs are 1-10 in their last 11 meetings and 1-4 in their last 5 at the SAP Center. Sharks tonight.
Today’s picks:
Dallas Stars
San Jose Sharks
The Toronto Maple Leafs open their West coast road trip tonight when they face the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center. Toronto has had success against Anaheim, taking the last 6 out of 7 contests. However, December’s Rookie of the Month John Gibson is expected between the pipes and might have something to say about that. Over his last 4 wins he has been nothing but spectacular, posting 2 shutouts along with a 0.75 GAA and .963 SV%. The Ducks have a respectable 10-5-4 home record and the Leafs are a mediocre 8-9-2 on the road. Siding with So. Cal in this one.
Tonight’s pick:
Anaheim Ducks
The Washington Capitals continue their 5 game road trip tonight when they travel to TD Garden to take on the Boston Bruins. Washington is experiencing a rare 2 game losing streak but have won the last 4 against Boston. The Capitals have been dominant on the road, posting a 13-4-2 record. On the flip side, Boston has been far from stellar with a 9-10-2 home record. Braden Holtby is expected in net tonight for the Capitals and has been spectacular with a 24-4-2 record, a GAA of 1.92 and .932 SV%. I expect the Capitals to come out strong tonight.
Tonight’s pick:
Washington Capitals
Winnipeg Jets plays back-to-back games as they travel to So. Cal tonight to take on the Anaheim Ducks. It could be a long 3 periods for Winnipeg. They were 0-8 in their last 8 meetings against the Ducks and 0-4 in their last 4 in Anaheim.
Tonight’s pick:
Anaheim Ducks
