New York Rangers @ Carolina
Pick: Hurricanes +135
The Rangers have been on a win - loss roller coaster for a little while now. They haven’t won 2 straight games since the middle of November. I’m not sure what’s going on behind the scenes in NYC but the Rangers are not playing up to their potential. They’re coming off a win at home against Vancouver on Tuesday. Like I said, they haven’t won 2 straight games since November and I don’t think they will break the streak tonight.
Detroit @ Buffalo
Pick: Red Wings -1.5 (+210)
Detroit has been one of the only consistent teams in the Atlantic Division this season. They haven’t exploded for a huge winning streak and they haven’t slumped for 8-9 games; They’ve just quietly remained in the hunt within a couple points of first place. Detroit is however coming off a loss and sits 3 points out of first place, 2 points out of second place, and 1 point ahead of fourth place in the Atlantic. I expect Mrazek will be in net tonight as he is becoming the go to tender in Hockeytown.
Chicago @ Florida
Pick: Blackhawks -120
From December 15th to January 10th the Florida Panthers won 12 straight games and took the NHL by storm. The 12 consecutive wins was more than enough to solidify first place in a division containing Montreal, Detroit, Tampa, and Boston. Ironically enough, the other team in tonight’s match up, the Chicago Blackhawks, just wrapped up a 12 game win streak of their own. The Hawks won every single game from December 29th to January 19th. The Hawks are coming off their first loss in almost a month, handed to them by Tampa last night. The Panthers come into tonight riding the 4 game losing streak that put an end to their unprecedented month of winning. I could get into all sorts of analytics and metrics and schematics on why the Hawks are going to put on a clinic tonight, but, the only metric you need to know about is a man known as Kane; Patrick Kane.
New York Islanders @ Ottawa
Pick: Senators +120
This pick came down to nothing more than a glance at the schedule and results on ESPN’s website for each respective team. The Islanders have been struggling to string together multiple wins while regularly finding themselves in 2-3 game losing streaks. Ottawa on the other hand seems to be finding themselves in 2-3 game winning streaks more frequently with losses coming in-between those spurts. I like the Sens to roll at home tonight.
Saint Louis @ Colorado
Pick: Blues -125
I simply cannot defend any argument for betting against Vladimir Tarasenko. The Avs are one of the most intriguing teams in the league right now in my opinion. I can’t tell if they are a cesspool of mediocrity lacking identity or if they’re still just a young team loaded with potential lacking a coach that can mold them into an NHL super power. Regardless, I’m going with the Blues tonight.
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